, a collective right that surpasses individual rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Supreme Court ruled today.
The majority upheld the residency requirement while also ruling that the Charter applies to self-governing Indigenous communities, but that where Section 25 is in an irreconcilable conflict with individual Charter rights, it trumps those rights. The Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Peel District School Board filed four different statements of claim against Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc., and ByteDance Ltd. The claims stated that the companies used “exploitative business practices” and chose to “maximize profits” at the expense of the well-being of students.