Jun 2018 Charity & NFP Law Update
On June 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released two significant decisions, Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University and Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada, concerning Trinity Western University’s (“TWU”) legal battle to receive accreditation for its proposed law school from the Law Society of British Columbia and the Law Society of Upper Canada (together the “Law Societies”). In its decisions, the SCC upheld the Law Societies’ decisions to deny TWU accreditation on the basis that TWU students would be required to sign a faith-based Community Covenant obligating them to adhere to certain behavior. This Church Law Bulletin reviews the SCC’s decisions and provides a commentary on their impact for faith-based organizations.
For the balance of this Bulletin, please see Church Law Bulletin No. 55.