Advisories

Please note that updated versions of the  Canadian Criminal Law, Remedies and Foundations of Canadian Law exam outlines (syllabi) are currently available on the NCA’s website.

We know how important it is to candidates to receive timely exam results and we are working hard to make sure you receive them as soon as possible.  As always, we appreciate the importance of this process to your career plans. Thank you for bearing with us as we continue to adapt our systems to […]

Registration is now open, and accessible through the NCA Portal, for NCA exams scheduled in January 2021. Registration for the January exams will close at 11:00 PM (ET) on December 6 after which February exam registration will open. Those registering will be asked to indicate a preferred start time for their online exams. After registration […]

In response to the continuing restrictions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, all NCA exams in 2021 will continue to be conducted online. Please rest assured that we are listening to student feedback and are working on improving the exam experience. The new exam schedule spreads the exams throughout the year to minimize waiting between sessions.  […]

We know how important it is to candidates to receive timely exam results and we are working hard to make sure you receive them as soon as possible. As you might expect, the transition to our online exam system during the pandemic, combined with higher than average volumes, required us to make adjustments to our […]

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 […]