Canada: Education

April 2026 brings two major shifts in Canadian immigration policy: international students at post-secondary institutions will no longer need separate co-op work permits for mandatory academic placements, and new asylum eligibility rules take effect following recent legislative amendments. These changes streamline processes for students while reshaping the framework for refugee claimants entering Canada.

An Alberta court has granted an injunction preventing a former CEO from launching an AI-enhanced education software product that competes with his previous employer's existing application. The ruling examines whether artificial intelligence enhancements alone can differentiate a new product from being considered competitive, while scrutinizing the executive's fiduciary duties and the enforceability of restrictive covenants negotiated during a business acquisition.

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 June of this year, the Ministry of Education (the "Ministry") took charge over four school boards in Ontario. Orders-in-Council were issued for the control of Ottawa-Carleton District School Board...

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is shifting from a course centric proficiency model with exams tied to courses, to an assessment centric model with mandatory continuous education and training.

On May 29, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33, Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025 (Bill 33), a wide-ranging legislative proposal...

Professionals may now be censored by their regulators, on topics that have nothing to do with their regulated activity

As we say goodbye to summer and the back-to-school season is upon us, many parents find themselves juggling multiple roles and responsibilities.

The New Zealand Court of Appeal's decision in Better Public Media Trust v. Attorney-General marked a significant milestone in the advancement of charity law in New Zealand and other common law