Why are Canadian law schools converting the J.D.?
It is the view of many Canadian law schools that the J.D. is better regarded internationally. Although I am unwilling to express an opinion on that, I will refer you to the following articles: http://www.globecampus.ca/in-the-news/globecampusreport/why-change-to-a-jd-degree/ Queen’s – Rationale for change http://law.queensu.ca/students/lss/jdProposal.html Canadian Lawyer reports that Dalhousie is also considering the change from LL.B. to J.D. What Canadian law schools have converted to the J.D.? At the present time the following schools have converted their LLB. degrees to J.D. degrees: – University of Toronto – Queen’s – Osgoode – University of British Columbia Those considering the transition include: – University of Western Ontario – University of Calgary – Dahousie McGill – change under consideration: http://mcgilljd.blogspot.com/ Note also the following Facebook group which makes it clear that the University of Calgary is also making the switch to the J.D. Osgoode – change under c
