Admission to practise in Canada
Foreign law graduates or legal practitioners from common law jurisdictions may apply to the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) for an evaluation of their legal credentials and experience for the purposes of establishing eligibility for admission to practise law in Canada. There are both common law and civil law jurisdictions in Canada so eligibility for admission will be determined by the jurisdiction.
Detailed information is available at the Federation of Law Societies of Canada and the Ontario Immigration website.
If you are planning to work in Ontario, the Law Society of Upper Canada has a Career Map for Internationally Trained Lawyers which provides a step-by-step procedure to help you plan.
A listing of firms operating in Canada can be found on Legal 500.