Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Diploma in Office Administration - Legal is a diploma in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per year (CAD 2,750 per year for local students).
This two-year diploma specializes in legal administrative procedures and processes for a legal industry that is becoming increasingly global and technology-driven. The first year builds technological, administrative and communication skills and introduces office procedures specific to legal settings, while the second year applies substantive and procedural law to producing legal documentation in areas such as immigration law, corporate law, wills and estates, real estate, litigation and family law. Administrative training covers client files and accounting procedures using current computer programs and specialized legal software, with focus on problem-solving, critical thinking and organizational skills, and the program concludes with a 90-hour work placement.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status for applicants 19 years of age or older, with Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1251) at a minimum of 60%. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must demonstrate proficiency per Conestoga's published requirements, which for diploma programs is IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110. Canadian citizens and permanent residents with credentials from outside Canada require a course-by-course credential evaluation. The program expects strong computer application ability and written and verbal communication skills sufficient to meet business documentation deadlines.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
