Course description
This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the Canadian and Ontario court systems, and an introduction to the roles and responsibilities of a law clerk. This course introduces students to important elements of the Canadian legal system. Topics include an introduction to basic fields, sources of law, methods of legal analysis and research, court jurisdiction and structure, the constitution, and legal ethics and the regulation of legal professions.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Spring 2024 registration opens March 11, 2024. Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024.Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery