First batch of B.C. law students takes course over bar exam as Ontario mulls switch

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• SourceCastanet Kamloops
• Original URLhttps://castanet.net/edition/news-story-631448-3-.htm
• Canonical URLhttps://www.castanet.net/news/BC/631448/First-batch-of-B-C-law-students-takes-course-over-bar-exam-as-Ontario-mulls-switch
• Publish dateSep 16, 2026
• First indexedSep 16, 2026 11:00 am PDT
• Last checkedSep 16, 2026 11:15 am PDT
• Current statusavailable (HTTP 200)
• DescriptionWhile the jury's still out on a proposal to replace the Ontario bar exam with a skills-based course, law schools in British Columbia have made the switch, with the first batch of students set to experience the new system this fall.

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