Federation of Law Societies of Canada

Approved Canadian Common Law School Programs (alphabetical, by university name)

Legend: E/F indicates some courses are given in English, and some are in French
E or F indicates the program is offered either in english OR in french
Program Language Approval Approval Approval
Type Started Status Type
University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./J.D. (University of Colorado) Dual English 2017 Approved Program
University of British Columbia (Peter A. Allard School of Law) Vancouver, British Columbia
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./LLB (Tsinghua University) Dual English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./LLB (University of Hong Kong) Dual English 2017 Approved Program
University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Public Policy (MPP) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./J.D. International Energy Lawyers Program (University of Houston) Dual English 2017 Approved Program

Dalhousie University (Schulich School of Law) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Public Administration (MPA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Health Administration (MHA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Civil Law upgrade One Year English 2017 Approved Program
Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
J.D. J.D. English 2016 Approved Program
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
McGill University (Montréal, Québec)
Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL)/ Bachelor of Law (LLB) including minor, honours and concentrations J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL)/ Bachelor of Law (LLB)/ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL)/ Bachelor of Law (LLB)/ Master of Social Work (MSW) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
 Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Approved Canadian Common Law School Programs (alphabetical, by university name)
Legend: E/F indicates some courses are given in English, and some are in French
E or F indicates the program is offered either in english OR in french

Program Language Approval Approval Approval

Type Started Status Type
Université of de Moncton (Moncton, New Brunswick)
J.D. J.D. French 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Public Administration (MPA) Joint French 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint French 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master in Environmental Studies (MES) Joint French 2017 Approved Program
J.D. for civil law graduates One year French 2017 Approved Program
Université de Montréal (Montréal, Québec)
J.D. One year E/F 2013 Approved Program
University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
Nunavut Arctic College (Nunavut)
J.D.with University of Saskatchewn J.D. English Preliminary Program
University of Ottawa (Common Law Section) (Ottawa, Ontario)
J.D. J.D. E or F 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint E or F 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Arts (MA) International Affairs Joint E or F 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Bachelor of Civil Law (LLL) Joint French 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Honours Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) Joint French 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Honours Bachelor of Social Sciences (BScSoc) in Political Science Joint French 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ J.D. (Michigan State University or Washington College of Law) Dual E or F 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Bachelor of Civil Law (LLL), National Program One year French 2017 Approved Program
Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Public Administration (MPA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Industrial Relations (MIR) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Arts (MA), Economics Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Hon. Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D. for Canadian Civil Law Graduates (Université de Sherbrooke) One year English 2017 Approved Program
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 Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Approved Canadian Common Law School Programs (alphabetical, by university name)
Legend: E/F indicates some courses are given in English, and some are in French
E or F indicates the program is offered either in english OR in french

Program Language Approval Approval Approval

Type Started Status Type

Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)

J.D. J.D. English Preliminary Program
University of Saskatchewan (College of Law) (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D. French Common Law Option (FCLO) J.D. French 2019 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2018 Approved Program
Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Québec)
J.D. One year E/F 2016 Approved Program
J.D. One year E/F 2012-15 Approved ISAM
Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops, British Columbia)
J.D. J.D. English 2014 Approved Program
University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Social Work (MSW) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Arts (MA), Criminology Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Arts (MA), Economics Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Economics Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Arts (MA), English Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Arts (MA), European, Russian and Eurasian Studies Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Political Science Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Philosophy Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Information (MI) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Global Affairs (MGA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Public Policy (MPP) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
Trinity Western University (Burnaby, British Columbia)
J.D. J.D. English 2012 Preliminary Program

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 Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Approved Canadian Common Law School Programs (alphabetical, by university name)
Legend: E/F indicates some courses are given in English, and some are in French
E or F indicates the program is offered either in english OR in french
Program Language Approval Approval Approval
Type Started Status Type
University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Juris Indigenarum Doctor (JID) J.D. English 2019 Preliminary Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Public Administration (MPA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D. for Canadian Civil Law Graduates One year English 2017 Approved Program
Western University (Western Law) (London, Ontario)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Bachelor of Engineering Science (BESc) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Honours Business Administration (HBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Bachelor of Arts (BA), Kinesiology Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA), Media, Information and Technoculture (MIT) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Honours Specialization Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Science (MSc), Geology or Geophysics Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Arts (MA), History Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Bachelor of Law (LLB) (Université Laval) Dual English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Law (LLM) (University of Groningen) Dual English 2017 Approved Program
University of Windsor (Windsor, Ontario)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Social Work (MSW) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ J.D. (University of Detroit Mercy) Dual English 2017 Approved Program
York University (Osgoode Hall Law School) (Toronto, Ontario)
J.D. J.D. English 2015 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master of Arts (MA), Philosophy Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D./ Master in Environmental Studies (MES) Joint English 2017 Approved Program
J.D. for Canadian Civil Law Graduates (BCL) (Université de Montréal) One year English 2017 Approved Program