This half-day conference examined in detail the interplay between sections 7 and 15 of the Charter. Papers were presented that stimulated and developed an ongoing exploration of the relationship between ... Read More

CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION: DAVID ASPER CENTRE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS (LAW391H1F) FALL 2015 CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION: HALF TERM CLINIC - WINTER 2016 University of Toronto, Faculty of Law students wishing to ... Read More

Constitutional Roundtable presents Richard Moon Law Faculty University of Windsor 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Solarium, Falconer Hall Topic: The Myth of Balancing In Constitutional Rights Cases ... Read More

Constitutional Roundtable presents Tarunabh Khaitan Associate Professor and the Hackney Fellow in Law at Wadham College University of Oxford 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Solarium, Falconer Hall ... Read More

All are welcome to attend the book launch for False Security: The Radicalization of Canadian Anti-Terrorism , the latest book by Professor Kent Roach from the University of Toronto - ... Read More

Constitutional Roundtable presents Cristina Rodriguez, Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at 
Yale Law School 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Location: Victoria College, Room VC 115 The ... Read More

Constitutional Roundtable presents Zaid Al-Ali, Law and Public Affairs Fellow at Princeton University 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2015 Solarium, Falconer Hall   The Absence of Social Solidarity ... Read More

The State of Canada’s Constitutional Democracy Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, St. George Campus – February 27, 2016 The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights invites papers for its ... Read More

Constitutional Roundtable presents Raj Anand Constitutional Litigator in Residence with the Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Victoria College, Room 206 Topic: Subsection ... Read More

Constitutional Roundtable presents Susan Williams Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and Director, Center for Constitutional Democracy Maurer School of Law Indiana University 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 24, ... Read More

Richard Albert Associate Professor of Law and Dean’s Research Scholar at Boston College 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Solarium, Falconer Hall The Conventions of Constitutional Amendment in ... Read More

This information session for University of Toronto, Faculty of Law students, provides information on how to enroll in the for credit clinical programs at the Faculty including the Asper Centre ... Read More

PROGRAM COORDINATOR POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Program Coordinator will support the educational mission of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights by organizing educational events such as conferences, roundtables and symposia; ... Read More

THE RISKS AND REWARDS OF CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES The Asper Centre is collaborating with the Association for Canadian Clinical Education and the International Journal of Clinical Legal Education in ... Read More

2016-2017 WORKING GROUPS University of Toronto, Faculty of Law students wishing to propose a 2016/2017 Working Group must email a proposal to Cheryl Milne, cheryl.milne@utoronto.ca by 5 p.m. on August ... Read More

The deadline for applications for the is August 26, 2016. Call for Asper Centre students 2016-2017

Visit the Asper Centre's information booth to learn more about our work.     (2016)

Learn how to apply for an Asper Centre summer fellowship to work in an organization within Canada that focuses on constitutional / human rights advocacy.     (2016)

Information about how to apply for an Asper Centre summer fellowship to work in an organization within Canada that focuses on constitutional / human rights advocacy.   (October 2016)

Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada In Aamjiwnaang First Nation (near Sarnia, Ontario) the female to male birthrate is 2:1. Community members experience abnormal incidences of miscarriage, asthma, cancer, ... Read More

CONSTITUTIONAL ROUNDTABLE presents Claudia Geiringer (Victoria University of Wellington School of Law, New Zealand) moderated by Professor Kent Roach Wednesday November 16, 2016 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Falconer Hall ... Read More

Judicial Courage and Restraint in Canadian Constitutional History The Morris A. Gross Memorial Lecture was established in memory of the late Morris A. Gross by the law firm Minden Gross ... Read More

Hugo Cyr Dean and Professor of Public Law and Legal Theory Université du Québec à Montréal Normalizing the Exception in Canada Thursday, February 9, 2017 12:30 – 2:00 Room J-140, ... Read More

What’s the fuss about “Islam” and “Muslims” ?  Thinking in an Age of Information Overload Special Lecture by Dr. Anver Emon Professor and Canada Research Chair in Religion, Pluralism, and ... Read More

The Alberta Press Case

The Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights presents a lunchtime seminar on Careers in Constitutional Law Are you a JD Candidate with a passion for promoting Charter rights? Do you want to ... Read More

