Courses

A broad overview of the foundational legal concepts key to success in the program: cases, the evolution of the common law, sources of Canadian law, and methods of legal analysis. Classes are interactive, with time for questions and discussion. September 18 covers Foundations of Canadian Law as a full day.

A broad overview of the foundational legal concepts key to success in the program: cases, the evolution of the common law, sources of Canadian law, and methods of legal analysis. Each topic is designed to teach you how to use your time effectively as you tackle readings and assignments. Lectures build on each other, so attending all four days is highly recommended.

Taught by LEC0102

Instructor to be announced

NCA required3 credits

Designed for internationally trained lawyers pursuing a Certificate of Qualification through the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) who are registered in the Canadian Law concentration. Business Law and Technology Law students with an international law degree can instead enroll in the Legal Research and Writing course offered through CPLED to satisfy this NCA requirement.

Taught by LEC0102

Patrick Hartford Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

RequiredNCA requiredCapped at 603 credits

An introduction to the Canadian legal system: sources of authority, separation of powers, judicial review and common law reasoning, with attention to Aboriginal peoples and international law.

Taught by LEC0101

Simone Sepe Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Required3 credits

The business law groundwork for the rest of the program, covering corporate governance, securities regulation, insolvency and financial oversight.

Taught by LEC0101

Al Hounsell Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Required3 credits

Starts from first-year foundations in torts, contracts, property, constitutional and criminal law, then asks how technology reshapes each of them and the justice system with them.

Taught by LEC0102

Peter L. Biro Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Also Saturday afternoonsNCA requiredCapped at 603 credits

How Canada's Constitution is structured and interpreted: the division of powers between governments, and the rights it protects, from expression and religion to equality and Indigenous rights.

Taught by LEC0101

Malcolm Thorburn Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Also in winterNCA requiredCapped at 603 credits

The fundamentals of criminal liability: where offences come from, intent and causation, extensions of liability, the defences, and procedure through sentencing and appeal.

Taught by LEC0101

Abraham Drassinower Faculty profile, opens in a new tab Alex Stack Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

Patents, trademarks, copyright and neighbouring rights treated as an asset class, and how they work strategically for a business, especially in technology.

Taught by LEC0101

David Conklin Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

The relationships between a company, its directors, management, shareholders and stakeholders, how ESG commitments shape decisions, and what governance failures teach about prevention.

Taught by LEC0101

Jagtaran Singh Faculty profile, opens in a new tab Nathalie Des Rosiers Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Also Saturday morningsNCA requiredCapped at 603 credits

How Canada's Constitution is structured and interpreted: the division of powers between governments, and the rights it protects, from expression and religion to equality and Indigenous rights.

Taught by LEC0101

Erica Richler Faculty profile, opens in a new tab Anastasia-Maria Hountalas Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Also in winterNCA requiredCapped at 603 credits

The principles governing lawyers' conduct in Canada, centred on the Model Code of Professional Conduct, and how lawyers are licensed and regulated across jurisdictions.

Taught by LEC0101

Abdi Aidid Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

Privacy law and how it applies to emerging technology, including AI, data aggregation, surveillance and online advertising, seen from the consumer, business and regulator sides.

Taught by LEC0101

Dera Nevin Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

Where innovation and regulation fall out of step as new products reach market, and how shifts in legal technology, regulation and funding may reshape legal services.

Taught by LEC0101

David Walders Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Also April intensiveNCACapped at 603 credits

The legal history of Indigenous-Crown relations from contact through treaties and the Indian Act, then the live questions: Aboriginal rights, modern agreements, the duty to consult and UNDRIP.

Taught by LEC0102

David Goodis Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

NCA requiredCapped at 603 credits

How government actually operates: the procedures, limits and jurisdiction of agencies and tribunals, and when public bodies answer to administrative law rather than to contract or tort.

Taught by LEC0101

Patrick Hartford Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

Contract principles worked through business situations rather than doctrine alone, including digital agreements and breach of confidence, using leading Canadian cases.

