L-1.2 - Act respecting academic freedom in the university sector

Section 3 Disposition versions

2022-06-07

3. The right to university academic freedom is the right of every person to engage freely and without doctrinal, ideological or moral constraint, such as institutional censorship, in an activity through which the person contributes to carrying out the mission of an educational institution.

That right includes the person’s freedom

(1)  to teach and discuss;

(2)  to research, create and publish;

(3)  to express their opinion about society and about an institution, including their respective institution, and about any doctrine, dogma or opinion; and

(4)  to freely take part in the activities of professional organizations or academic organizations.

It must be exercised in accordance with the standards of ethics and of scientific rigour generally recognized by the university sector and taking into account the rights of the other members of the university community.

2022, c. 21, s. 3.