This is a list of law schools and law faculties in Canada. // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... Faculty of law is another name for a law school or school of law, the terms commonly used in the United States. ...

Canada is mostly a common law jurisdiction. However, the province of Quebec uses the civil law system for non-criminal matters. As a result, Quebec's French language law schools are exclusively civil law schools. This article concerns the common-law legal system, as contrasted with the civil law legal system; for other meanings of the term, within the field of law, see common law (disambiguation). ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Civil law is the predominant system of law in the world, with its origins in Roman law, and sets out a comprehensive system of rules, usually codified, that are applied and interpreted by judges. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

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.^[1]
• University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law - Complete an additional year to complement either degree with the other program. ^[2]

McGill University is a publicly funded, non-denominational, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Old Chancellor Day Hall, Faculty of Law The Faculty of Law is a constituent faculty of McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec. ... The University of Ottawa or Université dOttawa in French (also known as uOttawa or nicknamed U of O or Ottawa U) is a bilingual [1], research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

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
• University of Ottawa, Faculté de droit civil

Civil law is the predominant system of law in the world, with its origins in Roman law, and sets out a comprehensive system of rules, usually codified, that are applied and interpreted by judges. ... The Université de Montréal (UdeM) (translated into English commonly as (the) University of Montreal) is one of six universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM or UQÀM) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with three distinct campuses, two of which are located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, and another, which is located in Longueuil, approximately 170 km west of Sherbrooke. ... Université Laval (Laval University) is the oldest centre of education in Canada, and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French. ... The University of Ottawa or Université dOttawa in French (also known as uOttawa or nicknamed U of O or Ottawa U) is a bilingual [1], research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

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 Ottawa, Faculty of Common 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

This article concerns the common-law legal system, as contrasted with the civil law legal system; for other meanings of the term, within the field of law, see common law (disambiguation). ... Dalhousie University is a university located on the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Dalhousie Law School, part of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was established in 1883, making it the oldest university common law school in the Commonwealth of Nations. ... Queens University, generally referred to simply as Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian, research-intensive university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ... The Queens Faculty of Law is a faculty of Queens University. ... The Université de Moncton is a French language university in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic Canada. ... The University of Alberta is situated along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Established in 1912, the University of Alberta Faculty of Law is the oldest faculty of law in western Canada. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... The University of British Columbia Faculty of Law houses one of the largest English language legal programs in Canada, with over 630 LL.B. students. ... The University of Calgary is a public university located in the north-western quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into University of Calgary. ... The University of Manitoba is the largest university of the province of Manitoba, most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law is a law school, offering a bachelor of laws degree (LL.B.), located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. ... The University of Ottawa or Université dOttawa in French (also known as uOttawa or nicknamed U of O or Ottawa U) is a bilingual [1], research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. ... The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is the largest education institution in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario. ... Flavelle House. ... The University of Victoria (usually known as UVic) is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (northeast of Victoria). ... University of Victoria Faculty of Law is a law school in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... The University of Western Ontario (popularly known as Western or UWO) is a coeducational, non-denominational, research-intensive university located in London, Ontario, Canada. ... Western Law is the public law school located at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Windsor is a non-denominational, provincially-supported, coeducational, public comprehensive university located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ... York University, located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university. ... Osgoode Hall Law School of York University was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889. ...

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. In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... A graduate school or grad school is a school that awards advanced degrees, with the general requirement that students must have earned an undergraduate (bachelors) degree. ...

• Carleton University
• Laurentian University
• Concordia University

Carleton University is a co-educational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... It has been suggested that Laurentian Voyageurs be merged into this article or section. ... Concordia University is a large urban university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, one of Montreals two universities that teach primarily in the English language (the other is McGill University). ...

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.

Akitsiraq Law School was a program of the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria, in partnership with Nunavut Arctic College. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... University of Victoria Faculty of Law is a law school in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Nunavut Arctic College is funded by the Government of Nunavut and has several campuses and centres spread out throughout Nunavut, Canada. ...

See also

• Lists of law schools

This is an index of lists of law schools and faculties of law by country. ...

External links

• Canadian Law Students Forum
• Canadian Lawyer magazine's 2005 ranking of Canadian Law Schools

References

1. ^ "LL.B and B.C.L at McGill", McGill University, June 24, 2006.
2. ^ "National Program at U of Ottawa", University of Ottawa, June 24, 2006.