UVic Law's first JD/JID graduating class
The JD/JID is a four-year joint degree program at the University of Victoria combining classroom learning with field studies conducted in collaboration with Indigenous communities. Launched in 2018, the innovative joint degree program in Canadian Common Law (JD) and Indigenous Legal Orders (JID) is the first program of its kind in the world. Graduates earn two professional degrees: a Juris Doctor (JD) and a Juris Indigenarum Doctor (JID), positioning them to impact the legal landscape at a local, national and international level. In April 2022, the Faculty of Law celebrated its first graduating class from the JD/JID program.