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University of Toronto tops our list of 35 Law universities in Canada at #29 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Trinity College (QS World #29) and McGill University (QS World #32) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 64 courses to choose from.
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10 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #29 (University of Toronto) to #378 (University of Saskatchewan); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Toronto has the largest research record in this group, with 59,684,471 citations and an h-index of 1,794.
The split is 35 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Ontario (2) and Quebec (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is McGill University, founded in 1821. University of Toronto is the largest, with 97,000 students.
By level: 33 bachelor's, 15 diploma, 10 professional and 1 master's. Within the subject, the largest areas are Law (54), Law (JD) (7) and Corporate Law (3). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 95% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (90% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (74% of courses with a stated intake). Thompson Rivers University offers the widest choice, with 5 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. McGill University is the least expensive at USD 37,000 a year and University of Toronto the most at USD 45,000; the middle of the range is about USD 42,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Toronto (QS World #29), University of Trinity College (QS World #29) and McGill University (QS World #32) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, McGill University is the least expensive at about USD 37,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
35 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 90% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
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