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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(c) and s. B.i.1(b) – impersonation – impersonator paid to write term test – hearing not attended - Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty - expulsion recommended for impersonation – see Code - deference shown to joint submission – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - grade assignment of zero for course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript or until graduation; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s.B.i.1(a) of Code – forged documents – forged medical notes submitted in support of petitions for deferred examinations in five courses – agreed statement of facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – joint submission on penalty – aggravating factor of length of time over which offences occurred – mitigating factors of statement of remorse (submitted and read by Student at hearing), guilty plea, and engagement and cooperation in the process – while not bound by a joint submission on penalty, a joint submission on penalty should not be rejected unless it would be contrary to the public interest or it would bring the administration of justice into disrepute – high threshold for rejecting joint submissions on penalty – joint submission on the high end of the appropriate range, but still appropriate – joint submission accepted – Panel imposed: 1) a final grade of zero in each of the five courses; 2) a five year suspension; 3) a transcript notation until one year after the Student graduates from the University; and 4) a report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of Code – forged academic records – TA, Student’s brother, altered Student’s marks – TA and Student claimed that the Student did not know that his marks had been inflated – Dean’s designate decided not to charge the Student – University subsequently discovered changes to Student’s marks in an earlier course and decided to lay charges with respect to both courses – Student argued that University was barred from reversing the earlier decision – Panel found that it was not necessary to consider the issue because University failed to prove that Student knew about the changes on a balance of probabilities – no direct evidence and insufficient circumstantial evidence – Student found not guilty

Trial Division – plagiarism – concocting references – course work – hearing not attended – agreed statement of facts – joint submission on penalty – agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty accepted – finding of guilt – prior offences - grade of zero in course; 4 year suspension; 5 year notation on transcript; and report to Provost with name of Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.I.1(a) and s. B.I.1(d) of Code – forged documents – forged medical certificate – false doctor’s letter - plagiarism – altered date and content from a previous medical certificate – doctor’s letter – submitted essay containing passages plagiarized from internet – purchased essay over the internet – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – Sopinka principles – no prior offences – three offences treated concurrently – early admission of events and acts – lengthy period of reflection – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade of zero in seven courses; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost

Trial Division – academic dishonesty and forged documents - medical notes – guilty plea – third party implicated – agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty – guilty plea - finding of guilt –deliberate conduct – accepting joint submission on penalty does not bring administration of justice into disrepute – character references - joint submission on penalty accepted – two year suspension; three year transcript notation; report to the Provost

Trial Division – s.B.i.3(a) of Code­ – forging academic record – forging a University of Toronto degree – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding of guilt – forgery of academic records is one of the most serious of offences – typical sanction of expulsion – Panel imposed: 1) a 5 year suspension; 2) a recommendation of expulsion; and 3) a report to the Provost. The Panel recommended to the Provost and Governing Council that the Code be amended to allow for the names of expelled students to be published, in the interest of deterrence

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of Code – forged documents – forged and submitted a letter of admissions in support of an application for student loan – hearing not attended – Agreed Statement of Facts – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – two previous offences – negative finding on character as Student committed offences in three consecutive years – offence was deliberate and planned – University should not be implicated in criminal behaviour – no extenuating circumstances; Student had other options – strong need for deterrence considering the potential damage to the University’s reputation – Panel accepted the JSP – recommendation that the Student be expelled; five-year suspension; report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.3(b) of Code – fraud and misrepresentation of academic work - missed deadline – attempt to represent project was completed and handed in on time - improper access to a University office – missed deadlines – previously granted extension – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade of zero in one course; three-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s.B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized assistance – TA assisting three students during a final examination and two terms tests in exchange for money – finding of guilty on eight charges of providing unauthorized assistance – sentencing factors in University of Toronto and Mr. C (1976-77) – little evidence of Student’s character – likely to recommit offence – breach of trust – among the most serious offences – initial denial of offences - length and scope of the scheme – detriment to the University – need for deterrence – students are subject to the Code even if they commit offence while employed as a TA (University of Toronto and A, January 14, 2009) – Panel found the TA had a “corrupt commercial enterprise” with no precedent in the university jurisprudence - University of Toronto and Ms. VWSL (April 6, 2006), which deals with purchased work, used as precedent for the seriousness of TA’s offence - Tribunal imposed a sanction of: 1) a five year suspension, 2) a recommendation of expulsion, and 3) a report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s.B.1.3(b) and s.B.1.3(a) of the Code – academic dishonesty or misconduct – forged academic record – made misrepresentations to a professor and assistant registrar in order to convocate – Student did not attend hearing -- reasonable notice given to the Student -- finding of guilt – adjournment for sentencing – sentencing factors in Mr. C – seriousness of offence – no mitigating factors or extenuating circumstances – University submission on penalty accepted – Panel ordered: recommendation of expulsion; grade of zero in the course; report to the Provost

