ArticlePerquisites Directive Now In EffectOn August 2, 2011, new limitations came into effect in Ontario that restrict perquisites (or "perks") in the public sector. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleLifelong Learning PlansThe new year can often bring about new reflections. Perhaps you're motivated to change careers or obtain new qualifications.CanadaTaxRosen & Associates
ArticleGovernment Announces "Education That Works For You"Last week, during Ontario's March Break, Education Minister Lisa Thompson announced several key changes to Ontario's education system, under the banner "Education that Works for You."CanadaConsumer ProtectionMiller Thomson
ArticleHuman Rights Tribunal Rules That Duty To Accommodate Requires Discussion And ConsiderationSettling on the appropriate accommodation for a student with a learning disability can be challenging, with parents, educators, doctors, psychologists and other professionals all weighing in. CanadaConsumer ProtectionBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleOntario Labour Relations Board Dismisses OSSTF Unfair Labour Practice Complaint Against The CrownOn April 17, 2012, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (the "OSSTF") filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the Crown in Right of Ontario. CanadaConsumer ProtectionBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleOntario School Vaccine Mandate Found To Be A Reasonable Exercise Of Management RightsArbitrator Michelle Flaherty's decision in the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario v. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, issued on June 21, 2022...CanadaConsumer ProtectionBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleResponding To Complaints Before The College Of Psychologists Of Ontario A Defence Lawyer's PerspectiveAs legal counsel for psychologists, we are regularly asked questions about the complaints process before the College of Psychologists of Ontario ("CPO").CanadaConsumer ProtectionGardiner Roberts LLP
ArticleStudent's Charter Rights Not Violated: Ontario Court Of JusticeA September 2020 Ontario Court of Justice ruling sheds new light on reasonable search standards in the interests of safety.CanadaConsumer ProtectionBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleTribunal Finds That School Boards Are Not Required To Give Parents "Absolute Power" To Make Decisions About EducationOn December 29, 2017, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the "Tribunal") released its decision in U.M. v. York Region District School Board.CanadaConsumer ProtectionBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleUpdates To Canada's International Student Program: Newly Proposed Federal And Provincial RegulationsIn April, we provided an update on the ongoing regulatory developments regarding Canada's international student program (ISP), noting that further changes were to come later in the year. CanadaConsumer ProtectionBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleWhat Law School Doesn't Teach You About Going To CourtIn law school, we learn how to read a set of facts, find the legal issues, the applicable legal tests, and apply them to answer some hypothetical question.CanadaConsumer ProtectionCasey & Moss LLP
ArticleAccommodating Transgender Students In Your SchoolMany individuals experience discrimination, harassment and even violence as a result of having a gender identity which differs from their biological sex.CanadaEmployment and HRBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleHuman Rights Tribunal Dismisses Discrimination Claim Against School Board Relating To Language Proficiency Job RequirementOn October 7, 2015, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario released a significant decision on the issue of whether a school board's denial of a promotion to an existing employee on the basis that the employee did not meet a language proficiency requirement of the job constituted discrimination. CanadaEmployment and HRBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleWhat Happens When Your Child's School Registration Form Contains False Custody Information?What are the legal penalties for someone who has filled out an Ontario elementary school registration form with false information concerning a court child custody order?CanadaFamily and MatrimonialDevry Smith Frank LLP
ArticleFSRA Seeks Consultation On Proposed Guidance On Life Agent Reporting And Insurer Oversight ObligationsOn September 9, 2021, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) released proposed guidance for life insurance agents' reporting requirements and insurers'...CanadaInsuranceDentons Canada LLP
ArticleOver Before It Began – Online Petition Halts Expropriation Of Family FarmlandA proposal by the Halton Catholic District School Board (the "Board") to expropriate farmland in the Town of Milton (the "Town") was nipped in the bud after it was met with significant public backlash.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleThe Kids Are Going To University – Who's Footing The Bill?Separating from your spouse means that paying your child's tuition, once a question to be made privately between you and your partner, is now a question for the Court.CanadaFamily and MatrimonialLindsay Kenney LLP
ArticleCourt Affirms College Of Teachers' Ability To Caution Teacher Conduct When Acting As A ParentOn November 22, 2018, the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed Ahmed Bouragba's application for judicial review in Bouragba v. Ontario College of Teachers.CanadaConsumer ProtectionBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleCourt Of Queen's Bench Clarifies Law On Academic Disputes In Al-Bakkal v. de Vries, 2016 MBQB 45Students throughout Canada commonly sue post-secondary educational institutions with respect to academic matters.CanadaConsumer ProtectionThompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP