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The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and Light Rail Transit in the Waterloo Region
The Waterloo Region’s exploration of light rail transit provides an excellent case study and example of some of the challenges that exist with Ontario’s current Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (« Act »). On June 15, 2011, the Council for the Regional...
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Board Does Not Have to Compensate Teachers for Work that is not Performed
In a matter between the Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF) and Peel District School Board (the ‘Board’), Arbitrator Laura Trachuk was asked to consider the case of a full time teacher who for several years requested and was given...
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DECEs are Instructional Support Staff
In a February 2012 decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB), the OLRB determined that Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) working for the District School Board of Niagara (School Board) were part of a pre-existing Canadian Union of Public...
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Claim Against Board and Teacher for Student Suicide May Proceed
On February 7, 2011, the Ontario Superior Court released a decision on a motion that was made for a summary judgment in a claim by the family of a deceased student, Jordan Gallant, and Thames Valley District School Board (the...
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Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Ethics & Religious Culture Program
On February 17, 2012 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on the latest challenge by parents to religious freedom and education. In S.L. and D.J. and Commission scolaire des Chênes and Attorney General of Quebec the Supreme Court of Canada...
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Pre-Reform Decisions from the Ontario College of Teachers Discipline Committee
The Ontario College of Teachers (« College ») recently announced that it has hired retired Justice Patrick LeSage to undertake a comprehensive review of its disciplinary process, to be completed by May 2012. Education Minister Laurel Broten has also introduced reforms, including...
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OLRB Will Not Take Jurisdiction of Harassment Cases
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (« OLRB ») recently put to rest the question of whether or not changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act brought about by Bill 168 also changed the OLRB’s authority to supervise employers with respect to...
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Student Codes of Conduct Not Subject to Arbitration in B.C.
A recent B.C. Court of Appeal decision held that the B.C. Teachers’ Federation could not require school boards to establish and enforce student codes of conduct through the collective agreement because they were never negotiated between the parties. By Ministerial...
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Limits to Supervision Time is a « Hard » 80 Minute Cap, for all Teachers
In a recent arbitral decision, the issue was whether a teacher who has additional responsibilities as a « Teacher in Charge » or « Teacher Administrative Assistant, » can be asked to provide more than the 80 minutes per five-day instructional cycle of supervision...
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Proposed Amendment to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to Provide for Family Caregiver Leave
On December 8, 2011 the Ontario Minister of Labour introduced legislation (Bill 30) that, if passed, would amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to provide unpaid, job-protected leave of up to eight (8) weeks per year to employees...
