Law Programs Offered	QS Ranking 2020
University of Toronto	Juris Doctor (JD); LLM	#29
McGill University	Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) and JD; LLM; PhD	#35
University of British Columbia	JD (Dual Degree); JD + MBA	#51
University of Alberta	JD (Dual Degree); LLM; PhD	#113
University of Montreal	Bachelor of Laws; Juris Doctor in North American Common Law (Dual Degree); LLM; PhD	#137
University of Waterloo	MA in Social and Legal Studies	#173
Queen’s University	JD + MBA and Graduate Diploma in Business (GDB); LLM	#239
Western University, Canada	JD; JD + HBA; JD + BESc; LLM	#211
Dalhousie University	B.A. in Law, Justice & Society; LLM; PhD	#280
University of Ottawa	JD; LLM	#281

Law Colleges in Canada: Degree and Specialisation

Following types of degrees are offered to study law in Canada for international students: 

• Juris Doctor: This is a well-recognised dual degree program offered by the majority of the universities. Here, students learn the concepts of law through the perspective of common and civil law and legal traditions.
• Thesis Option in LLM: The thesis option aims towards a research-intensive structure with less focus on coursework.
• Non-Thesis Option in LLM: This option aims more towards coursework where a research project has to be submitted in their last term.

Courses offered by the Law Colleges in Canada

The course structure of law degrees offered in Canadian universities is versatile. They incorporate every aspect of law and its related subjects which will enrich the student’s course curriculum. These are few of the focused specialisations offered by law colleges in Canada.

Canadian Constitutional Law	Contracts
Criminal Law and Procedure	Property Laws
Torts	Administrative Law
Jurisprudence and Critical Perspectives	Environmental Law in Practice
Forest Law	Business Organizations
Ethics and Professionalism	Equitable Remedies
Intellectual Property	Cyberspace Law