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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student knowingly represented as his own the work of another for academic credit – Student admitted to knowingly failing to attribute ideas and expressions of another in four papers submitted for academic credit and a take-home examination – Agreed Statement of Facts (ASF) – Joint Book of Documents (JBD) - guilty plea – no agreement between parties on appropriate penalty – issue of extenuating circumstances central – mitigating factors included no prior convictions – ASF – no criminal behaviour; death of Student’s mother –mental health difficulties – no mandatory minimum sentence for plagiarism – Tribunal not bound by previous decisions but should attempt to be consistent in approach to penalty – expulsion not appropriate penalty due to significant mitigating factors and no aggravating factors - grade of zero in each course; three-year suspension; three-year notation on the transcript; and a report to the Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forgery of academic record – Student knowingly forged, circulated or made use of two documents purporting to be Confirmation of Enrolment letters from University in support of application for replacement study permit - Student did not attend hearing – ss. 6 and 7 of the Statutory Powers and Procedures Act – Rules 9, 14 and 17 of the University Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure – Policy on Official Correspondence with Students – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding of guilt – confirmation of enrolment letters are “academic records” for purposes of Code – enrolment letters represent an official control mechanism for verifying enrolment, so that only students registered with the University can claim the benefits associated with registration – falsification of University enrolment for immigration purposes jeopardizes University’s reputation and undermines University’s efforts to accommodate international students – need for general deterrence significant concern – no extenuating circumstances as Student declined to participate in hearing - a five-year suspension; a recommendation that the Student be expelled, as per s. C.ii.(b)(i) of Code; and a report to the Provost for a publication.