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Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) of Code - forged or falsified test - student forged a "missing sheet" from marked test - unusually high mark not evidence of misconduct - finding of guilt - zero on course, two year suspension, three year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - ss. B.i.1(a) and B.i.1(d) of Code - forged or falsified test - plagiarism - student submitted an altered test for remarking - student copied unattributed text in paper - agreed statement of facts - finding of guilt - joint submission on penalty - zero on courses, three year suspension, four year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism– student copied unattributed text verbatim for paper – student did not attend hearing – University provided proper notice of hearing – finding of guilt – zero in the course, two year suspension, three year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld – s. 21.1 of the SPPA – course identified in charges incorrect – Tribunal accepted this as clerical error and that Student was not prejudiced, amended the course

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) - forgery – s. B.i.3(b) – academic misconduct – changed date on a doctor’s note submitted in support of request for deferred exam – enrolling in classes while suspended – two prior offences – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – notation longer than suspension – final grade of zero in the affected courses, suspension of five years, transcript notation until graduation, and report to the provost.

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forgery of academic record - student forged transcript for application to graduate programme at another university - student not in attendance - all reasonable efforts had been made to notify Student of hearing - finding of guilt - expulsion, five year suspension, five year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - ss. B.i.1(b), B.i.1(d) of Code - plagiarism and unauthorized aid - student plagiarised parts of paper in one course and obtained unauthorized assistance for paper in another course - student not in attendance - agreed statement of facts - guilty plea - joint submission on penalty - submission accepted with modification to ensure notation on transcript not permanent - zero on courses, three year suspension, notation on transcript for four years or until graduation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) – forged or falsifying documents – falsified degree used in a job application – hearing not attended – reasonable notice provided – recommendation of expulsion, five-year suspension pending expulsion, permanent notation on transcript, report to the provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) – forged or falsifying documents – falsified transcript and resume for use in job applications – hearing not attended – agreed statement of facts – joint submission on penalty – recommendation of expulsion, five-year suspension pending expulsion, permanent notation on transcript, report to the provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) – plagiarism – unattributed sources from the internet in an essay – student not present – two prior offences – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – start date – consecutive penalties – notation longer than suspension – final grade of zero in the affected course, suspension of three years, transcript notation for four years, and report to the Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) – forged academic record – Student not present – Student provided email to University counsel that she did not wish to attend the hearing – falsified transcript submitted to another university – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – suspension of up to five years, recommendation of expulsion, permanent notation on transcript and academic record, and report to the Provost with the student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(b) - unauthorized aids – possession of a cell phone during an exam – s. B.i.1(a) – forged data – s. B.i.1.(d) – plagiarism – copied portions of another student’s essay – no prior offence – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – notation longer than suspension – final grade of zero in the affected courses, suspension until a specified date, transcript notation until a specified date, and report to the provost.

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) – forged academic record – Student not present – inactive UofT email account – Notice of Hearing sent to alternative email account provided by Student to accrediting agency – forged degree submitted for accreditation in another country – immediate suspension, recommendation of expulsion, and report to the Provost with the student’s name withheld.

Trial Division – section B.l.3(a) – falsification of an academic record – student falsified letters from the Registrar and submitted them to prospective employer – student not present – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – recommendation of expulsion, suspension for a period of up to 5 years from the date of the order or until Governing Council makes its decision on expulsion, corresponding notation on the Student’s transcript, and report to the Provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code - falsifying an academic record – student provided a forged degree certificate to a prospective employer – student’s LinkedIn profile claimed to have degrees that had not been granted by the University – application for employment containing false information – Agreed Statement of Facts – no prior offence – appropriate penalty where a student commits a number of serious offences and cooperates with the discipline process – dissenting panel member - recommendation of expulsion, suspension for a period of up to 5 years, corresponding notation on the Student’s transcript, and report to the Provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1 (d) – plagiarism – s.B.i.3(b) – academic dishonesty not otherwise described – ideas in an assignment copied from another student – essay copied from online source – claims that an assignment had been submitted when it had not, in fact, been submitted – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – undertaking – Panel accepted JSP – final grade of zero in the affected courses; four-year suspension; the sanction be recorded on academic record and transcript from the date of the order until December 31, 2023; and that the decision be reported to the Provost for publication with the Student's name withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) – forged or falsifying documents – falsified transcript used in an application for admission – hearing not attended – reasonable notice provided – recommendation of expulsion, five-year suspension pending expulsion, permanent notation on transcript, report to the Provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) – forged or falsifying documents – falsified transcript and academic record used in an application for admission and transfer credit – hearing not attended – reasonable notice provided – recommendation of expulsion, five-year suspension pending expulsion, transfer credits revoked, permanent notation on transcript, report to the Provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) – forged or falsifying documents – falsified transcript and accompanying letter in an application for admission to another University – hearing not attended – reasonable notice provided – recommendation of expulsion, five-year suspension pending expulsion, permanent notation on transcript, report to the Provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.ii.1(a)ii – aiding or assisting another person to commit an offence under s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – misconduct by teaching assistant – teaching assistant completing assignments for a student enrolled in the course – penalties for misconduct after a degree has been conferred – degree suspension - agreed statement of facts – guilty plea – joint submission on penalty – recommendation of suspension of the degree for three years, transcript notation for four years, and a report to the Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) – forging or falsifying a document or evidence required by the University – resubmitting a substantially altered version of an assignment for re-grading – forged Turnitin record – student not present – notice provided – grade of zero in the course, three-year suspension, four-year transcript notation, and a report to the Provost with the Student’s name withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) – forged or falsifying documents – falsified transcript used in an internship application – hearing not attended – reasonable notice provided – graduate student - recommendation of expulsion, five-year suspension pending expulsion, permanent notation on transcript, report to the Provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(b) - unauthorized aids – possession of handwritten notes during a final exam – student not present – two prior offences – agreed statement of facts – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – notation longer than suspension – final grade of zero in the affected course, suspension of three years, transcript notation for four years, and report to the Provost.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) - plagiarism – graduate student – copying work from unattributed sources in a series of essays – copying work from others in an application for a scholarship from a third party – marital problems and health issues insufficient extenuating circumstances – English language proficiency not an excuse for plagiarism – no prior misconduct – final grade of zero in the affected courses, immediate suspension for a period of five years pending expulsion, recommendation of expulsion, permanent transcript notation, and report to the provost.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) of Code - plagiarism - student copied unattributed text verbatim for Master's thesis - guilty plea - agreed statement of facts - joint submission on penalty accepted - zero on thesis, four year suspension, five year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) – plagiarism – Ph.D. Student who failed to properly cite sources – student not present – reasonable notice provided with proof that email had been accessed and courier package signed for by someone with same first initial and last name – jurisdiction – work submitted in capacity as a research assistant and not for course credit – prior offence – student ought to have known her citations amounted to plagiarism - notation longer than suspension – suspension of three years, transcript notation for three years, and report to the Provost.