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This is a list of law schools and law faculties in Canada.
Canada is mostly a common law jurisdiction. However, the province of Quebec uses the civil law system (as do many European countries). As a result, Quebec's French language law schools are exclusively civil law schools.
Schools offering dual degrees or choice of system
- McGill University, Faculty of Law - Integrates both components in a 3 year study called the Trans-Systemic Programme. This is a development of the National Programme that is still offered at the University of Ottawa.
- University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law - Complete an additional year to complement either degree with the other program.
Schools teaching civil law
- Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit
- Université du Québec à Montréal, Département des sciences juridiques
- Université de Sherbrooke, Faculté de droit
- Université Laval, Faculté de droit
Schools teaching common law
- Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Law School
- Queen's University, Faculty of Law
- Université de Moncton, École de droit
- University of Alberta, Faculty of Law
- University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law
- University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
- University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law
- University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Law
- University of Saskatchewan, College of Law
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
- University of Victoria,Faculty of Law
- University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law
- University of Windsor, Faculty of Law
- York University, Osgoode Hall Law School
Schools with only non-professional degrees
These offer undergraduate and/or graduate school programs in law, but they are not professional degrees and do not confer the ability to practice law in any jurisdiction.
Notable Defunct Schools
- Akitsiraq Law School was a one-time program for Inuit students, administered jointly by the University of Victoria Faculty of Law and Nunavut Arctic College. There are no current plans to reinitiate the program.
See also: List of law schools
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