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There are two new requirements for all Internationally Trained Lawyers going through the accreditation process with the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) in Canada that came into effect on March 1, 2026. Indigenous Law and Peoples All Internationally Trained Lawyers are now required to demonstrate competence in Indigenous Law and… Click to Continue Reading.
A little under a decade since she began her career at the intersection of business law and technology, Samantha Delaney says that her working environment has changed beyond recognition. “Back then, simple things like how to archive email were considered quite innovative,” says Delaney, who had several roles at business-focused… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode’s Business Law course gives professionals hands-on experience with AI tools
As a legal clinic lawyer with decades of experience acting for tenants, Jack Fleming doesn’t get many opportunities to interact with lawyers for landlords outside of the hearing room. The one exception to the rule is during Osgoode’s annual program, Residential Landlord-Tenant Disputes: Essentials for Lawyers and Paralegals. While most… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode’s Landlord-Tenant Disputes program unites the residential tenancies bar
The part-time Graduate Diploma in Foundations of Canadian Law – which launched in the Fall of 2023 – is designed for working professionals without formal legal training to gain a firm grounding in the basic principles underlying public and private law in Canada. The program is a natural counterpart to… Click to Continue Reading.
Fundamental Freedoms and the Canadian Charter is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Constitutional Law. The course examines section 2 of the Charter – freedom of expression, religion, assembly, and association – and explores how these freedoms shape constitutional debate in Canada today. The course is taught by… Click to Continue Reading.
Introduction to Canadian Public Law is a required course in the Graduate Diploma in Foundations of Canadian Law. The course provides students with a structured introduction to Canada’s constitutional framework, including the Constitution, the branches of government, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the sources that count as Canadian… Click to Continue Reading.
Indigenous Peoples and the Criminal Legal System is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure. The course examines the mass incarceration of Indigenous peoples in Canada’s criminal legal system and explores the historical, legal, and systemic factors that continue to shape that reality. Designed for… Click to Continue Reading.
We had a chance to speak with Dr. Sandra Donnelly, who is a Clinical Nephrologist at William Osler Health System (Osler) and has been teaching at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine for 36 years. She serves as Regional Medical Lead and Member of the Optimal Dialysis Access Panel… Click to Continue Reading.
“Should I apply?” It’s the question we hear most often. We hear it from recent graduates who are taking their first steps after law school, and from lawyers who have been practicing for ten years or more. The hesitation is understandable. For many applicants, regardless of experience, taking a step… Click to Continue Reading.
Amanda Santache feels right at home as part of a team. Inspired by her undergraduate years as a varsity hockey player, Santache – a recent graduate of OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure – originally thought she might put her professional skills to work as a sports agent,… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightTeam player Amanda Santache thrives on Osgoode’s Criminal Law and Procedure LLM
When Neha Chugh opened her own criminal law practice in the small eastern Ontario city of Cornwall, she expected the pace of her professional life to shift down a gear. After articling and practising with several seasoned criminal defence practitioners in Toronto, Chugh arrived in Cornwall in 2014 as a “trailing… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightNeha Chugh takes her criminal law career to the next level with an Osgoode LLM