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Welcome to the Faculty of Law at Lakehead University
Lakehead University’s new curriculum is the first law degree program approved in Ontario in 42 years.
An historic vote by Lakehead University Senate on May 13, approved both the proposed curriculum and the establishment of a Faculty of Law at Lakehead University. The Senate vote came on the heels of the Law Society of Upper Canada approval of the proposed curriculum in April and approval by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in February.
In May, a Task Force was created to focus efforts on securing the provincial funding necessary to support the operation of the Lakehead University Faculty of Law. Those efforts are still underway.
The Faculty of Law will provide an educational focus on legal issues related to the resource-based Northern Ontario economy. Lakehead University’s Faculty of Law will help redress declining participation in sole- and small- law firm practice, provide access in Northern Ontario to a Canadian law school, and emphasize working with Aboriginal peoples to address the legal needs of Aboriginal communities in the North.
For more information contact:
Maria Dufresne
Executive Assistant to Vice-President
(Academic) and Provost
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
THUNDER BAY, ON P7B 5E1
Tel: (807) 343-8181
Fax: (807)343-8075
email: maria.dufresne@lakeheadu.ca