First batch of B.C. law students takes course over bar exam as Ontario mulls switch
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British Columbia has become the sixth province in Canada to eliminate the traditional bar exam, replacing it with a four-phase program designed to evaluate legal knowledge, advocacy, ethics, and practice management skills. The first cohort of B.C. law students is now undertaking this newly implemented course-based system.
Meanwhile, the province of Ontario is considering a similar transition, currently weighing a proposal to replace its own bar exam with a comparable skills-based educational course. While B.C. has already enacted the change, discussions regarding the potential overhaul in Ontario remain ongoing.
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Global News (CA) (CA)Highlights B.C. as the sixth province to scrap the bar exam.
Toronto Star (Toronto, Canada) (CA)Focuses on Ontario mulling the switch while B.C. students begin.
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