Next Steps for Admits

NEW ADMITS 

• Applicants with offer letters dated earlier than March 1, accept by April 1, 2026
• Applicants with offer letters dated later than March 1, accept by the deadline specified in the letter

How to Respond to Your JD Offer in OLSAS

Step 1: Sign in to your OLSAS account.

Step 2: Navigate to Choices/Offers

Step 3: Select Your JD Offer

Step 4: Choose Your Response

Firm Accept

• Confirms your acceptance of U of T
• You will not be considered by any other Ontario law schools, regardless of their admission timelines.

Provisional Accept

• Confirms your acceptance of U of T while keeping you under consideration at other Ontario law schools with active offers or pending decisions.
• Available until July 1. After this date, any provisional accept automatically becomes a firm accept (see OLSAS Important Dates).
• If you applied only to U of T, this option will not appear—only Firm Accept will be available.

⚠️ Please Note:

Admitted students who applied to a JD Combined Program should Provisionally Accept their First-Year JD offer to keep their combined program options open.

• Starting May 2026, a Combined Program admission offer will only be issued after the JD Admissions Office is notified of your partner program admission and your JD tuition deposit is processed. Please email the JD Admissions Office to confirm your partner program offer.

Step 5: Finalize Your Response

• On the OLSAS webpage, complete the ‘Review & Submit’ step on the left-hand menu.

For additional details on how to accept your offer at OLSAS, please visit the OLSAS - Responding to an Offer of Admission webpage.

AFTER accepting your Offer of Admission, you must submit a non-refundable tuition deposit to confirm your place at the university.

• The deposit will be applied to your first session (term) tuition.
• A Tuition Deposit Form is included in your Offer of Admission package.
• Your Offer of Admission may be cancelled if the deposit is not received by May 1 2026.

The deposit amount depends on your federal immigration status in Canada at the time of payment:

Domestic Students

• $500 CAD, payable online by credit card only via ACORN.

International Students

• $2,000 CAD, payable online by credit card only via ACORN.
• This amount is mandated by the Province of Ontario for issuing a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL), required for your Study Permit application.

Payment Details

• Credit card only (VISA or MasterCard accepted).
• A non-refundable convenience fee of 2.5% (approx. $12.50) will be added. Subject to change.
• Payment must be made through your ACORN account, accessed using your JOINid or UTORid.

For more information, visit the Admissions Deposit Section on the University Registrar’s website.

New Students to U of T

New students to U of T will be issued a temporary JOINid username. Your JOINid will need to be converted to your permanent UTORid. 

The JD Admissions Office will email:

• Your U of T Student Number
• Your JOINid username
• Activation instructions

New students: Visit Get Your UTORid & TCard for instructions.

Continuing/Returning U of T Students

• If you already have a UTORid, use it instead of the JOINid.
• With a UTORid, there is no need to activate a JOINid.

⚠️ Important Login Notice

If you attempt to access U of T online services not related to new law admits, you may receive login error messages. Do not assume your JOINid is malfunctioning. After enabling your JOINid, test it only by logging into ACORN—do not use other e-services.

About ACORN

ACORN is the Student Web Services (SWS) portal for managing your student record. It allows you to:

• Update contact information
• View grades
• Check program fees and payments
• Add emergency contacts

Accessing ACORN

Within 5–7 business days after accepting your Offer of Admission:

1. Verify your tuition deposit
2. Verify your mailing and contact information
3. Add Emergency Contacts 

Go to: acorn.utoronto.ca

Please Note: Your JOINid must be enabled to use ACORN.

UTMail+ Activation

• Access begins: May 1
• Deadline: Activate your UTmail+ by June 1

UTmail+ is the official email used by the university for all student communications. You must activate UTmail+ before obtaining your U of T T-Card, so act promptly. All admitted students must email the JD Admissions Office using their UTmail+address once active. No other email address will be used to communicate with students. 

Convert Your JOINid to UTORid

• New students: Visit Get Your UTORid & TCard for instructions.
• Returning/Re-registering students or alumni: Continue using your existing UTORid.
  • If you forgot your UTORid or it is inactive, see the TCard website for assistance.

After conversion, you will receive UTmail+ activation instructions. Once activated, login at: mail.utoronto.ca

⚠️ Important:
All admitted students must email the JD Admissions Office using their UTmail+address once active. No other email address will be used to communicate with current students.

TCard (Student Card)

• Your official U of T student card is issued only after you have obtained your UTORid.
• Deadline: Get your card no later than August 12.
• If you have not been a U of T student for two or more years, you must:
  • Provide a new photo
  • Verify legal immigration status

For details, visit: TCard Services

JD admits who require a Study Permit, are responsible for checking with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), to determine whether a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) is required for their permit application. 

Act Early

The sooner you obtain your PAL, the sooner you can apply for your Study Permit. Do not wait for our listed deadlines—processing time for a properly submitted permit application is at least 12 weeks (3 months). Take action as soon as you are certain you wish to enroll in the JD program.

Once you have confirmed you require a PAL, all the following MUST be attained: 

1. Receive your JD Offer of Admission package, which includes Letter of Admission (LOA) and a notice of admission with the estimated cost of required education fees and the UofT designated learning institution (DLI) number
2. Accept your Offer of Admission at OLSAS
3. Pay the acceptance tuition deposit via ACORN
4. Email the JD Admissions Office to inform us of your payment and to request the PAL.

