1. Applications for all Internationally Trained Lawyers (ITLs) and National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) candidates* are due on viLawPortal by August 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. MDT.
*ITLs and NCA applicants include:
2. To participate in ITLNCA OCIs you must:
a) Follow the naming convention below for all documents you submit in viLawPortal, i.e.:
b) Include the following blurb at the end of your Cover Letter:
c) Provide ITLNCA NetworkS with (1) your full name as listed on your resume, (2) phone number, (3) email address, and (4) a list of all the legal employers you applied to. You must submit the above information by completing this form: https://forms.gle/r3ebxfGeLzu83Mdi7 no later than August 20, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. MDT.
3. Candidates should apply to ANY firms, government offices, and/or legal employers that they are genuinely interested in working with. Candidates should not only apply to the list of firms participating in Calgary ITLNCA OCIs.
NB: Applicants do not need to have their Certificate of Qualification (CQ) to apply for OCIs. Applicants do not need to have their CQ before applying for articling positions, but applicants must receive their CQ before commencing their articling/licensing.
Note: This list will be updated on a rolling basis. You must follow the rules in steps 1 through 3 above to apply to legal employers in viLawPortal, including those that are not in the legal employers list above.
Note for Employers: Due date for early registration is July 18th, 2025. The deadline to send your list of candidates and scheduling preference to oci@itln.ca for Calgary is August 22, 2025. Please advise us directly if you are unable to make this timeline.
Please note: ITLs who have completed their CQ are not subject to recruitment rules 49.1-49.3 of the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta.
Please also see Calgary Firm Protocol, Recruitment for Summer 2026 (dated April 17, 2025)
If you are an Calgary legal employer interested in learning more about our OCI initiative or participating in ITLNCA OCIs, please contact the ITLNCA NetworkS’ OCI Committee at: oci@itln.ca