9 PhD programmes in Public Law in Canada

Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in Law programme is a highly focused and selective curriculum from which you will benefit from extensive faculty and library resources. Successful candidates will be prepared for a career in academia, research institutes, governmental bodies, international organizations, law firms, advocacy groups. 

Intensive, selective and challenging, our Comparative Law doctoral program at McGill University is ideal for scholars intent on deepening and broadening their critical understanding of the law, as well as their original engagement with it.

One of the primary aims of the Law program at Western University - Canada is to prepare promising scholars for careers as legal academics.

The Juris Doctor - Public Administration JD/MPA program from Queen's University is a three-and-a-half-year combined degree program. 

Intensive, selective and challenging, our Law doctoral program at McGill University is ideal for scholars intent on deepening and broadening their critical understanding of the law, as well as their original engagement with it.

The Juris Doctor - Master of Industrial Relations JD/MIR course from Queen's University is a three-and-a-half-year combined degree program in partnership with Queen's University’s Faculty of Law. 

The Law degree at University of Montreal is essentially an in-depth fundamental research program. The educational activities are aimed at developing students’ thesis projects, and, within the Faculty, students benefit from the skills of specialists from all major areas of law.   

Osgoode is one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious law schools with a reputation for academic excellence. This Law degree is offered at the York University. 

The PhD in Law at University of British Columbia is designed to provide advanced training for outstanding graduate students who have already obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) degree or its equivalent.