Advisories

The start times for NCA exams scheduled in  May 2021 are now posted in your NCA Portal, under the exam history tab.  You may find that you have not been assigned a start time within the timeframe requested when you registered for the exam.  The NCA is constantly seeking ways to make the exam experience for all […]

As a result of the provincewide shutdown that went into effect on Saturday, April 3, 2021, the offices of the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) have again been closed. The Federation of Law Societies of Canada continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation and to comply with all government and health authority orders. NCA employees are […]

The start times for NCA exams scheduled in April 2021 are now posted in your NCA Portal, under the exam history tab.  You may find that you have not been assigned a start time within the timeframe requested when you registered for the exam.  The NCA is constantly seeking ways to make the exam experience […]

Please be advised that personal income tax receipts for the 2020 calendar year are now posted in your NCA portal. As per CRA guidelines, you may claim NCA exam fees as an expense.  Please note that the amounts do not reflect when the payment was made, but rather when the NCA exam was written. If […]

The Law Society of Ontario will hold a live webinar on the licensing process open to all law students, candidates and law schools on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The session will cover key components of the process and will include a question and answer period. The session will be […]

Please be advised that the following NCA fees are changing: NCA Assessments – effective April 1, 2021, the fee will be $450 CDN plus applicable taxes NCA Exam Appeals – effective April 1, 2021 the fee will be $250 CDN plus applicable taxes. NCA Exams – effective March 15, 2021 the fee for registration for each NCA […]

We are happy to advise that following the lifting of the Ontario lockdown order, the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) resumed partial in-office operations on February 16, 2021.  Employees are focusing on processing applications, clearing the backlog of mail and completing file assessments. We currently have a significant backlog of files to process and request […]

The NCA is pleased to announce that CPLED’s Legal Research and Writing (LRW) course is available as an optional learning tool to all NCA applicants who have been issued an Assessment Report. The course costs CDN $375; registration will be available through the CPLED web site beginning February 22. The first course begins Tuesday, April […]

The NCA Assessment Policy requires all applicants to have a Qualifying Law Degree (“QLD”) (a degree that has been completed at an institution or through a law program that is “approved, recognized, accredited or otherwise accepted” by the local legal regulator or its delegate), typically designated as LLB, JD, BCL or LLL. The NCA policy […]

Sharpen Your Skills; Secure Your Future! Learn more about Ryerson’s Law Practice Program. Ryerson’s Law Practice Program (LPP) is the first of its kind in Ontario. Innovative, rigorous and demanding, the eight-month LPP is an approved pathway to lawyer licensing in Ontario (equivalent to articling), offering simulated, virtual training with a hands-on work term. Register […]

The NCA invites you to learn about the University of Ottawa’s French Law Practice Program by attending one of their information webinars scheduled in February and May.  READ MORE

Please be advised that access to the NCA Portal will be interrupted from 23:59 January 23, to 04:00 January 24 for required server maintenance. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.