American Bar Approved Law Schools in Canada

The American Bar Association (ABA) does not approve Canadian law schools. A Canadian law school degree, however, will not prevent a graduate from joining the bar of a given state in the U.S. Each state uses its own criteria to judge whether the education received has met a certain standard. Most states will accept to their bar Canadian graduates from any of the 15 accredited Canadian law schools.
  1. Western and Central Canadian Law Schools

    • Spread over three provinces, there are many excellent places to receive a legal education including the University of Alberta (Alberta), University of British Columbia (B.C.), the University of Calgary (Alberta), the University of Manitoba (Manitoba), the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan) and the University of Victoria (B.C.).

    Ontario and Quebec Law Schools

    • The Ontario and Quebec region also boasts many fine law schools, including McGill University (Quebec), Osgoode Hall Law School (Ontario), the University of Ottawa (Ontario), Queen's University (Ontario), the University of Toronto (Ontario), the University of Western Ontario (Ontario) and the University of Windsor (Ontario).

      Quebec has a distinct legal system, and therefore has a distinct curriculum in law school, which is also available to study at the University of Ottawa, which teaches both systems, as does McGill. Quebec (and Moncton, New Brunswick) has other law schools that teach only the civil law tradition. This education would likely be more difficult to transition to an American jurisdiction.

    Eastern Canada

    • The maritime provinces have two excellent school as well, Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia) and the University of New Brunswick (New Brunswick).

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