A Corporate Right to Freedom of Religion in Canada: Implications for Religious Schools

• In Event: Law, Education, and Religion: The Religious Liberties of Students, Teachers, K–12 Schools, and Universities

Abstract

In Canada freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, yet the nature and the scope of that right varies from individuals to religious corporations. This paper examines how the Supreme Court of Canada has chosen to deal with the right to freedom of religion as it applies to corporate entities which impacts freedom of religion within K-12 and post-secondary education in Canada. In that regard, we look at two cases, two from the Supreme Court of Canada (Loyola High School v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 12, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 613; Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada. [2018] 2SCR 453.)

Author

• James K. Donlevy, University of Calgary