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The construction industry in Canada grows more dynamic and complicated every day. Both provincial and federal governments are funding large infrastructure projects while at the same time promoting rapid expansion of residential housing. Judging by the construction cranes dotting the skylines of urban areas, privately funded construction is booming. New… Click to Continue Reading.
New Option for Part-Time Canadian Common Law LLM Students Starting in the Winter 2023 term, part-time Canadian Common Law students will have the option to complete the program via distance learning through our Problem-Based Learning courses. What is Problem-Based Learning?Problem-based learning starts with the problem instead of ending with it:… Click to Continue Reading.
Germán Morales Farah has been pushing his boundaries right from the beginning. Growing up in a small city in Argentina’s Cordoba province, he started English lessons when he was only four years old—his parents wanted him to have the advantage of an international language. It didn’t take long before the… Click to Continue Reading.
If there’s one constant in the world of finance, it’s change. And that makes financial law one of the most dynamic, challenging areas of legal practice. In a country like Canada—with its track record of strong regulation and financial stability—rapid change also poses a major challenge: how do we foster… Click to Continue Reading.
We had the pleasure of speaking with Nozanin Saidaminova, Commercial Contracts Manager at the University of Victoria, about her journey from Tajikistan to Canada, her experience at Osgoode, and her advice for future students. Nozanin grew up in the beautiful and mountainous country of Tajikistan. Since childhood, she was interested in both law… Click to Continue Reading.
Meet Diana Mojica: Originally from Mexico, Diana completed the LLM In Canadian Common Law in 2016. After graduation, she started working first as a student-at-law, then in 2017, after being called to the Bar, as in-house legal counsel for the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC), a provincial regulator. Diana’s… Click to Continue Reading.
Qaiser Fahim remembers clearly the life-or-death dilemma that set him on a path to Osgoode Hall. He was working in Saskatchewan as a bioethicist, providing consultation to physicians and families on some of the prickliest ethical problems encountered in the province’s hospitals—including end-of-life decisions. On this occasion, Fahim faced what… Click to Continue Reading.
The COVID pandemic has reinforced both the critical importance and vulnerability of our healthcare system. There are hundreds of thousands of Canadians in the healthcare workforce, and Canadian healthcare is tightly woven with legal requirements, restrictions, risks and responsibilities. To meet the needs of those working, or advising, in the… Click to Continue Reading.
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Matias Gabriel Zerbino, Senior Tax Manager at Scotiabank, and our very own Taxation Law LLM alumnus, to discuss his professional journey and how he got to where he is today. Born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Matias was raised in a small… Click to Continue Reading.
There’s no such thing as a typical Osgoode LLM student, especially when it comes to students who don’t have a legal background. These students make up about one-third of our student body across all specializations and come from a wide variety of backgrounds. The diversity of our student body is… Click to Continue Reading.
Political and economic instability continues to influence global financial markets, and the COVID pandemic has only increased pressure on governments around the world to manage complex fiscal challenges. We may all be asking ourselves whether more countries around the world are on the brink of bankruptcy, and what options governments… Click to Continue Reading.