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Differential Compensation for Disabled Teacher Upheld
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that a full time teacher who, as a result of being accommodated for her disability worked a half time schedule for a number of school years, was not entitled to a full year’s teaching experience...
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Impact of Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act on District School Boards
A funny thing happened on the way to the reform of the law regarding non-share capital corporations in Ontario. Unless revised before proclamation (currently expected 1 July 2013), the new Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act, 2010, (“ONCA”) will change the law...
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Teacher Awarded $20K in Damages for Harassment by Principal and Board Staff
A long service teacher who was given a home assignment and disciplined as a result of a variety of concerns, was found to have suffered harassment within the meaning of the Ontario Human Rights Code (the ”Code”) and awarded $20,000...
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Using Our Courts to Investigate Cyberbullying In Schools
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada has sent a message to all victims of cyberbullying– the Canadian courts can help you! In A. B. v. Bragg, an anonymous cyberbully (or bullies) created a fake Facebook page, which...
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School Board Foundations and the new Ontario Nor-for-Profit Corporations Act – Part I
Directors of Education, Superintendents of Business, Trustees and Boards of Directors of Foundations are advised to start thinking now about the impact that the soon-to-be enacted Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) will have on their not-for-profit foundation. The new legislation...
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The Education Law Group is pleased to introduce Morning Recess, a complimentary 45 minute monthly morning webinar series available by internet or phone to assist school and board administrators in navigating a variety of legal issues. Please refer to our...
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Financial Hardship Not Justification for Reduction in Accommodation Services
The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its decision in the case of Moore v. British Columbia (Education) 2012 SCC 61, regarding the right to special education programming and services in order to access core educational objectives. The Court stated...
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Canada’s Top Court Rules Teacher’s Privacy Interest in Laptop Diminished Due to School Board Ownership of Computer and Workplace Policies Regarding Computer Use
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its much anticipated decision in R. v. Cole, a criminal law case primarily concerned with an accused child pornographer’s right to be secure against unreasonable search by the police under section 8 of...
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Canada’s Top Court Rules that Specific Performance Not Required For All Land Deals and Duty to Mitigate Applies
Miller Thomson successfully defended the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) before the Supreme Court of Canada in a recent decision involving a dispute over an agreement of purchase and sale. In 2004 Southcott Estates Ltd. entered into an agreement...
