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Academic Freedom

The APUO’s Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Freedom was created to assess and document the state of academic freedom and the right to peacefully protest within the University of Ottawa.

Please click here share any experiences or feedback you have regarding academic freedom and/or the right to peacefully protest. The form is anonymous, and includes a section that allows you to identify yourself if you do not mind the committee contacting you if we have any question or need clarifications.

Academic freedom is protected under international law as a fundamental human right. In addition, all APUO members have the right to academic freedom as expressly protected  under Article 9 of the APUO Collective Agreement. Definitions of academic freedom developed by CAUT and UNESCO are available in the CAUT academic freedom toolkit. Similarly, the right to peaceful protest is laid out in paragraph 26 of the 1997 UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel.