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This course includes exercises that encompass skills learned throughout the Business Administration Diploma program. Case studies are practical in nature and real-life scenario based, wherever possible. They provide the student with a realistic perception of the types of jobs performed, and the level of complexity expected on the job. Students also gain a better understanding of how the many functions of business administration integrate in the workplace.

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This course gives students a complete overview of the main legal issues and procedures associated with the business sector. The course examines the key legislation that affects different types of businesses, from larger corporations to not-for-profit organizations, as well as the legal steps involved in setting up and maintaining a business. It starts with an introduction to the various types of business organizations including sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. It examines the process of incorporation, the changes to the corporate structure and the roles of directors, officers and shareholders of a corporation.

Finally, this course examines the rights and remedies of secured and unsecured creditors of a corporation, and the enforcement of security interests. It also covers agency relationships, the concept of a trust, the termination of a corporation's existence and the purchase and sale of a business and how to carry out a bulk sale under the Bulk Sales Act.


This course places emphasis on the acquisition of skills and style mechanics needed to produce personal and office correspondence. The parts of a business letter are examined in detail, as are the guidelines for organizing and writing a letter.

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  • A level 1 (preferably level 2) Word Processing course
  • Outlook Level 1 may be required for a part of this course

This course places emphasis on editing and proofreading business letters covered in Level 1, as well as additional documents required in business. This course is designed specifically for the correspondence required in a corporate environment.

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This course provides a broad introduction to economics, covering basic demand, supply, and price determination, consumer demand, the nature of costs and supply, market structure, international markets, and income distribution. The course also explores business behavior and decision making under various market conditions: pure competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition.

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This course provides a broad introduction to economics, covering basic demand, supply, and price determination, consumer demand, the nature of costs and supply, market structure, international markets, and income distribution. The course also explores business behavior and decision making under various market conditions: pure competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition.

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This course teaches students about the fundamentals of business financial management and helps them to develop core competencies to understand and analyze financial information presented in typical business scenarios. The course focuses on the principles of accounting and reporting of financial data to various outside parties, such as bankers and potential equity investors.

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This course introduces students to the effects the Internet and other modern technological innovations have had on the global business l andscape, specifically the components of e-business: business to business commerce, business to consumer commerce, and internal business processes. It focuses on how technology has altered the way businesses operate, with respect to communications, distribution, sales and marketing, procurement, and the management of information.

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This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to, and fundamental understanding of, the basic legal concepts and their relationships to business in Canada. The course focuses on the presence and influence of Law in our society and the desire to have a fundamental basis for decision-making in the world of business.

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The Business Math course is designed to introduce students to helpful tools that will enable them to perform quick, easy, and accurate basic math functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They will also learn to round numbers, calculate percentages, fractions, and decimals, as well as calculate interest, payments on loans, net present values, and returns on investments. Finally, students will compare leasing and purchasing options, look at break-even points, explore statistical terminology, and calculate and display various statistics.

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  • None


The Business Negotiations and Contracts course covers the theory and process of negotiation as it is practised in modern business . It details the skills, strategies, and techniques that are crucial for effectively handling different types of business negotiations.

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This course will assist students in learning the fundamentals of effective business planning. It teaches students the concepts they need to understand in order to properly assess a new business idea and make it yield results.

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This course is designed to introduce students to tools and techniques used to create and deliver effective presentations to many types of audiences, including managers, colleagues and existing and prospective clients. Students gain insight into producing effective presentations at each stage of the presentation development process, i.e., planning, creating, strengthening, and delivery.

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This course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to function as an effective supervisor/manager. It provides students with strategies for motivating staff, building effective teams, managing stress and change in the workplace, resolving conflict, and dealing with diversity.

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  • It is advised that students possess basic computer and Internet skills.


The Business Verbal Communication course is designed to introduce students to the primary aspects of successful verbal communication in a business context.

Students will develop and implement an action plan for continuously improving their own verbal communication skills. They gain practical knowledge about business communications that can be applied in real-world scenarios.

