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LexisNexis Canada has been supporting the Canadian legal community for more than 50 years, delivering trusted expertise and practical insights to legal professionals across the country. Through LexisNexis University for Canada, we offer expert-led webinars and on-demand learning covering Legal AI, substantive law, and professional development. Designed to support your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements, these sessions are available whenever and wherever you have time, making it easy to stay informed, compliant, and ahead in your practice.

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With year-round access to a wide range of Canadian CPD-eligible learning, you can plan ahead, learn at your own pace, and stay compliant without the stress or the rush of last minute catch-ups. Unlock an unlimited access to our extensive CPD course catalogue with a subscription to LexisNexis University. Visit LexisNexis University today to take advantage of special Canadian pricing and complete your CPD hours on your schedule.

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Access a growing library of recorded expert-led webinars covering substantive Canadian law, AI insights, and practice management. Sessions are delivered by leading legal practitioners, authors, subject-matter experts, and law professors, and are offered in both presentation-style and round-table discussion formats. Learn at your own pace while gaining practical, timely insights that support your professional development and CPD requirements.

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Build confidence and efficiency with on-demand product training delivered by LexisNexis Product Adoption & eLearning Consultants and Solutions Specialists. These recorded sessions provide practical guidance on how to get the most from LexisNexis solutions, including legal research, expert tips and best practices, bill tracking, AI-powered functionality, and litigation tools such as CaseMap+. Training also covers due diligence and news solutions for current awareness, media monitoring, and diligence workflows.

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Join live, instructor-led virtual training sessions designed to help you deepen your knowledge of LexisNexis solutions. Register for a session that fits your schedule and benefit from the opportunity to interact directly with the trainer, ask questions in real time, and see practical demonstrations tailored to your needs. Choose from multiple session dates and enhance your skills in an engaging, interactive environment.

Canada Prepare to Practice (Law Schools Only)

The Canada Prepare to Practice program helps law students become practice-ready through LexisNexis certifications that build critical, job-ready skills. Focused on key areas of Canadian practice—including Employment Law, Family Law, Litigation, and Personal Injury—this program equips students with practical research, drafting, and analytical skills to stand out to employers and transition confidently from law school to legal practice.

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Canada Prepare for Practice: LexCanLearn Certification (Law Schools Only)

The LexCanLearn Legal Research Certification is developed by LexisNexis Canada with the collaboration of legal research experts across Canada. This program reinforces the legal research process taught in law schools and prepares you for the depth of research required as a lawyer. Complete your LexCanLearn certification to prove you can perform online legal research efficiently and effectively. Stand out from your peers by listing your certification on your resume and LinkedIn!

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Alberta

  • CPD Hours Needed : No mandatory hours, need to have a CPD Plan by October 1 yearly 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : Range of learning activities relevant to their professional development 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Alberta link : https://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/  

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British Columbia

  • CPD Hours Needed : 12 hours per calendar year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : 12 hours and at least 2 hours must be in professional responsibility, ethics and/or practice management 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of British Columbia link : https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/  

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Manitoba

  • CPD Hours Needed : 12 hours 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : 12 and 1.5 hours in ethics, professional responsibility or practice management 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Manitoba link : https://lawsociety.mb.ca/  

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New Brunswick

  • CPD Hours Needed : 12 hours per calendar year  
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : 12 and a minimum of 2 hours of Professional Responsibility & Ethics  
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of New Brunswick link : https://lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/en  

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Newfoundland and Labrador

  • CPD Hours Needed : 15 hours per year  
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : Range of learning activities relevant to their professional development 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Newfoundland & Labrador link : https://lsnl.ca/  

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Northwest Territories

  • CPD Hours Needed : 12 hours per year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : 12 and a minimum of 2 hours focused on Legal Ethics and Practice 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Northwest Territories link : https://lawsociety.nt.ca/

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Nova Scotia

  • CPD Hours Needed : Written annual professional development plan required with expected minimum 12 hours per reporting year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months by June 1st  
  • CPD Detail : During the first year of the new requirement, CPD may be taken in any area relevant to a lawyer’s practice, delivered through an eligible CPD activity. In the second and subsequent years, it must include a minimum of two hours in each of three areas: 
  • Substantive Legal Education and Skills Development, Risk and Practice Management, and 
  • Professionalism. 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Nova Scotia Barrister’s Society link : https://nsbs.org/  

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Nunavut

  • CPD Hours Needed : 12 hours per year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : 12 and a minimum of 1 hour in professional responsibility & ethics 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Nunavut link : https://www.lawsociety.nu.ca/en  

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Ontario

  • CPD Hours Needed : 12 hours per calendar year  
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : 12 and a minimum of 3 Professionalism Hours devoted to topics of ethics, professionalism and/or practice management (1 Professionalism hour each year must address equality, diversity and inclusion) and up to 9 Substantive Hours 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Ontario link: https://lso.ca/home 

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Prince Edward Island

  • CPD Hours Needed : 24 hours every 2 years, reported by June 30 of each even-numbered year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 2 years by June 30th. 
  • CPD Detail : Range of learning activities relevant to their professional development 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Prince Edwards Island link: https://lawsocietypei.ca/ 

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Quebec

Barreau du Québec 

  • CPD Hours Needed : 30 hours per 2-year reference period, starting April 1 of each odd-numbered year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 2 years by March 31st. 
  • CPD Detail : 27 hours of learning activities relevant to their professional development, 3 hours must be in ethics/deontology or professional practice, chosen from the Barreau’s list 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Barreau du Québec link : https://www.barreau.qc.ca/en/  

Chambre des notaires du Québec 

  • CPD Hours Needed : 30 hours per 2-year reference period, starting January 1 of each even-numbered year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 2 years by December 31st 
  • CPD Detail : Range of learning activities relevant to their professional development 
  • Reporting : Notaries self-reports 
  • Chambre des notaires link : https://www.cnq.org/en/  

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Saskatchewan

  • CPD Hours Needed : 12 hours per calendar year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months 
  • CPD Detail : 12 hours and at least 2 hours must be in professional responsibility, ethics and/or practice management 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan link : https://www.lawsociety.sk.ca/

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Yukon

  • CPD Hours Needed : 12 hours per calendar year 
  • Percentage of Eligible On-Demand hours: 100% 
  • How Often : Every 12 months by December 31st  
  • CPD Detail : Range of learning activities relevant to their professional development 
  • Reporting : Lawyers self-reports 
  • Law Society of Yukon link : https://lawsocietyyukon.com/  

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