THE LEGAL 500 CANADA SUBMISSION PROCESS
The deadline for submissions for the 2027 edition is 19 June 2026.
Research dates: 29 June – 28 August 2026
The template documents you will need to send submissions are below:
Submissions template NB: This template is in .docx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
Referee spreadsheet NB: This template is in .xslx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
We’re excited to launch our new, streamlined Legal 500 submission portal, designed to make the entire process clearer, faster and easier to navigate.
To send your submissions to us, please visit submissions.legal500.com and follow the onscreen prompts to send us new documents. NB: The Canada edition will be available in the portal shortly. In the meantime, the templates above are available to allow you to start preparing your submissions.
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FAQs and supporting info
Canada 2027 guidelines
Practice area definitions 2027
Referees explained
Frequently asked questions
Practice areas
Practice areas we are researching for the Canada 2027 edition include:
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- AI
- Banking and finance
- Business immigration
- Cannabis
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Construction
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration – Alberta
- Dispute resolution: Litigation – Alberta
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration – British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Litigation – British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration – Ontario
- Dispute resolution: Litigation – Ontario
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration – Quebec
- Dispute resolution: Litigation – Quebec
Separate submissions are strongly recommended for each province - Dispute resolution: White-collar crime (national) RENAMED
- Energy and natural resources: Mining
- Energy and natural resources: Oil and gas
- Energy and natural resources: Power
- Environment
- Gaming NEW
- Indigenous law (including a table for Indigenous Law: First Nations Side)
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- International expertise
- International trade
- Insurance : Dispute Resolution
- IP Litigation
- Labour and employment
- Life sciences
- Media and entertainment
- Pensions
- Private wealth/succession planning (including a family law table) NEW
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Sports law
- Tax
- Technology
- Telecoms
- Transport: Aviation
- Transport: Other
- Transport: Shipping