Canada 2026
Editors' note
The current rankings are taken from the 2026 guide, which was published on the 1st of December 2025.
Research for the guide took place in the Summer of 2025, where researchers interviewed firms from Canada’s major legal hubs and assessed over 1,193 submissions.
The 2026 Canada rankings cover 39 practice areas, ranging from AI to White-collar crime.
The Canada coverage overall features over 108 firms ranked, with 1,499 firm rankings and over 6,000 individual rankings.
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