At CanLawBridge we seek to build long term relationships with our clients, as our goal is to be a part of their success every step of the way. Therefore, after you graduate from a law school in the United Kingdom, we’ll help you start the accreditation process through the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
The Canadian legal accreditation process for all provinces (except Quebec) is administered by the NCA – National Committee on Accreditation which is the coordinator appointed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The NCA process consists of the NCA checking to see if your degree meets the criteria of an approved law degree which qualifies the degree holder for admission into the provincial bar.
Eligible foreign law degrees consist of a 2-3 year campus-based (in class) law program from an approved or accredited law school abroad. In general you must have successfully completed the 10 mandatory law courses which are part of the ‘core law school curriculum’.
The following 5 courses are generic and may be taken at a UK law school:
- Corporate Law
- Property Law
- Tort Law
- Contract Law
- Law of Evidence
The following five courses are Canadian-content specific and must be taken at a Canadian law school or they must be completed by writing an NCA examination.
- Canadian Criminal Law
- Foundations of Canadian Law
- Canadian Administrative Law
- Professional Responsibility
- Canadian Constitutional Law
NCA Examinations
NCA examinations are scheduled four times per year, which are 3 hour open-book exams. Due to Covid-19, these open book exams are being held online with the only difference being that they are 4 hours instead.
General rules about the NCA exams:
- The NCA exams are self study
- The NCA exams are open book
- The NCA exams are on a pass/fail basis
- The NCA exams allow for one rewrite.
For more detailed information about the NCA process please visit the NCA Consulting section on our website, or click the link below: