The Campaign for #ExcellencewithoutBarriers is the largest bursary campaign at any Canadian law school, to help increase access to law school for the best and brightest students, no matter their financial means

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Dhoui Chang

Algorithms and artificial intelligence are augmenting and replacing human decision-making in Canada’s immigration and refugee system, with alarming implications for the fundamental human rights of those subjected to these technologies, says a report released today by the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program (IHRP) and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

It’s been a busy start to back to school here at the Faculty of Law, as the Dean welcomed 213 new first-years, plus returning students, graduate, transfer and executive students of the Global Professional LLM for the 2018-19 academic year. Once again, the law school has very strong cohorts from across Canada, and more than 16 countries represented in the graduate program alone. Among the 1Ls, 58 percent are women, 35 percent are students of colour and nine percent identify as LGBTQ.

By Karen Gross

Rebecca Barclay

Born and raised in Vancouver by a dedicated mother who blazed her own impressive trail, Rebecca Barclay grew up curious and compassionate.  When she encountered those who were less fortunate, she empathized and wished she could be of more help. The law, she thought, might be a good way to do it.