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. The program provides training not only in translation, but also in revision, co-writing of legal texts, consultancy in legal aspects of language in multiple professional settings, and principles and practices encountered in jurilinguistics and legal translation in key, high-demand sectors. The maximum time for finishing the program is four years. Fall and winter entry options are offered.

Courses

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Available Times
			Winter 2026	Spring/Summer 2026	Fall 2026	Winter 2027
Required Courses (21 credits)
CCTR 531	Introduction to Law for Non-Jurists				TUE
CCTR 532	Introduction to Translation				WED
CCTR 534	Professional Writing for Law		TBA
CCTR 536	Advanced Revision for Law			MON
CCTR 541	Legal Translation: General				WED
CCTR 605	Applied Research Project 1**	Departmental approval required.	TBA	MON	MON
CCTR 606	Applied Research Project 2**	CCTR 605	TBA	MON	MON
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
6 credits from either French Stream or English Stream:
French Stream
6 credits from:
CCTR 553	Legal Translation: Judgments (English to ...	CCTR 541
CCTR 555	Legal Translation: Contracts (English to ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541			MON
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
English Stream
6 credits from:
CCTR 554	Legal Translation: Judgments (French to ...	CCTR 541
CCTR 556	Legal Translation: Contracts (French to ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 558	Legal Translation: Statutes&Regulations ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541			TUE
CCTR 642	Legal Translation: Securities Law (Frenc ...	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 660	Current Trends in Legal Translation
3 credits from:
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			TUE
CCTR 599	Special Topics in Translation Studies**	Departmental approval required.
CCTR 601	Independent Studies	Departmental approval required.	TBA	MON
CCTR 602	Special Topics in Legal Translation 1	Departmental approval required.	WED
Or any other 500- or 600-level course offered by the School of Continuing Studies approved by the academic unit.