NCA Academy

“NCA” stands for the National Committee on Accreditation which is a sub unit of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The main role of the NCA is to assess the legal credentials and professional experience of lawyers who obtained their legal education outside of Canada. Usually, these foreign-trained lawyers are required by the NCA to register for and write some law examinations administered by the NCA itself. Passing the required NCA examinations deems the legal credential and professional experience of the foreign-trained lawyer to be equivalent to a Canadian legal credential for which the NCA issues a Certificate of Qualification to the foreign-trained lawyer. Except for the Barreau du Quebec or the Chambre des notaires du Quebec, most law societies in Canada require this Certificate of Qualification from foreign-trained lawyers for admission to bar purposes and processes.

NCA examinations are self-study exams. This means that foreign-trained lawyers are responsible for obtaining their own course materials and for developing their own course of study. Given the complexity of some common law courses and considering the unique Canadian variation to some of these courses, experience has shown that some foreign-trained lawyers may require assistance with the preparation for the exams. This is where the NCA Academy offers help. NCA exams are written four times in a year, and the NCA Academy offers intensive teaching assistance throughout these periods. The NCA Academy organizes intensive coaching classes for the five compulsory courses which the NCA assesses for most foreign-trained lawyers. The NCA Academy also offers teaching assistance in other courses outside the five compulsory ones.

Registration is now open for the intensive coaching classes for the October 2019 NCA exams. Depending on the number of registrants, classes may be held in-person and online beginning August 24, 2019. For registration and other information, please contact us at info@legalmagnates.com. Registration for our intensive coaching classes for the October 2019 NCA exams closes on Friday, August 23, 2019, and spaces are limited.

Our class sessions for the October 2019 exams are set out below:

Professional Responsibility
Professional Responsibility I – Saturday, August 24 – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Professional Responsibility II – Sunday, August 25 – 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Foundations of Canadian Law
Foundation of Canadian Law I – Saturday, August 31 – 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Foundations of Canadian Law II – Sunday, September 1 – 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law I – Saturday, September 7 – 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Constitutional Law II – Sunday, September 8 – 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Administrative Law
Administrative Law I – Saturday, September 14 – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Administrative Law II – Sunday, September 15 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Criminal Law
Criminal Law I – Saturday, September 21 – 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Criminal Law II – Sunday, September 22 – 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Please note that all times are in the Pacific Standard Time