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Navigating Law School and Beyond:
A Practical Guide for Students Who Have Disabilities

Appendix A

Law School and University Contact Information for Accommodation at Common Law Faculties in Canada

    General Law School Contact Information
  Disability Accommodation Contacts At Faculties of Common Law
  University Special Needs Offices / Disability Services Offices

 

General Law School Contact Information

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University of Alberta, Faculty of Law
Room 484B, Admissions Office
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H8
Phone: (403) 492-3067
Fax: (403) 492-4924
Internet: http://www.law.ualberta.ca

University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law
1822 East Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1
Phone: General Matters: (604) 822-3151
Phone: Admissions: (604) 822-6303
Fax: Admissions: (604) 822-8108
Internet: http://www.law.ubc.ca

University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
Murray Fraser Hall
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Phone: (403) 220-7222
Email: law@ucalgary.ca
Internet: http://www.ucalgary.ca

Dalhousie Law School
Dalhousie University
6061 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H9
Phone: (902) 494-2068
Fax: (902) 494-1316
Email: rose.godfrey@dal.ca
Internet: http://www.dal.ca

University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law
Robson Hall
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Phone: General Inquiries: (204) 474-6130
Phone: Admissions Office: (204) 474-8815
Fax: General Inquiries: (204) 474-7580
Fax: Admissions Office: (204) 474-7554
Email: rpenner@cc.umanitoba.ca
Internet: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/law

McGill University, Faculty of Law (also teaches Civil Law)
3674 Peel
Montréal, Quebec H3A 1W9
Phone: (514) 398-6602
Fax: (514) 398-3233
Email: admiss@falaw.lan.mcgill.ca
Internet: http://www.law.mcgill.ca

University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section
Fauteux Hall, 57 Louis Pasteur
P.O. Box 450, Station A
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Phone: (613) 562-5794
Fax: (613) 562-5124
Email: mdextras@uottawa.ca
Internet: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/commonlaw

University of Ottawa Common Law Section
Rosanna Carreon, Director
Student Services
Equity and Placement
Common Law Section
University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
57 Louis Pasteur
P.O. Box 450, Station A
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Phone: (613) 562-5800
Fax: (613) 562-5124
Email: rcarreon@uottawa.ca

Queen’s University, Faculty of Law
Registrar of Law
Macdonald Hall
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Phone: (613) 533-2220
Fax: (613) 533-6611
Email: llb@qsilver.queensu.ca
Internet: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/law

University of Saskatchewan, College of Law
Admissions Committee
15 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A6
Phone: (306) 966-5045
Fax: (306) 966-5900
Email: der@law.usask.ca
Internet: http://www.usask.ca/law/

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
78 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5
Phone: (416) 978-3716
Fax: (416) 978-7899
Email: law.admissions@utoronto.ca
Internet: http://www.law.utoronto.ca

University of Victoria, Faculty of Law
P.O. Box 2400
STN CSC
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3H7
Phone: (250) 721-8151
Fax: (250) 721-6390
Email: lawadmss@uvic.ca
Internet: http://www.law.uvic.ca

University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law
London, Ontario N6A 3K7
Phone: (519) 661-3347
Email: lawapp@julian.uwo.ca
Internet: http://www.uwo.ca/law/

University of Windsor, Faculty of Law
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4
Phone: (519) 253-4232, ext. 2927
Email: uwlaw@uwindsor.ca
Internet: http://www.uwindsor.ca/faculty/law/index.htm

York University, Osgoode Hall Law School
4700 Keele Street
North York, Ontario M3J 1P3
Phone: (416) 736-5712
Email: ozadmit@yorku.ca
Internet: http://www.yorku.ca

Return to top of pageDisability Accommodation Contacts At Faculties of Common Law

Among other roles, Deans and Associate Deans are generally involved in administrative and academic issues concerning students who have disabilities (e.g., approval of exam accommodations, and meeting with students to discuss other accommodation needs) and therefore would be valuable contacts at most law faculties.

University of Alberta:

Admissions: Kim Wilson: kjwilson@law.ualberta.ca
Disability Liaison: J.M. Ross, Associate Dean: jross@law.ualberta.ca
R.J. Wood, Associate Dean: rwood@law.ualberta.ca

University of British Columbia:

Admissions: borthwick@law.ubc.ca
Disability Liaison: Joost Blom, Dean: blom@law.ubc.ca

University of Calgary:

Admissions: Karen Argento, Student Services Office: kargento@ucalgary.ca Or: law@ucalgary.ca
Disability Liaison: Michael Wylie, Dean: wylie@ucalgary.ca

Dalhousie University:

Admissions: Rose Godfrey, Admissions Officer: rose.godfrey@dal.ca
Disability Liaison: John Yogis, Associate Dean: john.yogis@dal.ca

University of New Brunswick:

Admissions: Robin Dickson or Wanda Foster: lawadmit@unb.ca
Disability Liaison: David A. Townsend, Associate Dean: townsend@unb.ca

University of Manitoba:

Admissions: UM-Law@cc.umanitoba.ca
Disability Liaison: UM-Law@cc.umanitoba.ca

McGill University:

Admissions: admiss@falaw.lan.mcgill.ca
           Or: Victoria Meikle, Admissions, Placement and Alumni Relations
           Faculty Administration Officer: meikle@falaw.lan.mcgill.ca
Disability Liaison: Christine Gervais, Student Affairs Officer: gervais@falaw.lan.mcgill.ca

