Canada: Education

The Court of Québec has clarified the interpretation of section 22 of Quebec's Access to Information Act, determining that public bodies need not prove "economic loss" when refusing document disclosure. The ruling addresses whether universities and other public institutions can withhold pedagogical materials and technical information when disclosure might cause losses or benefit third parties, establishing a new standard for applying access to information exceptions.

A legal professional shares their unconventional journey from studying Behavioural Science and working at car dealerships to ultimately finding their calling in the legal field. After taking a chance on a legal assistant position...

The Tax Court of Canada decision in Tchiakoua v. The King, 2026 TCC 113 [Tchiakoua], provides important guidance on whether student-loan remission or forgiveness is taxable in Canada and how to challenge a CRA tax reassessment through the tax objections process involving education-related debt relief.

In Miranda v. Balita Media Inc., the Court upheld the trial judge's finding that the 2022 publications were defamatory and confirmed that 2020 defamatory articles that could not be sued upon...

In 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.

In my first class on the first day of law school, each student introduced themselves and shared what they studied in their undergrad.

Ten years ago, Ontario modernized its sexual health curriculum to mandate teaching, among other things, the topic of consent beginning in Grade 2.

The sixth installment of the Safe Sport series addresses the implementation of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (the UCCMS) in the college and university sectors.

Late in December, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) proposed the first set of changes to its continuing education (CE) programs.