Law & Criminology programs in Ontario
101 programs across 23 campuses, with published admission ranges starting at 65%. Sorted by the range each one publishes, lowest first, so you can see where you land.
Programs
101
Campuses
23
Lowest range
65%
What this leads to
The picture for law & criminology as of 2026-08-17, not a description of this particular program.
For law graduates, the path leads to articling (84.9% of Class of 2024 Canadian law graduates) and then associate positions or self-employment. Criminal justice work includes roles as probation officers, crime analysts, forensic analysts, and policy advisors in government, corrections, or police services.
In its favour
- Labour demand and supply for lawyers are expected to be balanced nationally through 2033.
- Canadian law firms in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are actively seeking lawyers with 4-5 years of experience.
- Canadian legal professionals using AI report improvements in responsiveness, work quality, and overall productivity; many firms find AI enables lawyers to spend less time on administrative work and more time delivering strategic value to clients.
- Criminology offers diverse career paths including law enforcement, forensic analysis, criminal profiling, and research, with roles available in policy development for justice reform.
Worth knowing
- You cannot practice law without completing articling and passing the bar exam—this adds 1-2 years and significant cost after your undergraduate degree.
- The greatest disruption from AI is occurring in legal work that is highly repetitive and document-intensive, like contract review and regulatory filings that historically required large teams of lawyers and paralegals.
- Criminology degree on its own leads to limited entry-level roles; most competitive positions in policing and intelligence require additional certifications or security clearances.
- Most available positions target lawyers with 4-5 years of experience, making the entry-level job market tighter than it appears.
How AI is changing this work
AI is automating repetitive tasks and accelerating information retrieval rather than replacing professional judgment. The likely outcome is not fewer lawyers but different lawyers—routine and document-heavy work will become more automated, while demand remains strong for skills machines struggle to replicate. For criminology, AI's greatest impact so far is condensing massive unstructured data into summaries, with language models reshaping how information moves through the system rather than replacing people. Document review and preliminary case analysis are being automated now, but investigation, court advocacy, and strategic decision-making remain human work for the foreseeable future.
Where this came from (6 sources)
- 1. Results of the Canada Articling Snapshot Survey for the Class of 2024
- 2. 2026 Canada Job Market: Hiring Trends and In-Demand Roles for Legal Jobs | Robert Half
- 3. Lawyer in Canada | Job prospects - Job Bank
- 4. Legal Recruitment in Canada: 2025 Trends - Lépine Talent
- 5. Jobs - The Canadian Law Forum
- 6. Class of 2024 Employment Data Released
All 101 programs
- 65%AlgomaLaw and Justice (BA 3 year)
- 65%AlgomaLaw and Justice (BA 4 year)
- 70%LakeheadArts One (Thunder Bay)
- 70%NipissingBachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
- 70–73%Ontario TechCommunication and Digital Media Studies
- 70%NipissingConcurrent Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice/Bachelor of Education Intermediate/Senior
- 70%NipissingConcurrent Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice/Bachelor of Education Junior/Intermediate
- 70%NipissingConcurrent Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice/Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior
- 70–73%Ontario TechCreativity, Digital Arts and Entertainment Industries
- 70–73%Ontario TechCriminal Justice
- 70–73%Ontario TechCriminal Justice (Co-op)
- 70%LaurentianCriminologie
- 70%OttawaCriminologie (4 ans)
- 70%OttawaCriminologie et études féministes et du genre (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70%WindsorCriminology
- 70%OttawaCriminology (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70%LakeheadCriminology (Orillia)
- 70%OttawaCriminology and Feminist and Gender Studies (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–73%Ontario TechCriminology and Justice
- 70–73%Ontario TechCriminology and Justice (Co-op)
- 70%LaurentianDroit et justice
- 70%LaurentianÉquité, diversité et droits de la personne
- 70–73%Ontario TechForensic Psychology
- 70%WindsorForensic Science/Forensics
- 70–75%Guelph-HumberHonours Bachelor of Applied Science in Justice Studies and Diploma in Community & Justice Services OR Policing & Community Safety
- 70–73%Ontario TechHuman Rights and Advocacy
- 70–73%Ontario TechHuman Rights and Advocacy (Co-op)
- 70%LakeheadInterdisciplinary Studies (Orillia Campus)
- 70%LaurentianLaw and Justice
- 70–73%Ontario TechLaw, Technology and Society