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  • None


This course introduces students to the process of civil litigation in the Province of Ontario. After starting with an overview or outline of the entire process of a civil law suit from the commencement of proceedings to the end of the trial, students will then examine the steps in the process in detail.

The first stage of the detailed examination covers from the commencement of proceedings to the close of pleadings. In this stage students will focus on the rules of procedure and on practical law clerk tasks such as opening files and drafting pleadings, motions and affidavits of service.

In the next stage the focus will be on examining procedural rules, proceedings, processes and documents from discovery through to trial in the Superior Court. Finally, the course will cover special procedures including appeals, mandatory mediation, simplified procedures, the commercial list and motor vehicle insurance claims.


In this module students will be introduced to the importance of effective communication between legal professionals and their clients. The students will look at the fundamentals of the interviewing process as well as work closely with its component parts of fact-gathering and advising. The theory of this course is that a central feature of effective client communications is the use of a client-centered approach to problem solving and decision making. The module also seeks to impress upon the students the critical role that organization and preparation play in effective interviewing and advising.

The students will be introduced to and work with a well-known interviewing model. Active student participation in role-play and constructive feed-back is essential to skills development and part of the students' grade will be based on a skills assessment.



The Conference and Event Management course is designed to introduce students to the tools and techniques used to successfully plan and organize conferences and events. Students gain insight into planning and executing successful events at each stage of the event management process.

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The focus of this course will be on criminal offences that proceed by way of summary conviction and not indictable.

Within that context, the course will be an introduction to criminal law and procedure covering the basic principles of criminal liability, including the statutory sources of criminal offences and the concepts of mens rea, actus reus and burden of proof.

There will be an examination of the basic structure of the Criminal Code, the differences between federal criminal offences and provincial quasi-criminal offences, and the various levels of intent.

As well there will be a detailed analysis of police investigatory powers, Charter protections, various defences, the trial process, sentencing and appeal rights and procedures.



This course introduces students to the fundamentals of debtor/creditor law and procedure, focusing on proceedings to obtain and enforce a judgment of debt based on a promise to pay where the debt is not secured. The first part is organized around the process of obtaining a judgment and enforcing it to collect the debt owing. The second part concerns issues and subjects that relate to the debt collection process.

In examining the process the course will look at what the nature of the debt collection practice is, the steps to be taken before commencing proceedings, commencing proceedings, default and summary judgment, defended proceedings, settlement and enforcement of General Division and Small Claims Court judgments.

The course will then look at selected topics: deceased debtors, construction liens, bankrupts and residential tenancies. The students will learn the specific skills, terminology and use of forms necessary for practice in this area



The Employment Success Strategies course provides practical tools that aid learners to improve their generic employability skills. Students learn how to identify, document, improve, and market their employability skills.

By completing the activities in this course, students gain the self-awareness necessary to succeed at their career goals.

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The Event Marketing course is designed to introduce students to the various aspects of pre-event and at-event marketing. Students learn to identify and use appropriate marketing methods in order to successfully promote different types of events. They gain practical knowledge about event marketing that can be applied in real-world scenarios.

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This course introduces students to the substantive and procedure law of separation and divorce, including discussions on dissolution of marriage, spousal and child support, custody and access, common-law relationships, and definition of spouse, property rights, and financial disclosure.

This course will examine in particular matrimonial property rights, financial statements, procedure on a property claim, separation agreements, enforcement of orders, and variation and indexing of orders.

In addition to learning substantive law and theory, students will work on practical skills that law clerks require working in a family law practice, including the preparation of relevant family law documents.



This course provides students with a comprehensive review of grammar. This knowledge is necessary for an effective and professional image in the workplace. The course focuses on grammar, word usage, and punctuation, with an emphasis on common grammatical errors.

This course is based on a Canadian perspective.

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  • None


This course introduces students to the key concepts and processes of effective human resource management, and exposes them to this dynamic and diverse field. This course provides a foundation in theory and practice of techniques and activities that organizations utilize in acquiring, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce.

