Can a city force a permanent employee to live within its boundaries?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. S.A., 2011 ABPC 269 (CanLII):
In Godbout v. Longueuil, 1997 CanLII 335 (SCC), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 844, the Appellant city adopted a resolution requiring all new permanent employees to reside within its boundaries. As a condition of obtaining permanent employment, the Respondent signed a declaration promising that she would establish her principal residence in the city and that she would continue to live there for as long as she remained in the city's employ. The declaration also provided that if she were to move out of the city for any reason, she could be terminated without notice. The Respondent's position became permanent and, approximately one year later, she moved into a new house she had purchased in a neighbouring municipality. When she refused to move back within the city's limits, her employment was terminated.
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