Lemieux Bélanger v. Commissaires d’Écoles pour la Municipalité de St-Gervais

Lemieux Bélanger v. Commissaires d’Écoles pour la Municipalité de St-Gervais

Amended s.232 must be interpreted to give teachers with the specified service a substantive protection: if arbitration finds the board’s notice without due cause the notice is null and the teacher continues to be employed; the appeal is allowed and the Superior Court judgment restored.

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Citation
[1970] SCR 948
Parties
Plaintiff / Appellant: Dame Gisèle Lemieux Bélanger; Defendant / Respondent: Les Commissaires d’Écoles pour la Municipalité de St-Gervais, comté de Bellechasse
Court
Supreme Court of Canada
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
23 November 1970
Procedural Posture
Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal allowed; judgment of the Superior Court restored; costs awarded to appellant.
Legal Topics
Teacher Dismissal, Notice to Re Engage, Arbitration, Employment Tenure, Statutory Interpretation
Source Language
english
Labour Law Education Law Teacher Dismissal Notice to Re Engage Arbitration Employment Tenure Statutory Interpretation

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Parties

Dame Gisèle Lemieux Bélanger

Plaintiff / Appellant

Les Commissaires d’Écoles pour la Municipalité de St-Gervais, comté de Bellechasse

Defendant / Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether s.232 as amended gives a teacher the right to continue in employment when an arbitration council finds the board’s notice without cause
  2. 2 Whether s.233(2) permits a school board to refuse to re‑engage a teacher notwithstanding the protections of amended s.232
  3. 3 What remedy follows when arbitration finds the notice null: reinstatement/salary or only damages

Ratio Decidendi

Amended s.232 must be interpreted to give teachers with the specified service a substantive protection: if arbitration finds the board’s notice without due cause the notice is null and the teacher continues to be employed; the appeal is allowed and the Superior Court judgment restored.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; judgment of the Superior Court restored; costs awarded to appellant.

Orders

  • Appeal allowed
  • Judgment of the Superior Court restored