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On July 8, 2014, the Ontario government reintroduced Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014. Bill 8 proposes amendments to various statutes including the Ombudsman Act (Act).

School boards everywhere are faced with the difficult task of balancing the safety of students, staff, volunteers and community members on school property with respect for privacy...

School boards everywhere are faced with the difficult task of balancing the safety of students, staff, volunteers and community members on school property with respect for privacy and personal information.

On February 23, 2015, the Ministry of Education released the revised curriculum for Health and Physical Education for Grades 1 to 12.

The 2020/21 school year brought Ontario schools many COVID-19-related challenges. Among them was the requirement that schools develop and enforce policies requiring students, faculty and staff to wear facemasks.

In response to declining math scores from students and growing pressure from parents, the government of Ontario decided to test its teacher candidates' mathematics abilities.

On December 19, 2014, Arbitrator Lorne Slotnick reinstated a York Region teacher who had been criminally charged with sexually assaulting a student.

On July 7, 2023, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published a Consultation Paper containing proposals for significant changes to the proficiencies required...

As legal counsel for optometrists, we are regularly asked questions about the complaints process before the College of Optometrists of Ontario (the "College").

Québec's Ministry of Immigration has temporarily reopened the Québec Experience Program (PEQ) for a two-year period starting July 2, 2026, allowing certain temporary foreign workers and Québec graduates to apply for permanent selection.

In Deborah Tilli v. Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board et al., 2019 ONSC 1783, released on May 31, 2019, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a claim that a school...

On January 1, 2010, school boards, universities and colleges and other public sector organizations are required to be in compliance with Regulation 429/07 under the "Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005" (the "Act").

In K.W. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, K.W., a Grade 12 student in a school operated by the Toronto Catholic District School Board (the Board), brought an application ...

In a decision released on November 10, 2016, the British Columbia Teachers' Federation ("BCTF") won a landmark ruling on negotiating class size and composition against the B.C. Government in the Supreme Court of Canada

Bill 48 contains proposed amendments to the Education Act that would authorize the Minister of Education to establish policies and guidelines respecting service animals in schools.

The new Policy Statement is the Commission's specific guidance for accommodating religious observances in the school setting.

The Toronto District School Board reported that it intends to open all-gender washrooms in all public schools across the city, as a way of creating a more inclusive school environment for its students.