Saloojee says that Ryerson’s president Mohamed Lachemi will now be “engaging” with the province early in the new year, since the proposed program must be now be approved by the Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities under the Degree Granting Act.

In its approval, the FLSC identified three concerns that it says it will monitor in subsequent reviews. Those concerns were related to Ryerson’s faculty complement, program funding resources and physical resources available to faculty and staff.

Saloojee says none of the concerns outlined in the report, published yesterday, were a surprise.

“In the iterative process we had with them they indicated those were concerns they raised. We tried to address them as best we could at that time. Those are concerns that we will definitely take into consideration as we go forward.”

Ryerson says its proposed law school will offer graduates a new kind of program, one that is more focused on innovation than existing law schools. This claim has caused some consternation for existing law school deans, who have said they are continuing to evolve and offer innovative curricula.