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In Canada, two types of law are practiced: Common Law and Civil Law. Quebec is the only province in Canada that uses the Civil Law system; hence, it is the only province in which one can practice law with a Civil Law degree. Every other province and territory in Canada practices Common Law. A Common Law degree allows you to practice law in other Common Law countries, such as the United States, while a Civil Law degree allows you to practice law in other Civil Law countries, such as France.

Here is a list of all the law schools in Canada:

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University of Toronto	University of Alberta	University of British Columbia	York University	University of Western Ontario
University of Windsor	University of Victoria	University of Saskatchewan	Queen's University	University of Ottawa
University of New Brunswick	McGill University	University of Manitoba	Dalhousie University	University of Calgary

Common Law Schools

Updated: January 2013

#	School Name	Applicants	Offers Made	1st Year Enrollment	Median LSAT	Median GPA
1	Toronto (JD)	2,111	-	199	168	4.1
2	McGill (LLB)	1,479	-	179	162	3.7
3	Osgoode Hall (JD)	3,107	574	291	163	3.93
4	UBC (JD)	2,261	-	185	166	3.8
5	Victoria (JD)	1,383	-	110	161	3.87
6	Dalhousie (LLB)	1,700	-	175	164	4.0
7	Ottawa (LLB)	1,160	-	380	-	-
8	Alberta (LLB)	1,500	-	175	161	3.7
9	Queens (JD)	2,797	549	168	162	-
10	Manitoba (LLB)	1,211	325	110	162	3.9
11	Calgary (LLB)	1,360	110	110	160	3.57
12	Saskatchewan (LLB)	1,080	126	126	159	3.34
13	New Brunswick (LLB)	1,011	-	90	159	3.8
14	Western (JD)	2,750	-	175	162	3.7
15	Windsor (JD)	2,707	-	533	158	3.07

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The following criteria were used:

1. Curriculum
2. Faculty
3. Professors
4. Testing
5. Facilities
6. Relevance
7. Recreation

#	School Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final Grade
1	Osgoode Hall	A-	A-	A-	B-	B	B	A	B+
2	Toronto	A-	A-	B+	B	B	B	A-	B+
3	New Brunswick	A-	B+	B+	B	B	B	A-	B+
4	Victoria	B+	B+	A-	B	B	B	A	B+
5	McGill	B+	B+	B+	B	B-	B	A-	B
6	Windsor	B+	B+	A-	B-	C+	B-	A	B
7	Queens	B+	B+	B+	B-	B	B-	A-	B
8	Western	B	B+	A-	B	B-	B	B	B
9	Calgary	B	B+	A-	B-	B+	C+	B+	B
10	Dalhousie	B+	B+	B+	C+	B	B-	B+	B
11	Ottawa	B	B	B+	B-	B-	B-	B+	B
12	Manitoba	B+	B+	B+	C+	B-	C+	B+	B-
13	Saskatchewan	B	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	B	B-
14	UBC	B	B	B	C+	C-	C+	B	C+
-	Alberta	Did not partcipate.

Civil Law Schools

• Université de Montréal
• Université Laval
• Université de Sherbrooke
• Université du Québec à Montréal
• McGill University (4-year combined Common and Civil Law program; bilingualism required)
• University of Ottawa (Civil Law program)

Most of the above law schools require applications through their individual online application systems or by mailing in an application package. However, the six Ontario schools use OLSAS (the Ontario Law School Application Service), a centralized online system that allows you to fill out your information once for all the Ontario law schools you apply to. The Civil Law schools do not require applicants to take the LSAT because it is only offered in English.

A joint degree (both common and civil) allows you to develop a wider perspective of both legal systems of the Western world, but generally requires four years to complete. Most law schools provide either a Common Law program in English or a Civil Law program in French. The exceptions are the University of Ottawa, McGill University, and the Université de Moncton.