Trial Division – s.B.i.1(b) of Code­ – unauthorized aid – giving questions and receiving answers over the phone during a final examination – agreed statement of facts - finding of guilt – guilty of two charges of unauthorized aid – two prior convictions for unauthorized aid joint submission on penalty accepted - Panel imposed: 1) a final grade of zero in the course; 2) a four year suspension; 3) a transcript notation until graduation; and 4) a report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and ss. B.i.1(a) of Code – plagiarism and forged documents – course work, Medical Certificate and Accessibility Services Note – guilty plea to charges under s. B.i.1(d) – charges under s.B.i.1(a) denied – third party implicated – explanation of events not supported by evidence – finding of guilt – penalty hearings not attended – high likelihood of repetition of offence and little prospect of rehabilitation – no insight or remorse – grade assignment of zero for course; recommendation that the Student be expelled as per s. C.ii.(b)(i) of Code; and report to Provost – submissions on costs requested – jurisdiction to award costs – see s. C.II.(a)17(b) of the Code – awarding of costs not appropriate in case

Trial Division – s. B.1.3(a) of Code; s. B.1.3(b) of Code; s. B.1.7(a) of Code – forged documents – forged medical certificate – forged auto insurance invoice - forged accident report – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – adjournment requested – adjournment granted on condition that no future adjournments be granted – no prior offences – grade assignment of zero for five courses; five-year suspension; five-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost; recommendation that the Student be expelled as per s. C.ii.(b)(i) of Code; and permanent notation on academic record

Trial Division - s. B.I.1(d) and s. B.I.3(d) of Code – doctoral dissertation - plagiarism – concocted references - plagiarism – verbatim and near verbatim excerpts – failure to attribute excerpts properly – no meaningful academic work on thesis - hearing not attended – Agreed Statement of Facts - finding on evidence from Agreed Statement of Facts of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - grade assignment of zero for course; five-year suspension; recommendation; recommendation for expulsion; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.1(d); s. B.I.1(f); and s. B.I.3(b) of Code – plagiarism – concocted sources – hearing not attended – Agreed Statement of Facts – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - grade assignment of zero for course; five-and-a-half-year suspension; five-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.1.(d); s. B.I.1(f)); s. B.I.3(b) of Code – plagiarism – portions copied verbatim or close to verbatim – concocted sources – hearing attended – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - grade assignment of zero for course; two-year suspension; two-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.1(b); s. B.I.3(b) of Code – unauthorized exam aids – exam notes – old exam booklet – peremptory hearing – reasonable notice of hearing given – Statutory Powers Procedure Act – hearing not attended – finding on evidence of guilt – no prior academic offence – University submission on penalty rejected – longer suspension imposed – sentencing principle – pre-meditation – possession of an unauthorized aid – use of an unauthorized aid – Sopinka principles – expectation of knowledge and understanding of academic integrity – failure to participate in any stage of the process – nature of the offence – importance of deterrence – grade assignment of zero for course; three-year suspension; four-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.1.(c); s. B.I.3(b) of Code – impersonation on an exam – academic dishonesty – male impersonating female student – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – peremptory hearing – previous adjournment – Notice of Hearing - finding on evidence of guilt – negative inference from failure to attend hearing – nature of the offence – deterrence – University submission on penalty accepted - grade assignment of zero for course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript; report to Provost; and recommendation that the Student be expelled

Trial Division – s. B.I.1(d); s. B.I.1(f); s. B.I.1(b); s. B.I.3(b) of Code – plagiarism – concocted sources – purchased essay– Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – no prior academic offences – aggravating factors – actively misled the University – campaign of concerted deception – see CHK case – see Ms. L – see A.M. – see A.K. – see Ms. T - final grade of zero in the Course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript; report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.1(b); s. B.I.3(b); s. B.II.1(a)(ii) of Code – unauthorized assistance with a final examination – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – guilty plea accepted – Joint Submission on Penalty – first academic offense – not motivated by personal academic gain – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - five-year suspension; five-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1.(d) of Code – plagiarism – paper plagiarized from the course instructor's very own paper – hearing not attended – reasonable notice provided – Panel would have allowed an adjournment had the Student appeared - finding of guilt based on evidence – the usual sanction for commission of a first offence of plagiarism is a two-year suspension – no evidence of mitigation or character; no explanation from Student – grade assignment of zero for Course; two-year suspension; two-year notation on transcript; report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.3.(a); s. B.I.3(b); s. B.I.1(a) of Code – altered or falsified academic record – altered or falsified Academic History – altered or falsified resume – altered or falsified application – Student not represented by counsel – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – University Submission on Penalty – Sopinka principles – nature of the offence – University’s reputation and credibility – principle of general deterrence – no extenuating circumstances – University submission on penalty accepted - five-year suspension; recommendation to the President that the Student be expelled; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.3(b); s. B.I.3(b) of the Code – misrepresented academic history – claim of completed coursework – hearing not attended– peremptory hearing – reasonable notice of hearing – finding on evidence of guilt – University Submission on Penalty accepted – repeated misrepresentations – Student already on academic suspension –five-year suspension; recommendation to the President that the Student be expelled and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.I.3(a); s. B.I.3(b) of Code – forged documents – forged academic record – purchased transcripts – admission to UTM – transfer to University of Toronto, St. George – hearing not attended – hearing attended by Student’s legal representative – guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – see case of Mr. M (#496)) – see case of Mr. Y (#467) – Joint Submission on Penalty Accepted – five-year suspension; recommendation to the President that the Student be expelled; and report to Provost