Typical Employment and Education Requirements

The requirements listed for each occupational category will tend to vary across particular roles, job titles, and contexts. {This text can be swapped to either column for balance.}

The following typical requirements are listed on the ESDC’s 2021 entry for this occupational category:

·       Lawyers

• “Two to three years of undergraduate studies or, in Quebec, completion of a college program, a bachelor’s degree from a recognized law school, successful completion of the bar examination and completion of a period of articling are required.”
• “Licensing by the provincial or territorial law society is required.”
• “Be an active member of a law society in the province or territory of legal practice.”

·       Notaries (Quebec)

• “A bachelor’s degree in civil law from a recognized law school and a master’s degree in notarial law, which includes a 16-week internship, from a recognized law school are required.”
• “A 15-day training program at the Chambre des notaires du Québec is required.”
• “Licensing by the Chambre des notaires du Québec is required.”