Objectives

The Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation is a 30-credit graduate-level, online program designed to meet the need for professionally trained legal translators and jurilinguists in Canada in both the public and private sectors, not only in translation, but also in revision, co-writing of legal texts, and consultancy in legal aspects of language in multiple professional settings. Principles and practices encountered in jurilinguistics, as well as legal translation in key sectors in high demand. Computer-aided translation tools are an integral part of the curriculum, as is an internship or an applied research project. The program can be completed in two years (six continuous semesters – fall/winter/summer). The maximum time for finishing the program is four years. Fall and winter entry options are offered.

Courses

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Available Times
			Spring/Summer 2025	Fall 2025	Winter 2026	Spring/Summer 2026
Required Courses (18 credits)
CCTR 530	Principles of Jurilinguistics	Restriction: Open to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation or with departmental approval.
CCTR 535	Introduction to Language Technologies		WED
CCTR 541	Legal Translation: General
CCTR 643	Language Management in the Justice Secto ...	Open to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation and by departmental approval. Not open to students who have taken CCTR 543.
Practicum
CCTR 500	Translation Practicum 1**	Departmental approval required.		MON
CCTR 600	Translation Practicum 2**	CCTR 500		MON
Applied Research
CCTR 605	Applied Research Project 1**	Departmental approval required.			TBA
CCTR 606	Applied Research Project 2**	CCTR 605	MON		TBA
**Choose either CCTR 500 and CCTR 600 or CCTR 605 and CCTR 606.
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
6 credits from either Stream 1 or Stream 2:
French Stream (6 credits from the following)
CCTR 553	Legal Translation: Judgments (English to ...	CCTR 541	THU
CCTR 555	Legal Translation: Contracts (English to ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 557	Legal Translation: Statutes&Regulations ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541			TUE
CCTR 645	Legal Translation: Securities Law (Engli ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 660	Current Trends in Legal Translation			THU
OR
English Stream (6 credits from the following)
CCTR 554	Legal Translation: Judgments (French to ...	CCTR 541
CCTR 556	Legal Translation: Contracts (French to ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541		MON
CCTR 558	Legal Translation: Statutes&Regulations ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 642	Legal Translation: Securities Law (Frenc ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 660	Current Trends in Legal Translation			THU
6 credits from the following:
CCTR 601	Independent Studies	Departmental approval required.		MON	TBA
CCTR 602	Special Topics in Legal Translation 1	Departmental approval required.			WED
CPAG 510	Current Issues in Public Sector Manageme ...
CPAG 515	Public Regulations and Ethics in the Pub ...
CPAG 520	Leadership and Governance in Public Orga ...
Or other 500- or 600-level courses approved by the program adviser.