Diploma in Paralegal is a diploma in Fire, Justice & Security programme offered by St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,450 per year (CAD 5,110 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Fire, Justice & Security
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 5,110 / year
International tuition: CAD 17,450 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
As a P-1 Licensee with the Law Society of Ontario, a Paralegal provides legal services to clients within the permitted scope of practice. This includes representing clients in provincial offences court, which includes highway traffic offences, municipal by-law matters, liquor license cases, occupational health and safety issues, as well as civil litigation matters in small claims court. Paralegals may also appear in the Ontario Court of Justice representing clients charged with less serious criminal offences. Paralegals may represent clients in a broad range of tribunals such as the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Human Rights Commission, and Landlord and Tenant Board, to name a few.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an OSSD with the majority of credits at College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level; applicants who already hold a college diploma or have substantially completed a university degree may instead apply to the accelerated Paralegal stream. Mature applicants without an OSSD may write the College's admission tests. No programme-specific language score is published, so the institution-wide diploma-level English requirement applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 60, PTE Academic 52, CAEL 60, CELPIP General 7.0 in each module, or Duolingo 110, within two years. Domestic applicants apply through Ontario Colleges; international applicants through International OCAS, both first-come, first-served after the equal-consideration date. The programme begins each September.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the online application opened on 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers are due by 1 May 2027; Winter 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 15 September 2026. St. Clair flags eight oversubscribed programmes and thirteen high-interest programmes for which it recommends applying by 1 February. After the equal-consideration dates, applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain. International applicants apply through the International OCAS portal and are admitted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis; St. Clair publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
