Applying to PLTC

Before applying to the Professional Legal Training Course (PLTC), you must:

• be enrolled in or applying to the Law Society Admission Program; and
• have entered into and filed an Articling Agreement.

You should also review the information on this website regarding PLTC and the “FAQ: Law Society Admission Program” information sheet.

When to take PLTC

The Professional Legal Training Course (PLTC) is offered three times a year in the Spring, Summer and Fall in Vancouver.

Students may attend PLTC at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of articles, subject to space available in the session requested. As students are required to request a first and a second choice of a PLTC session, the latter being either later or in a different location, please be prepared to attend either PLTC session until you receive an official PLTC registration email.

If you are unable to successfully pass the course, you will be required to do so during the next session of PLTC. If you were attending PLTC at the end of your articling year, this may delay your eligibility date  to begin practice.

How to apply for PLTC

Step 1: Gather the documents required for your application:

• download and complete the Professional Legal Training Course Application form.

Step 2: Send your completed application form by mail to the Law Society or by email to pltc@lsbc.org, before the deadline of the session you requested as a first choice. Indicate a first and a second choice of a PLTC session, the latter being either later or in a different location. For applications received on or before the deadline, the Law Society will make every effort to register you in the session you indicated as your first choice. However, for the Summer session held in Vancouver, we regularly have more applicants than available places. If you choose this as your first option, then choose your second choice wisely.  The available spots are not assigned on a first come first serve basis. However, students who applied for an oversubscribed session will be waitlisted by date of receipt of the application form by PLTC.

It is your responsibility to ensure the Law Society receives your application before the deadline date(s) for the session(s) requested.

Students who submit their application forms past the deadline may still be admitted if there is space available in the session. For oversubscribed sessions, late applications will be added to the waiting list, in the order received.

Step 3: Receive a confirmation of receipt from the Law Society. If you do not receive this confirmation email, contact pltc@lsbc.org immediately.

When to take PLTC

In consultation with your principal, you must choose when you will attend PLTC and when you will article. Students may take PLTC at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of articles, subject to space available in the session requested.

If you decide to take PLTC at the end of your articles year, and you are unable to successfully complete the course, you will be required to do so during the next session of PLTC. This may delay the date you will be eligible to begin practice. 

2023 – 2025 Sessions

Session name	Date	Application deadline
Fall 2023 Vancouver	September 11 – November 17, 2023	March 1, 2023
Spring 2024 Vancouver	February 12 – April 19, 2024	October 13, 2023
Summer 2024 Vancouver	May 21 – July 26, 2024	December 15, 2023
Summer 2024 Victoria	May 21 – July 26, 2024	December 15, 2023
Summer 2024 Kamloops	May 21 – July 26, 2024	December 15, 2023
Fall 2024 Vancouver	September 9 – November 15, 2024	March 1, 2024
Spring 2025	February 10 – April 18, 2025	October 11, 2024
Summer 2025	May 20 – July 25, 2025	December 13, 2024
Fall 2025	September 8 – November 14, 2025	February 28, 2025

Confirmation and wait-listing

The Law Society does not reserve places for students in applying to PLTC.

Confirmation of acceptance into a session is sent approximately eight weeks after the application deadline. Once confirmed, a student may not transfer to another session unless space is available and the principal consents.