Honours Bachelor of Paralegal Studies is a honours degree in Legal Studies programme offered by Humber College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,077 per year (CAD 7,854 per year for local students).
This four-year honours degree at Humber Polytechnic's Longo Faculty of Business, delivered at the Lakeshore campus, is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario as a paralegal education program. Coursework combines legal theory and practical application across ethics and professional responsibility, negotiation and mediation, evidence, advocacy, tort law, contract law, insurance law and employment law, preparing students with the legal foundation to pursue licensing as a paralegal. Eight elective courses let students study social science, humanities and science topics alongside the legal curriculum, reflecting the program's emphasis on understanding a client's background and circumstances as part of proper representation. The program also includes a work-integrated learning component and begins with a common-platform structure shared with related programs. It suits students aiming for a career as a licensed paralegal representing clients in venues such as the Ontario Small Claims Court and Provincial Offences Court.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including Grade 12 English (ENG4U or equivalent) at a minimum of 65 per cent, five further Grade 12 U or M courses, and an overall minimum admission average of 65 per cent; mature-student and college/university-transfer routes are also accepted. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Humber's English Language Proficiency Policy, which for this Honours Bachelor's degree sets IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 84 (minimum 21 per skill), PTE Academic 58-60, Duolingo English Test 115+, or CAEL overall 60 with a Writing score of 60. Canadian citizens or permanent residents with international education need an ICAS evaluation for secondary schooling or a WES course-by-course evaluation for post-secondary study, with WES recommended wherever transfer credit will be sought.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons) apply via ontariocolleges.ca. For Fall 2027 entry, applications open early October 2026, with Humber offers beginning as early as November 2026. Highly competitive programs use an equal-consideration deadline of 1 February 2027: applications received by then are assessed together with no earlier offers; later applications are reviewed first-come, first-served while space remains. Fall 2027 offer acceptance is due 1 May 2027. International applicants apply directly through the Humber Web Application and are reviewed on a rolling basis, up to one year before their intended start term; no fixed international deadline is published, and applying for a study permit 3-5 months before the start date is recommended. No separate Winter/Spring institution-wide dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
