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

Meet Ewa Krajewska, our new Constitutional Litigator in Residence

September 20, 2023
by Emma Davies...
Fall trees in Toronto copyright by Daniel Kiesman

In Mathur v Ontario Court Rejects Charter Challenge to Ontario’s Emissions Target  

May 9, 2023
by Daniel Kiesman...

R v Sharma: Supreme Court of Canada upholds legislation limiting conditional sentences despite Indigenous over-incarceration concerns

November 16, 2022
by Kailyn Johnson...
The Supreme Court of Canada overlooking the river

The SCC in R v J.J.: Upholding the Constitutionality of Criminal Code Reforms which Remove Barriers that Deter Sexual Assault Complainants from Reporting

July 19, 2022
By: Caitlin Salvino...

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News and Events

  • Constitutional Litigator in Residence for 2023
    July 4, 2023
    We are pleased to announce that Ewa Krajewska has been selected as the Asper Centre’s Constitutional Litigator in Residence for Fall 2023. Ewa will be co-teaching the Asper Centre’s Clinic Course in the Fall 2023 term with our Executive […]
  • Constitutional Litigator in Residence for 2022
    September 16, 2022
    Jessica Orkin has been selected as the Asper Centre Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence for Fall 2022. Jessica Orkin is a partner at Goldblatt Partners LLP in Toronto and leads the firm’s Aboriginal law practice. She has a broad litigation […]
  • Statement: Inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act
    April 14, 2022
    The Asper Centre has joined a number of civil society organizations across Canada to call for the public inquiry into the recent invocation of the Emergencies Act to have broad terms of reference and all the powers under Parts I & III of the […]

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