The David Asper Centre is devoted to realizing constitutional rights through advocacy, research and education. The Centre aims to play a vital role in articulating Canada’s constitutional vision to the broader world. The cornerstone of the Centre is a legal clinic that brings together students, faculty and members of the bar to work on significant constitutional cases and advocacy initiatives. The Centre was established through a generous gift from UofT law alumnus David Asper (LLM ’07).

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The Latest from Our Blog

Constitutional Roundtable on City of Toronto et al v Ontario

by: Bailey Fox On Tuesday November 9, 2021 the Asper Centre hosted a constitutional roundtable panel on the Supreme Court’s ...
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The Positives of Campaigning: City of Toronto and Freedom of Expression at the Supreme Court

by Bailey Fox Introduction On October 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in Toronto (City) ...
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R v Chouhan: The Supreme Court of Canada finds room for disagreement

By Wei Yang On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its reasons for judgement in R ...
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Meet Jonathan Rudin, the Asper Centre’s New Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence

By Leila Far Soares Jonathan Rudin, program director at Aboriginal Legal Services and experienced litigator, will be co-teaching the Asper ...
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News and Events

News Statement: Young Canadians File Court Challenge to Lower Federal Voting Age – Calling it Unconstitutional
December 1, 2021
TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2021 – A group of Canadian children and youth are set to make history, opening the possibility that they and their peers may be able to cast a ballot in the next federal election. The 13 young people range in age between 12 to 18 […]
News Statement: Toronto (City) v Ontario (Attorney General)
October 1, 2021
In a deeply divided 5 to 4 decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Better Local Government Act, 2018 as constitutional. This legislation was enacted by the newly elected Ford government in 2018, midway through an ongoing […]
Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence for 2021
June 11, 2021
The Asper Centre is pleased to announce that Jonathan Rudin has been selected as its new Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence and will be co-teaching the Asper Centre’s clinical course in the Fall of 2021. Mr. Rudin’s extensive […]

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