University of Ottawa, Common Law:

Admissions: comlaw@uottawa.ca
Disability Liaison: Rosanna Carreon, Director, Student Services, Equity and Placement: rcarreon@uottawa.ca

Queen’s University:

Admissions: Disability Liaison: Rosemary O-A King, llb@qsilver.queensu.ca
Education Equity Program Director: ro1@qsilver.queensu.ca
Don Stuart, Associate Dean: stuartdo@qsilver.queensu.ca

University of Saskatchewan:

Admissions: Alice Der, Admissions Officer: der@law.usask.ca
Disability Liaison: Beth Bilson, Dean: bilson@law.usask.ca

University of Toronto:

Admissions: R. Jiffin I. Arboleda, Director, Admissions and Financial Aid: jiffin.arboleda@utoronto.ca
Bonnie Goldberg, Associate Dean Students: b.goldberg@utoronto.ca
Disability Liaison: Lorne Sossin, Associate Dean: lorne.sossin@utoronto.ca

University of Victoria:

Admissions: lawadmss@uvic.ca
       Or: Janet Person, Admissions Officer: jperson@uvic.ca
Disability Liaison: D. Needley, Associate Dean: dneedley@uvic.ca

University of Western Ontario:

Admissions: lawapp@julian.uwo.ca
Disability Liaison: Beryl Theobald, Academic Services Officer: theobald@julian.uwo.ca
       Or: Berend Hovius, Associate Dean: bhovius@julian.uwo.ca

University of Windsor:

Admissions: UWlaw@uwindsor.ca
Disability Liaison: UWlaw@uwindsor.ca

York University (Osgoode Hall Law School):

Admissions: ozadmit@yorku.ca
Disability Liaison: Ramneek Pooni, Access, Admissions and Academic Support: rpooni@yorku.ca

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University of British Columbia

Disability Resource Centre
1874 East Mall
Phone: (604)822-5844
Fax: (604) 822-6655
TTY: (604) 822-9049
Email: Disability.Resource@ubc.ca
Internet: http://www.student-services.ubc.ca/drc

University of Calgary

Disability Resource Centre
MacEwan Student Centre 274
Calgary, Alberta
Phone: (403) 220-8237
Fax: (403) 210-1063
TTY: (403) 220-2823
Internet: http://www.ucalgary.ca

Dalhousie University

Phone: (902) 494-2836
TTY: (902) 494-7091
Internet: http://www.dal.ca/

University of Manitoba

Disability Services
155 University Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-6213
Fax: (204) 261-7732
TTY: (204) 474-9790
Email: disability_services@umanitoba.ca

McGill University

Office for Students with
Disabilities
Burnside Hall, Room 107
805 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Phone: (514) 398-6009
Fax: (514) 398-3984
TTY: (514) 398-8198
Email: osd@stuserv.lan.mcgill.ca
Internet: http://ww2.mcgill.ca/StuServ/osd.htm

University of New Brunswick

Student Services
Oland Hall, Room 18
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Phone: (506) 648-5501

University of Ottawa

Centre for Special Services
85 University, Room 339
P.O. Box 450, Station A
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
Phone: (613) 562-5976
Fax: (613) 562-5159
TTY: (613) 562-5214
Email: adapt@uottawa.ca
Internet: http://www.uottawa.ca

Queen’s University

Disability Services Office
Phone: (613) 533-6467
TTY: (613) 533-6566
Internet: http://www.queensu.ca

University of Saskatchewan

Service for Students with Disabilities
Room 60, Place Riel Campus Centre
1 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A3
Phone: (306) 966-7273
Fax: (306) 966-5081
Internet: http://www.usask.ca/sas/ssd/

University of Victoria

Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities
Campus Services Building
Phone: (250) 472-4104
Email: equity@uvic.ca

University of Western Ontario

Student Development Centre
(Students with Disabilities)
University Community Centre
London, Ontario N6A 3K7
Phone: (519) 661-2147
Fax: (519) 661-3949
TDD: (519) 661-4011
Internet: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/ssd/index.htm

University of Windsor

Special Needs Office
137 Dillon Hall
Phone; (519) 253-4232
Internet: http://www.uwindsor.ca/law

York University

Office for Persons with Disabilities
109 Central Square
York Campus
Phone: (416) 736-5140
TTY: (416) 736-5263
Internet: http://www.yorku.ca

Learning Disabilities Program
Counselling and Career Development Centre
112 Behavioural Sciences Building
York Campus
Phone: (416) 736-5297

Psychiatric Disabilities Programme
Counselling and Career Development Centre
145 Behavioural Sciences Building
York Campus
Phone: (416) 736-5297

Note: Applicants for law schools in Ontario need to contact a central agency, the Ontario Law School Application Service, located in Guelph. With one application package, students apply for admission to one or more law schools through the shared entity. In a Personal Statement accompanying the main application form, the applicant may indicate why a disability may compel the student to attend law school in a particular city. For more information, telephone (519) 823-1940 or visit the website at: http://www.ouac.on.ca/olsas. For French language services, contact "le Service ontarien de demade d’admission en droit", at http://centre.ouac.on.ca/olsas/.Return to top of page

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