Once steps 1-4 are completed, starting from January 22^nd 2026:

• The university will be able to request automatically, the 2026 entry PAL from the Ontario government.
• It can take as many as three business days for the university to receive an approved PAL.
• Once the PAL is received at the university, the JD Admissions Office will email the PAL to our JD admits. 

Please note the Canadian JD is an Undergraduate Bachelor degree, regardless of its title "Juris Doctor".

Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents

• Expected to apply for:
  • Provincial government student financial aid programs
  • Jackman Law JD Student Financial Aid program

International Students

• Students on an immigration Study Permit:
  • Not eligible for Canadian government student financial aid or the Jackman Law JD Student Financial Aid program.
  • Encouraged to seek aid from other sources, such as local government programs.

JD Financial Aid Program Estimator 

https://jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/jd-program/financial-aid-estimator

Apply for Jackman Law JD Student Financial Aid

• Apply only after the May 1 tuition deposit deadline.
• Deadlines:  
  • For offer letters dated before July 1:
    Application due no later than July 6, 2026.
  • For offer letters dated after July 1:
    Application due within two weeks of the offer letter date.

The 2026–2027 online aid application is expected to be available in May.

Apply for Provincial Student Aid

• You must also apply separately for student aid funding from your Canadian province as soon as applications open in spring/summer 

To learn more about the Jackman Law JD Financial Aid Program, please visit: 

• https://jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/jd-program/financial-aid-current-students
• https://jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/jd-program/jd-financial-aid-policies

Format: Virtual (more information to come)

On-Campus Housing: U of T Residences

Incoming first-year JD students admitted by May 15 are eligible for spaces at two university residences:

• Graduate House (Grad House)

  • Jackman Law is guaranteed approximately 30 spaces for new JD admits.

• University Family Housing (UFH)

  • Ideal for students with families.
  • Located about 15 minutes east of the law school.
  • Jackman Law is guaranteed 2 units for new JD admits.

Requesting a Residence Space

The JD Admissions Office will send an email invitation in early May. Do not request in advance of that email. In the meantime, review accommodation details, eligibility, and instructions for requesting a space for Grad House and UFH.

Admitted students interested in Off-Campus Housing can visit UofT Off-Campus Housing Website.

This is your first opportunity to live the student experience at Jackman Law. This event features comprehensive programming adjoined with the law school community—including current JD students, alumni, and your student services team.

Good news: You may attend as long as you have not declined our offer of admission. Accepting the offer is not required to participate.

Welcome Day

• Date: Friday, February 20, 2026
• Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Toronto time)
• Format: In-person at Jackman Law
• Registration Details: Will be emailed to admitted students
• Registration Deadline: First-Round Admits by January 14

Welcome Showcase

• Dates: Monday February 23 to Wednesday February 25 2026
• Format: Online only
• Registration Deadline: End of day February 17

More details will be shared in May 2026, including any required summer reading and instructions on how to register for workshops and sessions.

Peer Mentorship Program

To help you feel fully supported during your first year of law school, you’ll be paired with an upper-year student mentor who can ease your transition. To match you with a mentor who shares similar interests, you’ll be invited to complete an online questionnaire with basic information about yourself and your preferences. The JD Admissions Office will email the questionnaire link on behalf of the Peer Mentorship Program.

Orientation

Upper-year students will organize a series of fun, social, and practical events to help you, get familiar with the law school, learn about U of T resources and explore the city of Toronto. Orientation activities will be scheduled around your first course, Legal Methods, which runs during the last two weeks of August. The JD Admissions Office will email sign-up details and event information in July on behalf of the Orientation Committee.

Registration Starts in July and Orientation starts in August

For newly admitted students, the Records Office at Jackman Law will automatically enroll you in your courses. Your class information will be provided in August.

Change Your Student Status to ‘Registered’

This step updates your student status from ‘Invited’ to ‘Registered’. Newly admitted students become registered by either submitting their minimum payment or requesting a fee deferral. 

For information on how to understand your fees and the fee deferral process, please visit: Understanding your fees and Deferring Your Tuition Fees.

Submit Your Minimum Payment 

To be officially registered, a Minimum Payment is due by July 31. Please visit Payment Options for additional information. 

Request a Fee Deferral

By request only, a deferral of this payment may be permitted for eligible students receiving external student aid (e.g., government student aid). Please visit the Deferring Your Tuition Fees website for additional information. 

Tuition Payment Deadlines

• Official tuition fees and invoices for 2026–2027 are expected to be posted online no earlier than July 13.
• Fees are billed by academic session (term), not by individual course or credit.

For complete deadline dates—when payments must be received or may be deferred (if eligible)—refer to the University Registrar’s Office Fees & Payments website.

Official Final Transcripts

This is a standard OLSAS requirement. For details, see Final Transcripts on the OLSAS website.

Who Needs to Submit

• If you enrolled in post-secondary studies during the 2025–2026 academic year, arrange for your official final transcript to be sent directly to OLSAS from the issuing institution.
• This includes exchange program transcripts.

If a Degree Was Completed

• Order a transcript that clearly shows:
  • The notation of degree awarded
  • The date of conferral/completion

Unable to Meet the Deadline?

Notify us immediately by email at: admissions.law@utoronto.ca.