At Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada, Juris Doctor is offered as a master's degree in Law programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 3,315 per credit (CAD 1,799 per credit for local students).
This program leads to a Juris Doctor at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, based on the Toronto campus. It follows an Integrated Practice Curriculum that combines legal theory with experiential learning and professional placements, including access to a Legal Clinic and other experiential learning opportunities built into the degree. Graduates of the program are permitted to skip articling and begin legal practice sooner. The school organizes its work around three foundational pillars: increasing access to justice, stimulating technological innovation and entrepreneurship, and promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion, reflected in research initiatives such as the Justice and Technology Initiative, the International Law and Global Justice Initiative, and the Racial Justice Initiative. The program suits students seeking a legal education grounded in practical, hands-on training alongside academic study, and prepares graduates for professional legal practice without requiring a separate articling period.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Lincoln Alexander School of Law does not set a minimum GPA or LSAT score and conducts a holistic review of each application. Applicants generally need at least three years of university study (30 one-semester courses or equivalent) toward a degree at a recognized university, though candidates with fewer academic credits may qualify with at least five years of non-academic experience after secondary school through employment, community involvement or other life experience. All applicants must take the LSAT, with scores from the current cycle and the five prior cycles accepted, and apply through the Ontario Law School Application Service (OLSAS), submitting a personal statement of up to 6,000 characters, a resume, and two letters of reference (one academic letter is strongly recommended). Proof of English-language proficiency may be required if the applicant's first language is not English and their postsecondary education was not conducted in English. The program admits for the Fall term only.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Toronto Metropolitan University sets one guaranteed-consideration date for both domestic and international applicants applying for Fall 2027 entry: complete applications and amendments received by 1 February 2027 receive equal consideration for admission, and TMU says this same date applies to 'all domestic & international applicants.' Non-academic ('Grades-Plus') requirements are generally due around this point too, though the exact date varies by programme. For Winter 2027 (January-start) entry, TMU's program-status page gives domestic applicants a guaranteed-consideration date of 1 December 2026, with most programmes closing applications in mid-December; a limited number of programmes separately accept international applications for winter admission subject to space availability, but TMU publishes no fixed closing date for those international winter applicants. Admission is not rolling: late applications are considered only as space allows after the guaranteed-consideration date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
