Case Studies

It is important to understand why College academic senates are not legally permitted, but colleges have always had input from faculty, students, and the community, both at the Board of Governors, and through statutory advisory committees.

The College Employer Council (CEC) is the policyholder for the CAAT Group Insurance benefits plan for the 24 Ontario Colleges. One of CEC’s roles is to keep the group insurance plans sustainable and prudently funded. The threat to the plan sustainability posed by benefit’s fraud continues to be a concern for CEC.

In a recent arbitration decision, a public College successfully argued that Sexual Violence in the workplace is conduct that is of such a serious nature that termination is justified in the absence of serious mitigating circumstances.