Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, Canada is a certificate in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 7 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 8,118 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 7 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 8,118 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This seven-month, full-time certificate trains students to support legal professionals in law offices, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and related organizations. The curriculum runs across eight courses: an introduction to legal office procedures, litigation, family law, corporate law, wills and estates, conveyancing, a review course, and a two-week work-based practicum. Delivery is hyflex and online, with classes meeting Monday (in a hybrid format), Wednesday, and Thursday; the practicum is completed in person at an assigned work site once a student has averaged 85% across coursework. Intakes begin in March and September. UFV directs applicants to the Academic Calendar for full entrance requirements and notes the program is financial-aid eligible. Graduates come away with exposure to litigation support, family law, corporate law, wills and estates, and conveyancing procedures, positioning them for administrative support roles in law firms, corporate legal departments, government offices, insurance companies, real estate offices, and notary practices. The program suits people entering legal administration for the first time as well as office staff looking to formalize legal-sector skills through a structured, practicum-backed credential rather than on-the-job training alone.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: UFV's Academic Calendar sets out the Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate's entrance requirements. Applicants must meet UFV's Degree/diploma-level English language proficiency requirement, satisfied by an IELTS Academic overall score of 6.5 with no band below 6.0, a TOEFL iBT score of 88 with no section below 20, PTE Academic 61 with 60 or higher in Writing, CAEL 70+, MELAB 85+, CanTEST 4.5 in Listening/Reading and 4.0 in Writing, or a Duolingo English Test score of 110 or higher. Applicants must also have B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent, or be at least 19 years old on the program's first day, plus either a post-secondary business office training program such as UFV's own Applied Business Technology certificate completed within the past two years, or one full year of administrative experience within the past four years, which may require a resume and employer confirmation. A Criminal Record Check may be required before the practicum. Intakes run in March and September.
Application Details
Start Date:March and September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to UFV: applications for Fall (September) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026, for Winter (January) 2027 entry opened 1 May 2026, and for Summer (May) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026; UFV publishes no closing date for any of these and instead admits many programmes strictly in application-date order once every required document has arrived, so applying soon after opening matters more than any deadline. Grade 12 students may apply from 1 October of their graduating year and must send final transcripts by 3 August. International applicants use UFV International's own windows - 1 October to 31 May for Fall, 1 May to 31 October for Winter and 1 October to 1 March for Summer - and are likewise assessed on a rolling, first-arrived basis until each programme fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