Taught by LEC0101

Malcolm Thorburn Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Also in fallNCA requiredCapped at 603 credits

The fundamentals of criminal liability: where offences come from, intent and causation, extensions of liability, the defences, and procedure through sentencing and appeal.

Taught by LEC0101

Abdi Aidid Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

NCACapped at 603 credits

Disputes that arise when one person injures another or damages their property, the competing theories behind tort law, and the alternatives to tort for compensating injury.

Taught by LEC0101

Cary Ferguson Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

The law and regulation of Ontario's energy system and its decarbonisation, from electrifying transport and heating to electricity market structure and renewable deployment.

Taught by LEC0101

Anthony Mouchantaf Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

How technology companies raise money: the financing structures and legal arrangements used in the innovation sector, and the economics that shape them.

Taught by LEC0101

Rebecca Durcan Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Also in fallNCA requiredCapped at 603 credits

The principles governing lawyers' conduct in Canada, centred on the Model Code of Professional Conduct, and how lawyers are licensed and regulated across jurisdictions.

Taught by LEC0101

Simone Sepe Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

The legal and regulatory framework governing banks and financial institutions.

Taught by LEC0101

Carole Piovesan Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

How artificial intelligence is being regulated around the world: the technical groundwork, the policy frameworks governments have built, and the data privacy law surrounding them.

Taught by LEC0101

Adrienne Smith Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

NCACapped at 603 credits

Canada's temporary and permanent immigration pathways and the balance struck between economic policy and human rights obligations, with guest practitioners throughout.

Taught by LEC0101

Instructor to be announced

3 credits

How blockchain works and where it is used, then the Canadian legal questions it raises across securities, privacy, tax, anti-money laundering, intellectual property and cybersecurity.

Taught by LEC0101

David Walders Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

Also December intensiveNCACapped at 603 credits

The legal history of Indigenous-Crown relations from contact through treaties and the Indian Act, then the live questions: Aboriginal rights, modern agreements, the duty to consult and UNDRIP.

Taught by LEC0101

Instructor to be announced

NCACapped at 603 credits

What makes an agreement binding, what follows when it is broken, the remedies available, and how a contract reaches people who never signed it.

Taught by LEC0101

Instructor to be announced

3 credits

The law and policy of cybersecurity: what government and private organisations must do to protect systems and networks, including national security and cross-border questions.

Taught by LEC0101

Andrew Matheson Faculty profile, opens in a new tab Tyler Hodgson Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

Financial crime across jurisdictions and how corporations and individuals are held to account, from detection through prosecution, including conflicts between national regimes.

Taught by LEC0101

Joshua Morrison

NCACapped at 603 credits

Where artificial intelligence meets Canadian law and regulation, examined through real applications and set against the approaches taken in the United States, the EU and elsewhere.

Taught by LEC0101

Instructor to be announced

3 credits

The law of major corporate transactions, including cross-border deals, worked through real examples of how legal rules meet business practice and negotiation.

Taught by LEC0101

Larissa Katz Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

NCACapped at 603 credits

Real and personal property in Canadian common law: possession, ownership, adverse possession, estates, easements, and how competing claims to land get resolved.

Taught by LEC0101

Abdi Aidid Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

The ethical, legal and social questions raised by AI and platforms, with frameworks for responsible development and case studies on bias, privacy and accountability.

Taught by LEC0101

Instructor to be announced

NCACapped at 603 credits

Family law past marriage and divorce: parentage, domestic contracts, the rights of unmarried cohabitants and dispute resolution, under both federal and Ontario legislation.

Taught by LEC0101

Instructor to be announced

NCACapped at 603 credits

Sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations compared, with the weight on corporate governance and the fiduciary duties directors and officers owe.

Taught by LEC0101

Instructor to be announced

3 credits

How businesses raise capital: exemptions in the private markets, the obligations that come with going public, insider duties, and the regulation of market intermediaries.

Taught by LEC0101

Rosario Cartagena Faculty profile, opens in a new tab

3 credits

Data law applied to health care, across privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property and AI, for students who will advise or lead inside a health system.