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Moderator

Sara Slinn

Arbitrator/Mediator

Speakers

Elisabeth Finney

Union Counsel
Black Burke Mayor LLP

Justin P’ng

Employer Counsel
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed that teachers employed by Ontario public school boards have a right to be protected from unreasonable search and seizure under section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Supreme Court’s decision limits the surveillance of electronic devices used by employees at work In this webinar, panelists will explore:

  • Which employers are subject to the Charter?
  • What categories of employees are protected from unreasonable search and seizure under section 8 of the Charter? How far does the protection go?
  • When will a search be reasonable? When will it go too far?
  • Are arbitrators obliged to apply the Charter of Rights?
  • What limits can employer policies impose?
  • Does employer tracking and surveillance need to be communicated in advance in policies and collective agreements?
  • What balance should be struck between an employer’s right to manage the workplace and employees’ privacy interests?

Accreditation

CPD Alberta
This program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
CPD BC and Yukon
This program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
CPD Alberta
This program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).

CPD

  • This program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
  • Members of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.
  • Members of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
  • Members of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.

Additional Information

Materials

Valuable, up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from our website. Each webinar is accompanied by a PDF of concise summaries of the cases discussed.

Registration Fee – Single Attendee

Live webinar, video, and MP3 bundle – $440
Live webinar – $275
Video and MP3 – $275
(Registrations must be paid in advance of the webinar)
Please contact us by email, or by phone at (416) 977-6618, for discount pricing for additional participants and group orders.

Registration Information

The video recording, MP3 file, and materials are available for download and viewing one business day after the live webinar. After purchasing, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to access and download the video recording, MP3 file, and materials. For purchases for upcoming webinars, once the video recording and MP3 file and materials are available, registrants will receive an update e-mail informing them that the links are now ready.

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