The Charter protects school board employees' rights against unreasonable searches: Supreme Court

This past week, the Supreme Court of Canada determined, in no uncertain terms, that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to employees of a public school board in Ontario, which means that Section 8 of the Charter protects their privacy in workplace investigations.

Here's the case as it wound its way up to the Supreme Court of Canada:
► Supreme Court of Canada - York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2024 SCC 22 https://canlii.ca/t/k5cq6
► Ontario Court of Appeal - Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario v. York Region District School Board, 2022 ONCA 476 https://canlii.ca/t/jpw5l
► Ontario Divisional Court - Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario v. York Region District School Board, 2020 ONSC 3685 https://canlii.ca/t/j89tc


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