That was interesting. Do you think that I would probably run into the same problems with my MBA if I received it from the University of London? What if I got my MBA from a school in the US like UNA, BU or SIU? Would a US MBA be treated as a foreign degree in Canada?
Most associations that regulate professions usually define what US accreditations are acceptable. An MBA is not a requirement for any licensing of which I am aware so its acceptability would only be of interest to an employer or client. I general terms any accredited degree from the US, Britain, Australia or New Zealand would be acceptable. Each profession has 10 to 13 different associations for provinces or territories. I assume they are erring on the side of caution as far as degrees from countries with which they are not familiar.
Foreign qualifications are generally well received in Canada. Credential evaluation agencies such as WES are now working with professional associations to verify and standardize guidelines for degree acceptability. Degrees from the U.S., UK, Australia and South Africa are well received and recognized by organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Canadian Medical Association and various engineering accrediting bodies.
Foreign Degrees in Canada I have had no trouble having my Degree from Leicester accepted in Ontario. However, my general impression is (and I have done no research on it yet) that if your degree is from a country governed by White or even better Anglo-Saxon people you are ok; USA, most of Europe, and the white commonwealth. If your degree is from a country like India, Pakistan, Mexico. Turkey, Eastern Europe etc, you will be given a hard time. I stress this is a general impression, but my opinion is that Canadian policy is generally based on racial bigotry and ignorance. While my British degree was accepted with no real problem. My trade license was another matter. I did my machinist apprenticeship and City & Guilds in the UK. On arrival in Canada I decided to do the Ontario machinist license. So I contacted the Ministry of Trades and they sent a woman to my workplace to see me. She looked at my documents and told me that I would have to take the Ontario machinist exam and prove that I had undertaken the rerquired number of hours as a machinist (4000.) I pointed out that my apprenticeship deed showed five years and that I had 23 subsequent years working in a variety of machine shops in the UK. Her answer to this was that she doubted that the machines in England were the same sort as those in Canada (she pointed to the machines on the shop floor ignorant off the fact that every single one of them was made either in Birmingham, Coventry and Colchester.) I eventually got my employer (who was East indian and undoubtedly gone through this sort of thing himself) to vouch that I displayed the skills expected of a person of several years experience. After some argument they eventually let me take the license. I passed of course, the questions in my view were stolen from the first year City and Guilds test. Roy Maybery
Thanks for the input guys. So an MBA from University of London would basically be fine because it dose not requirer any licensing. So would an LLB from UofL basically be worthless in Canada because the degree requires licensing? I'm just wondering what could someone in Canada do with a UofL LLB?
I don't have the website handy but the Canadian Bar Associations approves foreign degrees on behalf of the provincial bars. Depending on the program at U of L, I think one would require 1 1/2 to 2 years additional training at a Canadian law school. Hardly worth it.
LLB As far as I know there are no universities in Canada that offer LLB programs part time let alone distance. The same goes for most if not all professional degrees such as Engineering or Social Work. I think it is their way of limiting professional mobility to the wealthy. The bottom line is that if you want to do Law in Canada the way to do it is to go to University for four years. Roy Maybery
Re: Re: LLB Thank you, I didn't know that. It makes the Uof L LLB look even less attractive. Roy Maybery
Re: Re: LLB Dennis is correct, and after your three years in class you then need to spend a year articling and then write the provincial bar exams prior to being able to practise. Good luck!