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NCA challenge-exam bundle

Foundations + 8 NCA subjects, in one place.

The National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) prescribes 5 to 10 challenge exams for foreign-trained lawyers entering Canadian practice. Total fees: ~C$2,870 per candidate (FLSC, 2026). Caselaw covers every prescribed subject from the official syllabus, with past papers, model answers, and an AI tutor focused on the NCA rubric.

Monthly

C$39 /month

Cancel any time. Includes the full bundle below.

Lifetime · best value

C$299 one-time

Pays for itself if you write more than 8 monthly cycles. Lifetime access to every NCA subject + future updates.

9 prescribed subjects · 0 past papers

Foundations of Canadian Law

NCA · Foundations

Canadian legal system, sources of law, court hierarchy, the Charter, federalism, statutory interpretation, Indigenous legal orders. Required for every NCA candidate.

Required · ~3,800 candidates/yr

Canadian Constitutional Law

NCA · Constitutional

Charter doctrine, division of powers (s.91/92), unwritten constitutional principles, amending procedure, Aboriginal rights under s.35.

Required · ~3,500 candidates/yr

Canadian Administrative Law

NCA · Administrative

Standard of review post-Vavilov, procedural fairness (Baker), Charter values in administrative decisions (Doré), judicial review.

Required · ~3,500 candidates/yr

Canadian Criminal Law

NCA · Criminal

Criminal Code substantive offences and procedure, Charter rights at investigation and trial, sentencing principles, evidentiary rules.

Required · ~3,500 candidates/yr

Canadian Professional Responsibility

NCA · Professional Responsibility

Federation Model Code, conflicts, candour, confidentiality, lawyer regulation, Doré balancing of professional discipline against Charter values.

Required · ~3,500 candidates/yr

Contracts (foreign-trained add-on)

NCA · Contracts

Required only when not previously studied at common-law standard. Formation, interpretation, performance (Bhasin/Callow/Wastech), breach, remedy, exclusion clauses.

Add-on (when prescribed) · ~2,200 candidates/yr

Torts (foreign-trained add-on)

NCA · Torts

Required only when not previously studied at common-law standard. Negligence framework (Anns/Cooper), causation (Snell/Resurfice/Clements), damages (1978 trilogy + cap).

Add-on (when prescribed) · ~2,200 candidates/yr

Property (foreign-trained add-on)

NCA · Property

Required only when not previously studied at common-law standard. Estates and interests in land, possession and title, equitable interests, Aboriginal title (Tsilhqot'in).

Add-on (when prescribed) · ~2,200 candidates/yr

Public + Private International Law (when prescribed)

NCA · International

Conflict of laws (jurisdiction simpliciter, real and substantial connection, choice of law), reception of public international law into Canadian law (Suresh, Hape).

Add-on (when prescribed) · ~1,200 candidates/yr

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After NCA — what next

Once your NCA Certificate of Qualification is issued, apply to a provincial law society. Each province has its own articling and bar exam regime: Ontario barrister + solicitor exams (LSO), BC PLTC, Alberta CPLED, Quebec École du Barreau (civil track — not yet served by Caselaw, see Quebec status).