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CLIENT ALERT: Bill 8 and Bill 10 Receive Royal Assent
Ontario school boards should note that Bill 8 and Bill 10 became law on December 4, 2014, with important ramifications for the education sector. Bill 10: The Child Care Modernization Act, 2014 The Child Care Modernization Act, 2014 repeals the...
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What’s New with the Education Law Industry Group
It is almost the end of another busy calendar year. Most school boards have now sworn in their newly elected trustees, and trustees have determined who will chair their meetings. Accordingly, we thought that it might be the perfect time...
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The Executive Compensation Act and Ombudsman Act are Coming to Education
On March 10, 2014 we reported on the Government of Ontario’s intention to introduce legislation to strengthen the accountability and increase the transparency of the Broader Public Sector (“BPS”). In July the Ontario government did, indeed, introduce Bill 8, entitled...
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Welcome Newly Elected School Councils
As newly elected School councils meet for the first time this month, we thought a survey of the legal parameters within which school councils function would be helpful. Purpose The Education Act requires that every school have a school council[1],...
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Morning Recess Webinar on October 30: School Councils and Parent Involvement Committees.
Please join us for our Morning Recess webinar on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 10:00am. School Councils and Parent Involvement Committees. The Morning Recess calendar for this fall is available on our website. If you have an idea or interest...
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It’s a New School Year!
Please join us for our first Morning Recess webinar of the new school year, BYOD: Are We Ready?, on September 24, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. The Morning Recess calendar for this fall is available on our website. If you have an idea...
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Keeping Abreast of the Standard of Care: Automated External Defibrillators in Schools
In April of 2009, grade 5 student Bezawit Chanyalew (“Bezawit”) suffered a cardiac arrest during gym class at her Vancouver school. Before emergency workers could arrive, she suffered brain damage due to a lack of oxygen, leaving her with severe...
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The Accountability & Transparency Act – How It Might Impact School Boards
The government has re-introduced the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act (formerly Bill 179 covered in our March 2014 Client Alert), now Bill 8. Comprised of 11 Schedules, Bill 8 addresses various issues relating to public accountability, and...
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CASL Reminder
School Boards, School Board Foundations and School Councils are reminded that Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”) takes effect on July 1, 2014. For a brief overview of the implications for the education sector, see our March, 2014 Education Law Newsletter « CASL is here. Are...
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Is 5th Disease Back?
The Supreme Court of Canada in Dionne v. Commission scolaire des Patriotes, [2014] SCC 33 (CanLII) recently upheld an appeal from the Quebec Court of Appeal regarding the withdrawal from duties of a pregnant occasional teacher concerned about contracting 5th disease. This...
