Equity, inclusion & accessibility in admissions
We welcome and are actively recruiting applicants from communities that experience historical and present-day systemic discrimination and marginalization, and who are committed to social justice, equity, anti-racism and decolonization. True equity means that lawyers and the Canadian legal system should reflect the people and communities they represent.
All 樱花影视 committee members, as well as members of the 樱花影视 team, undergo anti-oppression, personal bias and decolonization training annually. This is important to ensure we use an appropriate and equitable lens when dealing with the very important everyday work of law admissions.
Admission changes
Some of the changes we have made in the past few years include adopting a strengths-based approach to admissions, as well as changing our admissions “categories” to “streams” as a switch from exclusionary to inclusive language.
With the Black admission stream, we acknowledge that our admissions processes have inadequately responded to the systemic discrimination experienced by Black students, and the underrepresentation of Black students in Canadian law schools. Students who self-identify as Black may, but are not required to, apply through our Black admission stream and submit a Black admission statement.
In September of 2024, we began inviting all applicants to share their personal pronouns in Part B of their personal statements. Sharing pronouns is completely optional, and whether or not applicants choose to share will have no bearing on the assessment of the merits of their applications.
Pronoun introduction is a normative practice at UVic Law, in part to practice inclusivity, but also in part because it is the professional requirement for practicing lawyers.
The faculty is committed to continuing growth of a portfolio of resources to students, including bursaries, awards and scholarships that are specifically for members of equity-seeking groups.
Clubs & research centres
Resources
- wellness supports for students at UVic
- Indigenous student supports
- Faculty of Law Equity policy
- UVic Equity and Human Rights Office
Contact us
We have a large and devoted team of staff and faculty to assist you through your law school journey.
- Lori Klear, manager, Recruitment & 樱花影视
- Tiffany Gordon, graduate admissions coordinator (LLM and PhD applicants only)
- Zubaida Khan, Law student support coordinator
- Tim Richards, coordinator of Academic Support Services
- Christina Friesen, Law student counsellor
- Yvonne Lawson, associate director, Academic Services
- Deborah Kennedy, financial aid and admissions officer