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Insurance is a contract in which the insured pays a fee to the insurance company, and in exchange, the insurance company agrees to pay the beneficiary of the policy a given amount if specific events occur, such as death, auto accident or illness. There are many, many kinds of insurance including: life insurance, auto insurance, health insurance, mortgage insurance, unemployment insurance, accident insurance, burial insurance, cargo insurance, fire insurance, title insurance. In this module the student will develop an understanding of the legal principles upon which insurance rests.

After examining fundamental insurance principles the course will explore the Ontario automobile accident compensation scheme. The module will address the prevailing automobile compensation system and will cover all of the practical questions of coverage, entitlement and payment schedules available.


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This introduction to the Canadian legal system explores our nations’ political and legal structures and processes within its constitutional framework, and the institutions that have been developed to resolve legal disputes.

This course will examine key aspects of the Canadian constitutional structure, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other human rights provisions. The course will also introduce students to the court structure and litigation process, including the role of judges, counsel and parties, as well as the divisions or categories of law in our common law system.

The student will also be introduced to the alternatives to proceeding to trial (negotiation, mediation and arbitration) and the reforms that have been made to further encourage people to retain control of and resolve their own disputes. As well there will be a discussion of the use of tribunals by government to make decisions and resolve disputes in the process of carrying out many and various legislative schemes.

Finally, students will be introduced to some basic principles of law in the areas of real and personal property, forms of business organization and consumer protection law.



This course will introduce the student to the basics of accounting principals and to the requirements of the Law Society for the maintaining of records of a legal practice. The student will have the ability to maintain basic books, or supervise an accountant or bookkeeper. Student will learn about trust and general accounts, making entries to ledgers and journals, and doing monthly reconciliations

The book keeping portion of the course provides students with an understanding of the double entry system of bookkeeping and the essential accounting tools for the workplace. Topics include the principles of handling a company’s books of accounts, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll. During the course, students practice entering data into journals, posting to ledgers, balancing the ledgers, performing trial balances, and entering adjustments into the records.



This is an introductory course, the aim of which is to provide the student with the basic knowledge and techniques to become productive in the computer environment, generally, and with Windows specifically. The first part of this course will focus on computer fundamentals. They will learn how to use a personal computer to accomplish many tasks, such as writing a letter, analyzing numeric information, or maintaining an updated list of client information; however, before they use a personal computer, they need to understand what it is and how it works. Once they are comfortable with that, they can begin using a personal computer to write a letter or research a project. Students will work with word processing software, presentation software, chart and spreadsheet software, accounting software and email.

In the second part of the course the students will work on producing legal documents on computers using word processing software. They will examine how legal letters, memoranda and legal documents (court and commercial) are set-up or formatted.

Finally, the students will discover how to use search strategies to access legal resources available on the internet.



This course covers the knowledge and skills needed by a law clerk working in a legal office that relate to office management, practices and procedures. It begins with the roles and responsibilities of various professionals found in the legal setting. Then is explores the workings of the court system, time and financial management, organizational skills, communication skills, the production and processing of legal documents, and legal terminology and citation.

Students will examine commonly used legal forms specific to the practice areas of Family Law, Real Estate, Estates, Litigation and Business Name registration. The final topic of the course covers the students’ future career as a legal professional and focuses on program work practicum, resumes, portfolios, interviews, a nd potential career paths.



The Legal Research module emphasizes practical approaches to legal research, fact investigation and memorandum writing. It takes a practice-oriented approach to research with the emphasis on practical problem solving, efficient research techniques and effective communication of results.

The research process begins at a point in the file just after the initial client interview. The module starts with the development of a case theory, then planning and organizing a research strategy, followed by the discussion and practice of library research techniques, and finally communicating the research efforts in a legal memorandum.



