Advisories

A new syllabus for ​Family Law (ON/AB/BC) is now posted to the website and will take effect for the November exams.  Please ensure you study from the new syllabus.    

We know how important it is to NCA applicants to receive timely exam results.  We are working hard to make sure you receive them as soon as possible. Results from the July 2021 exam session are now available for the following exams: Canadian Constitutional Law (Posted August 24, 2021) Canadian Criminal Law (Posted August 30, […]

The NCA is pleased to announce that it is extending the exam registration deadlines for all future exam sessions beginning with those scheduled for October 2021.  NCA applicants will now have several extra weeks during which to register for exams and will be able to register much closer to the exam date. To review the […]

The NCA updated its Canadian Administrative Law exam outline (syllabus) for its September exam session.  If you are currently preparing for this exam, please to be sure to study with this new syllabus posted on the Exam outlines and samples website page.

We know how important it is to NCA applicants to receive timely exam results.  We are working hard to make sure you receive them as soon as possible. Results from the May 2021 exam session are now available for the following exams: Canadian Professional Responsibility (Posted July 7, 2021) Foundations of Canadian Law (Posted July […]

We are happy to advise that with Ontario moving to Step 2 of its reopening plan on June 30, 2021, the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) will be resuming partial in-office operations. NCA employees will once again able to process applications and conduct assessments. We currently have significant backlogs of mail and files to process […]

We know how important it is to NCA applicants to receive timely exam results.  We are working hard to make sure you receive them as soon as possible. Results for the April 2021 exam session are now available for the following exams: Canadian Constitutional Law (posted June 11, 2021) Canadian Criminal Law (posted June 8, […]

Please note that the offices of the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) remain closed. Although Ontario, where the NCA office is located, has begun to reopen some businesses, offices such as ours are required to remain closed for now. NCA employees are continuing to work remotely and to respond to emails, but some tasks, including […]

Please be advised that the NCA exam registration fee is changing effective June 7, 2021.  The fee for registration for each NCA exam (starting with exams being held in August 2021) will be $400 CDN plus applicable taxes. The NCA operates on a cost recovery basis.  It therefore adjusts its fees from time to time when […]

As part of Osgoode Professional Development’s 7th Internationally Trained Lawyers Day (OITLD), to be held online on May 27, Deborah Wolfe, P.Eng., Executive Director, National Committee on Accreditation (NCA), will be offering a presentation on the NCA and its process for internationally trained lawyers and law students. The presentation, to be held at 9:30 am […]

Amended NCA Assessment and Appeal Policies will come into effect on June 1, 2021. The changes to the Assessment Policy, approved following a comprehensive review by the NCA,  include the addition of an assessment tool for the evaluation of the competency in legal research and writing and amendments to the Mode of Study section to […]

Results for exams from the March 2021 session are now available in the NCA portal. To access your exam results, login to your NCA portal and select the Exam History tab. If you wrote exams in March and do not see your results in the portal, please contact exam@flsc.ca. Requesting your Certificate of Qualification If, […]