Advisories

On September 30, 2020, the Law Society of Alberta launched a project called “My Experience“.  The initiative was launched as part of ongoing efforts to increase diversity and counter discrimination and racism within the legal profession in the province.  “My Experience” invites Black Canadians, Indigenous Peoples and People of Colour (BIPOC), whether law or articling […]

Last week we announced a revised schedule for the October exams. Many of you expressed legitimate concerns about the fact that the dates for some exams were earlier than those that had been posted for many months. Although the changes to the exam schedule were made to address issues experienced in our first online exam […]

Please be advised the next NCA exam session has been extended, and will now be scheduled from October 14 through October 31, including Saturdays. The extra days added will help keep any wait times for accessing online exams to a minimum. The revised schedule is here. (Registration closed September 18.) Please note all exams will […]

All NCA exams are designed to be competed in three (3) hours. As part of our transition to a new online exam system, however, we have decided to extend the time to complete exams by one (1) additional hour for our initial sessions under the new system. Consequently, please be advised that all NCA candidates […]

We are happy to advise that the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) resumed partial operations on July 24, 2020.  NCA employees are once again able to process applications and conduct assessments. We currently have a significant backlog of files to process and would request your continued patience as we respond to requests.  While we focus […]

Please be advised that registration for the October NCA exam session opens on August first, and closes at Noon (Eastern) September 4. The exams will be held between October 26 to 30, 2020. NCA candidates can register through the NCA portal. Please note all NCA exams in October 2020 will be online. All exams will […]

Further to the NCA Advisory dated June 14 about the launch of CPLED`s Legal Research and Writing (LRW) course, the NCA would like to remind NCA students that the deadline to register for the LRW course beginning Monday, August 24, 2020 is Friday, August 14. As previously indicated, this course is an optional learning tool […]

The NCA continues to review its assessment policies in light of the global pandemic.  In recognition of the fact that the pandemic is forcing many schools around the world to include online instruction in their law programs in 2020, the NCA Assessment Policy has been revised to allow for recognition of a limited amount of […]

With the announcement from the provincial government that most businesses in the Ottawa area will be permitted to reopen effective July 17, 2020, the Federation is moving towards the partial re-opening of our office. The return of essential employees to the office will allow members of the NCA team to resume a number of activities […]

PDF of the message below. As per the NCA Advisory posted on our web site on June 15, 2020, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada will introduce online delivery for all exams offered by the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) scheduled in August and October 2020. The security and integrity of the examinations will […]

To help NCA candidates transition to online long response form examinations, the NCA will allocate an extra hour, or four (4) hours in total, for completion of each online exam. This extended time applies to all NCA candidates, but ONLY to NCA examinations written in July and August 2020. Please note that any form of […]

As per the NCA Advisory posted on our web site June 15, 2020, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada will introduce online delivery for all exams offered by the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) scheduled in August 2020. Despite the switch to online delivery, the other characteristics of the NCA exam are unchanged. They are […]