Canada Submissions
Each ranking edition page is a central hub for firms preparing submissions for the upcoming guide research.
Firms can view the practice areas under review, understand the scope of research for each market, and access the required submission templates and guidelines. Key deadlines for editorial submissions and client referees are clearly set out, alongside links to the submissions portal and supporting materials.
Whether your firm operates in a single jurisdiction or across multiple markets, these pages outline the practice areas included in the research scope for each market covered.
Legal 500 Canada 2027: Research Schedule, Deadlines and Publication Dates
Submissions and Referee Deadline: 19 June 2026.
Research dates: 29 June – 28 August 2026
Publication date: 17 November
We will soon be starting research for the 2027 edition of Legal 500 Canada and invite you to provide us with editorial submissions according to the attached guidelines.
Referees must reach us no later than Friday 19 June 2026. No referee will be accepted after this date.
Submissions should reach us no later than Friday 19 June 2026.
The following guidelines will help you to prepare a submission. Law firms appear in the editorial sections of Legal 500 free of charge.
Any queries regarding directory listings (ie paid-for advertising entries) should be addressed to:
Jeremy Stephenson (email) [email protected]
Joseph Ross (email) Joseph[email protected]
Maxwell Oldham (email) [email protected]
If you have any queries, please contact us via legal500.com/faqs, although you may first wish to check the Frequently Asked Questions PDF.
Submission Template
Submissions should be concise and focus on what makes your practice stand out.
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
Providing referees isn’t required, but client and peer feedback is important to our research because it offers independent, third-party validation of your work.
NB: This template is in .xslx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
Guidelines and Practical Resources for Submissions
Practice areas included in the research scope.
- 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
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.
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