In this Legal Writing module students will work on efficient and effective approaches to writing letters, court documents, agreements and legal memorandums. To explore common problems with legal writing, the class will examine and edit examples of commonly used legal documents. In discussions and exercises the class will develop general concepts about the particular writing task. The class will also practice writing documents from given fact situations.

To be an effective legal writer one must clearly define the purpose of a document and understand the audience for whom it is created. These principles will be explored in detail, as will be other characteristics of good legal writing. In the process the student will become aware of the common problems plaguing business, technical and professional writing in general, and legal writing in particular.



Management Fundamentals is an introductory management course that provides students with the essential tools required of today's effective supervisors or junior managers. The course combines theoretical, how-to information, with practical applications.

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This course provides the opportunity for students to learn the key elements of the communications plan relating to many facets of marketing, including advertising, direct marketing, public relations, experiential marketing, and market research.

The course examines the marketing communications planning process, including how programs are developed and executed, the factors and considerations that influence this process, and the role of the Marketing Administrator throughout the process.

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This course introduces students to the theory and application of modern Canadian marketing concepts, principles, and techniques, and examines the importance of marketing in society as well as within a company. With the objective of learning how to develop a comprehensive marketing strategy and creating loyal customers, the major components of the marketing mix are studied.

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Test contenIn this introductory course, students are introduced to the Microsoft Project interface and learn how to create a project plan, add tasks and resources to the plan, modify tasks, and assign resources to tasks.

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  • It is advised that students first complete an Introduction to Windows course and the Project Management Fundamentals course or an alternate introductory project management course.


In this course, students learn how to manage projects by building upon the skills learned in the Microsoft Project Level 1 course. They gain hands-on, practical experience in tracking, analyzing and reporting on projects. They also learn how to handle project revisions and to manage multiple projects effectively.

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The purpose of field placement is to expose the student to a working environment where classroom instruction is put into practice. This allows the student to link classroom knowledge and training with real life practical activities.

Practicum Placement begins at the end of the classroom studies. It is an essential component of the law clerk program of study.

Students are expected to attend their placement for a minimum of 120 hours. This would usually consist of four weeks of full-time work. Students may arrange the exact work schedule with Practicum Supervisors.

Currently not available in Niagara


The Principles of Selling course is designed to introduce students to the sales profession. Students gain an understanding of the environment in which they will be selling, as well as the skills and knowledge relating to the consultative selling approach.

Students learn how to target the right client and the right market, and how to read clients and assess their buying motives.

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The Professional Selling course teaches students about the critical factors to a successful sales career; targeting the right clients; managing complex business relationships and key accounts; and properly understanding territories and business cycles. This course provides the knowledge and tools to help students in understanding and grasping these key concepts. Students also learn to develop skills in building relationships, time management, and personal development.

Students learn the strategies and techniques to attract, support, and maintain business relationships and territories.

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The Project Management Fundamentals Level 1 course combined with Level 2 is designed to provide you with a fundamental knowledge of the essentials of project management and to provide you with the requisite hours and knowledge for writing the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) examination.

Upon completion of the Level 1 course, students will have a general understanding of the project management framework and all of the processes associated with the initiating and planning stages of managing a project.

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  • An introductory knowledge of Windows is recommended but not required.


The Project Management Fundamentals Level 1 course combined with Level 2 is designed to provide you with a fundamental knowledge of the essentials of project management and to provide you with the requisite hours and knowledge for writing the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) examination.

Upon completion of the Level 1 course, students will have a general understanding of the project management framework and all of the processes associated with the initiating and planning stages of managing a project.

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  • An introductory knowledge of Windows is recommended but not required.


The Project Management Fundamentals Level 2 course combined with Level 1 is designed to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of the essentials of project management and to provide them with the requisite hours and knowledge for writing the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) examination.

Upon completion of the Level 2 course, students will have a general understanding of the project management framework and all of the processes associated with the executing, controlling and closing stages of managing a project.

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Legal assistants, law clerks, title searchers and conveyancers have a long history of assisting law firms in the many tasks involved in completing residential real estate transactions. With all the changes that have come to the industry from technological changes the role of legal support staff has even grown stronger.

