An Ontario public servant with 10 years of experience was denied employment due to a mistake in reporting her income to Ontario Disability. She now seeks an investigation into her application for loan forgiveness for her university tuition from 1995 to 2005. An alumna from York University, Rosemary DeCaires, is suing the university for over $1 million in damages because she graduated in 1999, 2002, and 2004 but has not been able to find meaningful employment. She alleges the university's career office did not provide adequate support in helping her find a job. Rosemary DeCaires, a 32-year-old graduate of the University of Toronto, is suing York University for reimbursement of her full tuition over

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AN ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVANT WITH TEN YEARS OF WORK-RELATED GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
WAS DENIED EMPLOYMENT DUE TO A MISHAP IN REPORTING HER GROSS ANNUAL INCOME TO
ONTARIO DISABILITY – SHE NOW SEEKS AN INVESTIGATION INTO HER APPLICATION FOR LOAN
FORGIVENESS ON HER CANADA-ONTARIO STUDENT LOANS FOR THE YEARS THAT SHE SPENT IN
UNIVERSITY 1995 TO 2005
ALUMNA SUES YORK UNIVERSITY BECAUSE SHE STILL CAN NOT FIND A MEANINGFUL CAREER
CA WOMAN WHO GRADUATED IN APRIL 2004, 2002, 1999 SUES YORK OFFICIALS BECAUSE SHE HAS NOT
SINCE THEN BEEN ABLE TO FIND A JOB – Not only because she cannot find a job now but because she was
brutally treated by York officials during an expulsion event leading to local police authorities.
An Alumna, Rosemary DeCaires, is suing her alma mater for the full cost of her tuition and then some --
because she still cannot find a job. Rosemary, 32, of High Park Toronto, graduated from the University of
Toronto in 1999, 2002 with a bachelor of arts and science degree and post-graduate degree in Political
Science & Sociology, Specialist.
On October 12, November 01, 2007, she filed suit against York University officials, alleging that York
University's "Office of Career Advancement did not help me with a full-time job placement. I am suing
them because of the stress I have been going through over the years.
York University offers job-search support to all its students, however, it went to great lengths to intervene
when an offer was made by the Ontario Internship Program's Policy & Program Development in April 2004.
In her complaint, Rosemary DeCaires says she seeks one hundred thousand in reimbursement for her total
tuition over the years and a minimum of $1 million to compensate for the stress of her five-year search.
As Rosemary DeCaires sees it, any reasonable employer would pounce on an applicant with her academic
credentials, which include a solid grade-point average and attendance record. But her student-services
department put forth insufficient effort to help her secure employment, she claims. Rosemary DeCaires
said she has fulfilled her end of the job-search bargain, peppering companies listed on the Ontario
government e-recruiting site with cover letters, resumes and phone calls. But no more than two employers
have responded to her outreach, and those leads have borne no fruit.
She suggested that York University's Office of Career Advancement shows preferential treatment to
students with excellent grades. Asked whether she would advise other college graduates facing job woes
to sue their alma maters, she said yes. "It doesn't make any sense. The office of student financial services
sent her a letter dated July 19 2004 about academic standing but later on November 14 2004 reimbursed
her full tuition amount for 2004/2005 sessions.
In a letter dated July 27, 2004 sent from Human Resources Social Development Canada denies any
financial assistance granted by the Ontario Student Assistance Program by correspondence sent for her
tuition in the amount of 9,400 CDN of the $16,000 CDN requested for 2004/2005 sessions. She says she
has not been able to hire an attorney to represent her because she cannot afford one. When she filed her
complaint, she also filed a "poor person order," which exempts filing fees associated with the suit.
ROSEMARY DE CAIRES
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21/08/2009 00:00 EST