Section 7 and the Idea of the Charter

Deadline for U of T Upper Year Law students to apply for the Asper Centre clinical courses for 2017. For more information, see the course list on the Faculty of ... Read More

U of T law students can become involved in the Centre’s work through volunteering with one of our Working Groups. For information on how to apply to lead a Working ... Read More

The Asper Centre is looking for a student to provide research and technical support for the Centre’s website and social media (Facebook and Twitter). The position involves some research and ... Read More

JD students in all years can volunteer with one of the Asper Centre student working groups, that are led by upper year students. Working groups prepare policy briefs, organize workshops, ... Read More

  CONSTITUTIONAL ROUNDTABLE presents  Richard Albert  Professor, Boston College Law School The Most Powerful Court in the World? Constitutional Amendment after the Senate Reform and Supreme Court Act References Discussant: Associate Professor ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights is hosting a lunchtime discussion with Senator Kim Pate. "The Need to Correct Corrections: The Case for Judicial Oversight"  Monday October 16th at ... Read More

Introduction to Asper Centre and IHRP Summer Fellowship Opportunities For current JD students: please attend this information session to learn more about the Asper Centre Summer Fellowship opportunities. Date: October ... Read More

View our Save the Date Poster  The 2017 Asper Centre Constitutional Roundtable Series presents a Constitutional Law Symposium for Canada’s Sesquicentennial The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights’ Constitutional Roundtable ... Read More

On November 30th and December 1st 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear two appeals involving Trinity Western University (TWU), a private Christian university in British Columbia wishing to open a ... Read More

  Asper Centre Constitutional Roundtable presents ALISTAIR PRICE Associate Professor in Law, University of Cape Town "The Relationship between Constitutional and Tort Damages for State Failures to Protect in Canada, ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights is pleased to invite abstract submissions for our upcoming Public Interest Litigation Conference, which will be  held on March 2, 2018.  The Conference will ... Read More

We have decided to extend the deadline for our Call for Papers The new deadline for Abstract submissions for our March 2, 2018 Public Interest Litigation Conference is January 3, ... Read More

On Thursday January 18, 2018, Out in Law, the Journal for Law and Equality, the Asper Centre and other groups at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law are pleased to ... Read More

Constitutional Roundtable Presents Athanasios (Akis) Psygkas Lecturer in Law University of Bristol Law School on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 Solarium (Room FA2), Falconer Hall 84 Queen’s Park ... Read More

Applications for Asper Centre Summer Fellowships are due on February 20, 2018. Please find the 2018 Asper Centre Fellowship Guide here. Also, current law students can log into the University of ... Read More

View CONFERENCE Schedule Here The Asper Centre convened a one-day Conference on March 2, 2018 focused on legal strategies for successful public interest litigation as a means to bring together ... Read More

The Asper Centre's Immigration & Refugee Law Student Working Group is honoured to host Senator Ratna Omidvar for a lunchtime seminar on Wednesday March 7, 2018 at 12h30. All students are welcome ... Read More

Applications for next year's (Fall 2018) Asper Centre Clinical Legal Education Course  are due on Friday June 29, 2018 at 10am. The Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights is devoted to advocacy, ... Read More

U of T law students can become involved in the Asper Centre’s work through volunteering with one of our Working Groups. For information on how to apply to lead a ... Read More

JD students in all years can volunteer with one of the Asper Centre student working groups, that are led by upper year students. Working groups prepare policy briefs, organize workshops, and ... Read More

Work-Study Position with Asper Centre The Asper Centre is looking for a student to provide research, writing and technical support for the Centre’s website and social media (Facebook and Twitter). ... Read More

See EVENT POSTER here. On September 10, 2018 Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba ruled that Premier Doug Ford's Bill 5 - the so-called Better Local Government Act - to reduce Toronto's city council from ... Read More

Your Right to Know: an Access to Information Workshop for Legal Research and Advocacy Every Canadian has the right to request information from federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments.  Access to ... Read More

View the event photo gallery Read our "Celebrating 10 Years" Magazine Read the Asper Centre's 2017 - 2018 annual report Watch the video of the event on YouTube It's been ... Read More

For University of Toronto Faculty of Law 1L and 2L JD Candidates ONLY On Monday November 12, 2018 at 12:30pm in J140, the Asper Centre will take part in an ... Read More

On January 23, 2019, visiting Professor Mark Tushnet presented an Asper Centre Constitutional Roundtable on "Interpreting Unwritten Constitutional Norms: Court-Packing in the United States as a Case Study," with University ... Read More

On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, University of Toronto Faculty of Law Professor Kent Roach presented a Constitutional Roundtable titled "Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley/Colten Boushie Case." In this ... Read More

On Thursday February 28, 2019, Professor Y.Y. Chen presented a Constitutional Roundtable titled “Toward a Substantive Understanding of Citizenship in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,” considering how “citizens” ... Read More

On Friday March 15th 2019 the Asper Centre convened a one-day Immigration Detention Symposium focused on advancing litigation and advocacy strategies to address the challenges within Canada’s immigration detention system. ... Read More

The Asper Centre Indigenous Rights student working group is pleased to present a lunchtime panel discussion on Thursday March 21, 2019 at 12h30. Brittany Beaver and Ken Hill are Haudenosaunee ... Read More

This course, available for current upper year JD candidates at the Faculty of Law only, explores substantive and procedural issues arising in advocating for constitutional rights through seminars and experiential ... Read More

U of T law students can become involved in the Asper Centre’s work through volunteering with one of our student working groups.  The working groups are student-led initiatives that bring ... Read More

For current JD students at UTLaw only JD students in all years can volunteer with one of the Asper Centre student working groups, or IHRP student working groups that are led by ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights is seeking a research assistant to undertake the Asper Centre’s contribution to the Media Freedom Project led by the International Human Rights Program.  ... Read More

With the University of Toronto Faculty of Law's Associate Professor Vincent Chiao as Discussant On Wednesday October 2, 2019 Professor Brandon Garrett presented a Constitutional Roundtable titled "Wealth, Equal Protection ... Read More

  The Asper Centre Constitutional Roundtable Series Presents Carissima Mathen Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Common Law section on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 12:30 – 2:00 J125, Jackman ... Read More

The Asper Centre recently intervened in two cases before the Ontario Court of Appeal involving the criminal sentencing of marginalized people. Despite the Supreme Court of Canada’s aspirations in Gladue, ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights presents a CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CAREER PANEL On February 12, 2020 at 12:30pm-2:00pm Are you a JD Candidate with a passion for promoting our Constitutional and Charter ... Read More

The Morris A. Gross Memorial Lecture was established in memory of the late Morris A. Gross by the law firm Minden Gross LLP and by members of his family, friends ... Read More

The Asper Centre, jointly with the International Human Rights Program (IHRP), is seeking a Research Assistant for approximately 6 weeks this summer. The Research Assistant will be primarily responsible for ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights & the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society were pleased to co-present  COVID-19 Contact Tracing and the Canadian Constitution   a FREE WEBINAR ... Read More

University of Toronto Faculty of Law JD students can become involved in the Asper Centre’s work through volunteering with one of our student working groups. The working groups are student-led ... Read More

Read News Release, dated November 14, 2019: Asper Centre and Justice for Children and Youth organize youth consultations for legal challenge to Canada’s voting age VIEW recording of event here

JD students in all years can volunteer with one of the Asper Centre student working groups that are led by upper year law students. Working groups draft policy briefs, organize workshops, ... Read More

"So You Want to Implement UNDRIP…" by Kerry Wilkins The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights hosted a Constitutional Roundtable with U of T Law adjunct professor Kerry Wilkins on ... Read More

"City, State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity" by Ran Hirschl The Asper Centre is pleased to present a Constitutional Roundtable on Thursday November, 12 2020 at 12:45p.m. with Professor Ran Hirschl about ... Read More

Research Assistant position The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, jointly with the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, is seeking a student to work as a part-time research assistant to ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights' Climate Justice Working Group and the Indigenous Initiatives Office (IIO) at the Faculty of Law convened an Introduction to s. 35 and the ... Read More

For U of T Law JD students Did you know that you can become involved in the Asper Centre’s legal advocacy work through volunteering (as a 1L) or leading (as ... Read More

Dear U of T Law JD students, Please attend this information session on September 14, 2021 to learn about the volunteer opportunities available this year at the Asper Centre and ... Read More

Work-Study Positions with the Asper Centre Research and Communications Assistant The Asper Centre is looking for a student to provide research, writing and technical support for the Centre’s website and ... Read More

The Asper Centre is thrilled to announce the launch of its podcast on Friday October 1, 2021. Charter: A Course, hosted by the Asper Centre’s Executive Director Cheryl Milne, focuses ... Read More

Asper Centre Webinar on City of Toronto et al. v. Ontario The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights’ Constitutional Roundtable Series presents A panel discussion on the Charter challenge to Ontario ... Read More

The Implications of Facial Recognition Technology: An Investigation through the lens of Constitutional, Privacy, and Human Rights Law Legal issues do not occur in a vacuum. For each new innovative leap ... Read More

We are pleased to convene an ONLINE expert panel discussion about the Emergencies Act, Police Powers & COVID Protests on Wednesday March 2, 2022 @12:30pm. ZOOM REGISTRATION HERE  

Asper Centre and IHRP online Book Forum Remedies for Human Rights Violations by Kent Roach Hosted by the International Human Rights Program and the Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, Faculty ... Read More

Dear Upper Year JD Students: We are currently accepting proposals from upper year students who are interested in leading a student working group at the Asper Centre next year.  Please ... Read More

The Asper Centre is hiring a law student to work part-time (8-10 hours/week for about 10 weeks) on its podcast, Charter: A Course, to commence in early September 2022. The ... Read More

Dear U of T Law JD students, Please attend this important lunchtime Information session on September 13, 2022 to find out about the volunteer opportunities available this year at the ... Read More

Forty years ago, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was adopted with the signing of the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982.  The Charter protects the rights and freedoms of all Canadians ... Read More

The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, jointly with the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, is seeking a part-time student to supervise its Law Foundation of Ontario funded project: Toolkit ... Read More

Register at morrisgross2023.eventbrite.com The Morris A. Gross Memorial Lecture was established in memory of the late Morris A. Gross by the law firm Minden Gross LLP and by members of his ... Read More

We are pleased to announce our upcoming Symposium, Litigating Equality in Canada, is due to take place on Friday, May 26, 2023. Please see our Call for Proposals below. The ... Read More

Are you a U of T Law JD Candidate with a passion for promoting and advancing Charter rights and Constitutional law? Do you want to learn about the numerous career ... Read More

Attention upper year JD students at U of T Law! Re: Applications for Asper Centre Clinical Legal Education: Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights (LAW391H1F)  The Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights ... Read More

Dear Upper Year JD Students at U of T Law: We are currently accepting proposals from upper year students who are interested in leading a student working group at the Asper ... Read More

Attention U of T Law Students! JD students in all years can volunteer with one of the Asper Centre student working groups, that are led by upper year law students. Working ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights’ Constitutional Roundtables are an annual series of lunchtime discussion forums that provide an opportunity to consider developments in Canadian constitutional theory and practice.  ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights’ Constitutional Roundtables are an annual series of lunchtime discussion forums that provide an opportunity to consider developments in Canadian constitutional theory and practice. ... Read More

Celebrating the Launch of “Improving Access to Abortion Services in Canada: A What We Heard Report” The Asper Centre’s Reproductive Rights Working Group produced a report to be used as ... Read More

The Asper Centre is hiring 2 work-study students this year. See below for details. I. Research and Communications Assistant The student will be responsible for researching and drafting content for ... Read More

The Asper Centre is hiring a Research Associate limited Term (2 year Term). More information here: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Research-Associate-Limited-Term-David-Asper-Centre-for-Constitutional-Rights-ON/584373817/ Application Deadline: October 4, 2024 at 11:59PM ET

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights’ Constitutional Roundtables are an annual series of lunchtime discussion forums that provide an opportunity to consider developments in Canadian constitutional theory and practice.  ... Read More

Reflections on Litigating Equality in Canada: An Asper Centre Book Launch Event Please join us on Thursday January 16, 2025 at 5pm for a special panel discussion to celebrate the ... Read More

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights’ Constitutional Roundtables are an annual series of lunchtime discussion forums that provide an opportunity to consider developments in Canadian constitutional theory and practice.  ... Read More

The Morris A. Gross Memorial Lecture was established in memory of the late Morris A. Gross by the law firm Minden Gross LLP and by members of his family, friends ... Read More