This course will start with an introduction to real estate law; the Ontario land registration systems and specific interests in land. Topics include estates and interests in land, government controls on the use and disposal of land, registered owner’s status, and relevant statutes, title searching in the Land Titles and Registry systems, mortgages and liens, residential tenancies and condominiums.

In the second part of this course the class will cover the steps of a standard residential real estate transaction. Starting with a review of a standard agreement of purchase and sale, the class will work through all the tasks necessary to execute successfully on that agreement and satisfactorily represent the client on either a purchase or a sale. The class will also examine the unique aspects of condominium, rural and new home purchases.



The purpose of this course is to provide a step-by-step guide to trial preparation and trial presentation in the Small Claims Court. Important topics include the decision to sue, investigating claims, collection procedures, and the process of commencing the action, bringing it to trial, and enforcing judgements. This is an important permitted area of practice for licensed paralegals in Ontario, even more so as of January 1, 2010 when the monetary jurisdiction of the court was raised to $25,000.

Students will work with the Small Claims Court rules and forms and will learn how to draft Small Claims Court pleadings and motions. The course will address the professional standards of the Law Society of Upper Canada for Small Claims advocacy.


Since the nineteen eighties lawyers have been employing computers and computer software in their practices to assist with the numerous tasks in the office related to data management, document production, client communication and office collaboration. The valuable goals to be obtained are efficiencies in client file and case management, work product creation, retention and retrieval, and management of costs and fees. Although at first viewed with suspicion by regulators and the legal establishment, it is now hard to image a law office able to get by without computers, indeed, is some areas of practice registration of documents with the relevant ministry is required to be online (land registry and corporate registry).

This is a survey course introducing students to several legal packages that are well established in the Ontario legal community that assist greatly with general and specialized legal practices. Students learn in other courses in this program how to use the internet, how to do legal research online and how to use create word and excel documents. In this course students learn how employ software packages designed to coordinate all the file creation and management tasks for the following areas: real estate law, corporate law, estate law and wills. As well students will be introduced to a general practice management software package, and, a trust accounting package. In practice graduate students will be employing the systems adopted by their employers, but having experienced the nature and value of software systems they will be valuable employees to their future employers.



In the first part of this course the class will examine the law of torts. When one person harms another, either intentionally or carelessly, a tort has been committed and an action can be brought seeking compensation for injuries suffered from the person who committed the wrong. These private disputes are decided in the civil courts. In this part of the course we discuss the distinctions between intentional and negligent torts, the defences that the person being sued may raise, and the conditions that must be met for the plaintiff to be awarded compensation.

In the Contract law portion of this course the class will examine the principles of contract law that have been developed primarily by common law courts of England and Canada and the role contract law plays in Canadian society and its economy. The class will study how contracts are formed, what elements must be present to constitute a valid, enforceable agreement, what factors might affect the contractual relationship, how contracts come to an end, and what remedies are available to the innocent party where there is a breach of contractual terms.



This course is designed to assist law clerks in understanding the areas in which an estate law practice is typically carried on. Students will learn the dual meaning of the word ‘estate’ as denoting the total property of a living or a deceased person: this course is concerned with both meanings.

This course is divided into three subjects; estate planning, estate administration, and estate litigation. Estate planning deals with estate planning documents such as wills, powers of attorney and trusts, how they are created and interpreted, and the implications of not having them.

Estate Administration involves all of the tasks necessary in transferring the assets of a deceased person to the person or persons entitled to them, who are normally the beneficiaries and creditors of the estate. These tasks are performed by the estate trustee. This section also deals with Powers of Attorneys and Trusts and their administration. The third or last subject, estate litigation, deals with the conflicts and resulting litigation that can arise during the course of the administration of the estate.



Workplace Success/Intrapreneurship is an introductory course that provides students with the essential tools to be successful in today's workplace environment. The course combines theoretical, how-to information, with practical applications.

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