- 70–73%Ontario TechLaw, Technology and Society (Co-op)
- 70–73%Ontario TechLegal Studies
- 70–73%Ontario TechLegal Studies - Alternative Dispute Resolution
- 70–73%Ontario TechLegal Studies - Alternative Dispute Resolution (Co-op)
- 70–73%Ontario TechLegal Studies (Co-op)
- 70–77%YorkPhilosophy of Law (BA, Co-op available)
- 70–73%Ontario TechPolicing in Society
- 70–73%Ontario TechPolicing in Society (Co-op)
- 70–73%Ontario TechPolitical Science
- 70–77%York (Glendon)Political Science (BA, iBA)
- 70%LakeheadPolitical Science/Pre-Law (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70%WindsorSociology
- 70–73%Ontario TechStrategic Communications, Social Media & Society
- 70–75%TMUUndeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only)
- 70–73%Ontario TechVictimology and Victim Studies
- 70–73%Ontario TechVictimology and Victim Studies (Co-op)
- 70–73%Ontario TechYouth, Crime and Justice
- 70–73%Ontario TechYouth, Crime and Justice (Co-op)
- 73–77%Laurier (Brantford)Criminology and Policing - Online
- 73–77%BrockCritical Criminology
- 73–80%York (Glendon)Ethics and Political Philosophy (BA, iBA)
- 73–77%Laurier (Brantford)Global Crime and Justice (Certificate) - Online
- 73–77%YorkLaw & Society (BA- Co-op available)
- 73–80%York (Glendon)Linguistics, Language and Society (BA, iBA)
- 73–77%BrockPolitical Science
- 73–80%York (Glendon)Professional Translation (BA, iBA)
- 73–80%York (Glendon)Psychology (BA, iBA)
- 73–80%York (Glendon)Psychology (BSc, iBSc)
- 73–80%U of T (Mississauga)Social Sciences
- 75%LaurentianÉducation concurrente avec Arts - moyen/intermédiaire
- 75%LaurentianConcurrent Education with Arts – Junior/Intermediate
- 75%TrentCriminology
- 75%Trent (Durham)Criminology
- 75–80%TMUCriminology (Co-op Available)
- 75%CarletonGlobal and International Studies
- 77–80%Laurier (Brantford)Arts Degree (BA) + Law Degree (LLB), University of Sussex
- 77–80%Laurier (Waterloo)Law Degree (LLB at University of Sussex, UK) and Arts Degree (BA at Laurier)
- 77–80%Laurier (Waterloo)Law Degree (LLB at University of Sussex, UK) and Science Degree (BSc at Laurier)
- 77–80%Laurier (Waterloo)Multidisciplinary Studies (BA) and Juris Doctor (JD), Griffith University
- 80–83%Laurier (Brantford)Arts Degree (BA) + Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Co-op
- 80–86%GuelphCriminal Justice and Public Policy (BA) Honours (co-op option)
- 80–83%YorkCriminology (BA- Co-op available)
- 80–83%McMasterHumanities I
- 80%Trent (Durham)Law (LL.B.) Business Administration (B.B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Canadian Studies (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Cultural Studies (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Economics (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%Trent (Durham)Law (LL.B.) English Literature (B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) English Literature (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Environmental & Resource Studies (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Gender and Women's Studies (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Geography (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Global Development Studies (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) History (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Indigenous Studies (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%Trent (Durham)Law (LL.B.) Media Studies (B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Media Studies (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%Trent (Durham)Law (LL.B.) Philosophy (B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Philosophy (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Political Studies (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%Trent (Durham)Law (LL.B.) Sociology (B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%TrentLaw (LL.B.) Sociology (BA): Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
- 80%Ontario TechLegal Studies (BA) and Law (UK LLB) - Accelerated Pathway
- 80%King'sSocial Sciences
- 83–87%BrockForensic Psychology and Criminal Justice
- 83–87%WesternManagement and Organizational Studies
- 83–90%U of T (St. George)Social Sciences
- 85%OttawaCommerce and Juris Doctor (6-year double degree) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 85%OttawaPolitical Science and Juris Doctor (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 85%OttawaScience politique et Juris Doctor (Double grade – 6 ans)
- 85%OttawaSciences commerciales et Juris Doctor (Double grade – 6 ans)
Other subjects
- Business Studies 203
- Interdisciplinary Studies 187
- Computer Science 135
- Education Studies 117
- Environmental Studies 116
- Psychology 109
- General or Integrated Engineering 104
- Media and Communication Studies 98
- Economics 95
- Biological Sciences 92
- Others in Subjects Related to Medicine 92
- Mathematics 92
Ranges are what universities publish, not guaranteed cutoffs. Work out your top 6 to see which of these you actually clear.