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NEW May 2010 Examination Session – Registration Open
February 9, 2010

Registration for the new May examination session is now open. Please complete the registration form provided in PDF form here and mail or fax to the NCA along with your fees. The deadline for registration is March 1st, 2010. To be registered for the exams your form and fees must be received by the NCA prior to the March 1st deadline.

Please note that effective Monday March 29, the cancellation/deferral fees for May examinations increases from $75 to $150 per exam. Cancellations or deferral must be made in writing and sent to Christine Mayer by email or fax prior to the March 29 deadline.

Further details concerning the NCA examinations, schedule and fees are found here.

NCA Examination Review Date (October Examinations)
January 21, 2010

If you wish to review your exam(s) and answers(s) for the October 2009 examinations, the examination review date is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17, 2010. There are no professors at these review sessions. They are set up to give you the opportunity to review your exam together with the professor’s reasons for failure. Please be advised that all professors reread failed exams twice before assigning a failing grade. Further details are found here. (PDF)

Internationally Trained Lawyers Open House
January 8, 2010

Internationally Trained Lawyers are invited to attend a University of Toronto Open House for prospective candidates of the new Internationally Trained Lawyers Program (ITLP) on Thursday, January 21st, 2010. You can drop in any time between 3pm and 7pm at 655 Spadina Avenue (east side of Spadina, south of Bloor). Members of the ITLP team will be present to answer questions of prospective candidates about the program. Light refreshments will be available. If you plan to attend, please advise the ITLP team by Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 by email to itlprogram.law@utoronto.ca or by phone to 416-978-6770. Remember, the application deadline is February 1, 2010! More information, the application requirements and form are available at www.law.utoronto.ca/ITL.

Important Notice for Applicants who have completed all NCA requirements
December 14, 2009

Please be advised that once you have provided the NCA with a Request for Certificate of Qualification, we will review your file to verify that you have completed all of your assigned subjects. If all requirements are met, we will notify the appropriate Law Society that you have completed your NCA requirements and a Certificate of Qualification will be provided to both you and the appropriate law society within 3 to 6 weeks.

University of Toronto Internationally Trained Lawyers Program
October 7, 2009

In response to the challenges faced by internationally trained lawyers seeking accreditation to practice law in Canada, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law has launched the Internationally Trained Lawyers (ITL) Program. The ITL Program is a 10-month intensive program commencing in May 2010 that will assist lawyers living in Ontario who wish to practice law in Ontario. It will provide both academic and career-related courses that address the unique needs of international lawyers. The ITL Program is not required by the NCA or the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC). It is a voluntary program. For more information about admission requirements, cost, and deadlines, please refer to www.law.utoronto.ca/ITL.

ALL NEW NCA Examination Webpage
September 25, 2009

The NCA is happy to announce that exam syllabi have now been posted to the newly designed NCA examination webpage. The webpage was designed to provide candidates with all the information necessary to plan and register for NCA challenge examinations in an easy to read format that includes in addition to the exam syllabi, an updated schedule of examination dates, a registration form and revised policies for registration, deferrals and cancellations.

Please visit the new webpage at:
http://www.flsc.ca/en/foreignLawyers/ncaExaminations.asp

The subject “basic Canadian Criminal Law” is normally known as Criminal Law and Procedure in Canadian Law Schools
May 7, 2009

Please note that the subject ‘Basic Canadian Criminal Law’ mentioned in Section C - Part 1 - A is normally known as ‘Criminal Law and Procedure’ in Canadian law schools. We have therefore reverted to the course name previously used in these guidelines and in our recommendation letters. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

Information for applicants to the Ontario Bar who obtain a NCA Certificate of Qualification
March 26, 2009

The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) provides for exemptions or abridgments of the articling requirement for internationally trained lawyers with a Certificate of Qualification who are candidates in the licensing process as follows:

1. Internationally trained candidates called to the bar in a common law jurisdiction, with at least 10 months of practice experience that addresses the Law Society’s articling competencies, may be exempted from the articling requirement. Such candidates would be required to complete an intensive three-day course on professional conduct as a mandatory component of the licensing process.

2. All other internationally trained lawyers are required to complete the 10 month articling requirement, subject to the ability to seek an abridgment based on length of legal experience and the extent to which that experience addresses the Law Society’s articling competencies.

Applications for exemptions and abridgements should be sent directly to:
The Office of the Registrar
The Law Society of Upper Canada
130 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON M5H 2N6
416-947-3315 or 1-800-668-7380, ext 3315

For more information about The Law Society of Upper Canada's Licensing Process please visit www.lsuc.on.ca and click on Lawyer Licensing. General enquiries about the Licensing Process can be sent to registrar@lsuc.on.ca and enquiries regarding the Articling Program should be sent to articling@lsuc.on.ca

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