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International Tuition (CAD\/yr)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Universit\u00e4t von Toronto<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Toronto, ON<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $33,040<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $69,320<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n University of British Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $14,517<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $48,180<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n McGill Universit\u00e4t<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Montreal, QC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $5,930 (QC) \/ $23,820 (other CA)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $71,687<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Queen’s University<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Kingston, ON<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 101\u2013150<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $21,782<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $71,082<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n York University (Osgoode Hall)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Toronto, ON<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 101\u2013150<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $25,298<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $48,875<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n University of Ottawa<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Ottawa, ON<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 101\u2013150<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $21,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $44,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Dalhousie University<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Halifax, NS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 151\u2013200<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $18,708<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $41,149<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Western University<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n London, ON<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 151\u2013200<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $20,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $55,072<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n University of Alberta<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Edmonton, AB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 201\u2013250<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $16,559<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $64,792<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n University of Calgary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Calgary, AB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 201\u2013250<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $16,559<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $64,792<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n The ten law schools profiled below were selected from the QS World University Rankings by Subject (Law and Legal Studies), filtered to English-medium programs ranking within the top 300 globally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n All ten feature JD programs, the Juris Doctor, which is the primary professional law degree in Canada. Law school in Canada takes three years to complete, and the JD is the qualification required to become a practicing lawyer. No prior legal background is needed, only an undergraduate degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This list is neither a ranking nor an endorsement of one institution over another; there are other top universities in Canada<\/a> beyond what is covered here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The University of Toronto<\/a> Faculty of Law is one of the most research-intensive law programs in Canada, built around clinical work through the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights<\/a> and the International Human Rights Program. Combined-degree pathways connecting law with economics, philosophy, and public policy reflect the faculty’s interdisciplinary approach to legal education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Graduates enter Canada’s largest legal market, with placements spanning major national and international firms, the judiciary, and government. Substantial bursary funding covers a significant share of the domestic student body each year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law<\/a> is known for its strength in Indigenous legal studies and Asian legal studies, reflecting the school’s Pacific Rim orientation. The JD curriculum combines mandatory foundational coursework with optional concentrations in business, environmental, and social justice law, supported by clinics including the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic and the International Justice & Human Rights Clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Graduate employment is concentrated in the British Columbia legal market, though the school’s exchange partnerships and academic reputation extend its reach into private practice and public interest work nationally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n McGill University’s Faculty of Law is the oldest law faculty in Canada, established in 1848, and is best known for its transsystemic BCL\/JD program, the only one of its kind in the country, which teaches common law and civil law together rather than as separate tracks. Students graduate with two degrees simultaneously: a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) and a Juris Doctor (JD), qualifying them for bar admission programs in every Canadian province. Instruction is bilingual, course materials and classroom discussion run in both English and French, with a first-year Foundations course integrating the two traditions from day one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Graduates enter legal markets across Canada and internationally, drawing on the school’s reputation as one of the most globally recognized law faculties in the country. The program includes joint degrees with the Desautels Faculty of Management (BCL\/JD\/MBA) and the School of Social Work (BCL\/JD\/MSW), along with optional majors in Commercial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution or International Human Rights and Development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Queen’s University’s Faculty of Law runs a deliberately small annual intake, prioritizing advocacy training and clinical education through entities such as the Prison Law Clinic and the Business Law Clinic. The International Law Programs at the Bader International Study Centre<\/a> in England add a distinct international dimension to the curriculum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Career placement is closely aligned with the Ontario legal market, with graduates frequently moving into litigation and corporate roles at national firms. An active alumni network is concentrated in Toronto and Ottawa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Osgoode Hall Law School runs an extensive clinical education model and a broad curriculum spanning traditional doctrine to digital justice and professional regulation, integrating practical legal service directly into academic requirements. Research hubs such as the Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security reinforce this applied focus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The faculty supplies legal talent across all sectors of the Canadian legal profession, with outcomes spanning corporate recruitment on Bay Street, judicial clerkships, and public-interest law roles, backed by the largest law school alumni network in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The University of Ottawa’s Common Law Section operates two autonomous, parallel JD streams in English and French. The English JD track requires no knowledge of French for admission or graduation, allowing students to complete all coursework, examinations, and clinical requirements exclusively in English. The curriculum emphasizes public law, human rights, and technology law, with the faculty’s proximity to the Supreme Court of Canada and federal institutions providing direct access to policymaking environments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The faculty trains a significant share of Canada’s federal public servants, administrative tribunal members, and national NGO practitioners. English-stream graduates enter the Ontario legal market directly, while those with French fluency can additionally pursue bilingual corporate and national public sector roles. The French JD stream does not require the LSAT, making Ottawa one of the few law schools in Canada without LSAT requirements at the point of admission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Schulich School of Law<\/a> operates under the Weldon Tradition, an institutional mandate prioritizing public service and community responsibility. As the dominant common law faculty in Atlantic Canada, it offers some of the most extensive combined law programs in Canada and maintains the long-standing Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq Initiative to broaden access to legal education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The school effectively anchors the legal market in the Maritime provinces while exporting a significant share of its graduates to Ontario and Western Canada. Institutional resources prioritize placements across private practice, regional government, and public interest advocacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Western Law is defined by its integration with corporate and commercial law, anchored specifically through joint programs with the Ivey Business School<\/a>. The curriculum mandates legal research and advocacy competencies alongside an Indigenous Perspectives course, balancing a corporate-oriented focus with foundational public law and experiential training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The faculty structures its academic pathways to supply the corporate law market in Toronto. Graduates consistently move into national corporate law firms, government, and in-house counsel positions, supported by small cohort sizes and an active business-focused alumni network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10 Law Schools in Canada for International Students <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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3. McGill Universit\u00e4t<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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5. York University (Osgoode Hall)<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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