Master of Laws (Common Law)
University of British Columbia · Vancouver, Canada
About this programme
The Masters of Law Common Law (LLM CL) Program is a year-long, course-based professional program that provides foundational training in the Canadian common law system for foreign trained law graduates. The program has two start dates. Applicants with common law legal training may begin the LLM CL Program in either May or September. Applicants without formal common law training, such as civil law trained or applicants from mixed legal traditions must begin the LLM CL Program in May. The May start date allows student to complete a number of foundational courses in Canadian common law before joining the advanced graduate or upper-year J.D. courses offered in September. This program supports students in completing their assigned National Committee on Accreditation subjects and in addition allows students to choose from the broad array of grad
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Law
- Duration
- 1 year
- English
- IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 100
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- May, September
- Deadline
- 30 October 2026
Visa
- Visa required
- Study Permit
- Application fee
- CAD 150
- Proof of funds
- CAD 22,895
- Processing time
- 16 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (2)
- Ontario Graduate ScholarshipPartial funding · Varies by university, typically February
- UBC Graduate AwardPartial funding · Deadline January each year (varies by faculty)