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Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(d), B.i.1(b), B.i.1(a) of Code – plagiarism – unauthorized aid – forged or falsified document – Student knowingly represented as their own an idea or expression of an idea, and/or the work of another in two assignments – Student knowingly used or possessed an unauthorized aid or obtained unauthorized assistance in connection with a test – Student knowingly submitted, on five occasions, forged or in any other way altered or falsified a document or evidence required by the University of Toronto, or uttered, circulated or made use of such forged, altered or falsified document, namely, a medical certificate – Agreed Statement of Fact (“ASF”) – Joint Book of Documents (“JBD”) – Agreed Statement of Fact on Penalty (“ASFP”) – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – guilty plea – finding of guilt – University of Toronto and S.F. (Case No.: 690, October 20, 2014) – University of Toronto and M.A. (Case No.: 837, December 22, 2016) – University of Toronto and Y.K. (Case No.: 855, March 10, 2017 – a final grade of zero in the affected courses; a five-year suspension or until Governing Council makes its decision on expulsion, whichever comes first; a corresponding notation on the transcript; recommendation that the Student be expelled, as per s. C.ii.(b)(i) of Code; report to Provost for publication.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code –  two counts of plagiarism –  Student knowingly represented an idea or expression of an idea or work of another as their own in a final exam and a test – Student did not attend hearing – reasonable notice of hearing provided – Rules 9 and 14 of the University Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules”)  – finding of guilt on both counts of plagiarism –  although a Student’s assurance that the behaviour will not be repeated can act as a mitigating factor, there is no onus on the Student to provide such assurances such that an absence is an aggravating factor – final grade of zero in the course; two-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript; and a report to the Provost for a publication.