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Manitoba issued a directive on October 23 requiring publicly funded schools and school divisions to revise their digital communication policies and stop individual staff messaging with students on unmonitored platforms. School administrators must address personal social media, private messaging and texting practices as part of staff conduct and student safety controls.
The Supreme Court confirmed that Ontario public school boards are bound by section 8 of the Charter. A principal's search of teachers' private cloud notes required a constitutional privacy analysis, even in an employment grievance.
Canadian workplace monitoring obligations vary, but privacy, proportionality and honest disclosure matter. Ontario adds distinct electronic monitoring and AI hiring disclosure rules.
A defensible workplace investigation addresses allegations, witness participation, privacy, interim suspension and follow through without promising secrecy or automatic discipline.
Sick leave evidence rules now differ sharply between Ontario, BC, Alberta and federally regulated workplaces. Employers also need a separate test for medical information requested for accommodation.
Rogers v Canada Life and AA v Inuvik Regional Hospital reached opposite results on medical information requests. The gap comes down to who was asking, why, and when.
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The Supreme Court confirmed that Ontario public school boards are bound by section 8 of the Charter. A principal's search of teachers' private cloud notes required a constitutional privacy analysis, even in an employment grievance.
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