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Professional Doctorate of Law

University of Ottawa

  • Ottawa, Canada
  • English
  • On campus
  • Professional Doctorate

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University of Ottawa campus

About the program

A structured research doctorate in law leading to a PhD thesis.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights: yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying Law can develop the ability to interpret relevant legal or policy concepts
  • Evaluate evidence and arguments and communicate structured
  • Ethically informed analysis
  • And conduct and communicate an original research project where this is a research doctorate. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Paralegal Assistant
  • Legal Researcher
  • Compliance Assistant

Curriculum

  • Structured PhD in Law (four years full-time
  • Six part-time unless stated): an original research thesis written under a supervisor
  • Supported by taught graduate-education modules
  • Discipline-specific modules and progress milestones. Applications are accepted at any time.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Undergraduate degree (a college diploma or certificate alone is not adequate); LSAT required for the English Common Law programme; degrees from outside Canada and the United States need a course-by-course WES evaluation.

Accepted academic background

Undergraduate degree (a college diploma or certificate alone is not adequate); LSAT required for English JD; degrees from outside Canada and the United States need a course-by-course WES evaluation; applications through OLSAS

How to apply

  1. Check the JD requirements and deadline with the Faculty of Law. Apply through OLSAS and pay the application fee (315 CAD). Have official transcripts sent directly to OLSAS; degrees from outside Canada and the United States need a course-by-course WES evaluation. Write the LSAT (required for the English Common Law programme; the page recommends writing it by November 2026).

Other costs

Tuition per year$50,600 CAD
Application fee$315 CAD
Deposit$74,048 CAD

Program details

CampusOttawa
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Law
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Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value93
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Applications closed

    1 Nov 2026

    Closed

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Frequently asked questions

  • Tuition is $50,600 CAD per year. The application fee is $315 CAD. The deposit is $74,048 CAD. The estimated living cost is $23,448 CAD.