Internationally Trained Lawyer Program

Study with us! Our Micro-Diploma in Canadian Public Law and our Micro-Diploma in Canadian Private Law provide a flexible and clear pathway to licensure in Canada. 

Together with other programs at UM Law The Internationally Trained Lawyer program offers persons who hold law degrees from a university outside Canada and those who hold a Canadian civil law degree flexible pathways to satisfy the Federation of Law Societies’ National Committee on Accreditation’s (NCA)requirements to obtain a Certificate of Qualification.

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Internationally Trained Lawyer Program

Application deadlines

  • Applications to the Internationally Trained Lawyer Program for the 2026-27 Academic year may be submitted commencing October 1, 2025.

  • Deadline to apply: March 31, 2026. Documents may be submitted until April 30, 2026 to qualify for the Fall 2026-27 cohort.

About

The University of Manitoba Faculty of Law has developed two micro-diploma programs, which, alone or with our graduate degrees, are designed to help internationally trained lawyers and those with a Canadian civil law degree meet the National Committee on Accreditation’s requirements to obtain a Certificate of Qualification.

Cost of attendance

Tuition cost per micro-diploma

 Year 1
Canadian Students$22,000.00 plus required fees
International Students$44,000.00 plus required fees

Our micro-diploma programs are each designed to be completed in one year. After the first year, a continuing fee of $3,750.00 per semester, (domestic students). Students may take up to three years in total to complete the micro-diploma.

Disclaimer: Fees are approved annually by The University of Manitoba Board of Governors. In the event of a discrepancy between the fee rates approved by the Board and those published on this website, the fee rates approved by the Board will prevail. Students will be notified of any corrections that result in a re-assessment of their student account.

2026-27 Program Prospectus

Our 2026-27 prospectus provides prospective students with more information about all the Internationally Trained Lawyer Program at UM Law has to offer.

Prospectus

What we offer

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Flexible and customizable learning paths

The Internationally Trained Lawyer Program offers flexible pathways to help many students meet NCA academic requirements. Pathways are tailored to each student’s unique needs, including for those educated in civil law jurisdictions for whom the NCA offers no recognition of prior credentials.

Our Micro-Diploma in Canadian Public Law on its own is often sufficient to meet the needs of internationally trained lawyers. Students assigned additional courses by the NCA or who have been assigned one or two years of in-person learning can also be accommodated in many instances.

Our micro-diplomas can also be combined with a LLM and or Master of Human Rights program (separate application and admission required) to meet your professional goals or NCA in-person learning requirements.

Please contact us for more information.

Frequently asked questions

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Contact Us

Faculty of Law

224 Dysart Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

itlp@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6130
204-474-7580