Are Canadian universities subject to the Charter?

Here's an interesting court decision that's bound to have some consequences on university campuses across the county. The case centred around allegations from undergraduate students that a sessional lecturer, Aruna Mitra, was incompetent and abrasive. The University of Alberta used internal discipline protocols to force students to apologize for comments that appeared on Facebook. Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf ruled that universities are subject to the provisions in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms relating to freedom of speech. See:

Charter defends free speech rights of university students