Western Canadian Law Schools’ Virtual OCI Process for Toronto 2L summer 2026 positions, includes the following six campuses:

  • Thompson Rivers University
  • University of Alberta
  • University of Calgary
  • University of Manitoba
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • University of Victoria

The virtual OCIs will take place from 10:00am – 5:00pm ET on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025. Participating employers may interview candidates from any of the six participating schools. There is no charge to participate, and this is a virtual interview event.

Summary of Key Dates

Full details about our event can be found in the attached PDF. The key dates and deadlines for our OCI process are as follows:

May 30, noon (12 p.m.) ET

Employer registration deadline

July 21, 2025

Student application deadline (per the Law Society of Ontario)

August 18, noon (12 p.m.) ET

Deadline for employers to submit their student candidate list

August 20

Date by which students will be advised as to which firm chose to interview them, (UVic will e-mail all the students selected for interviews)

August 22

Date by which UVic will provide the schools with a copy of which students were selected

August 25-26

Student scheduling through SignUp Genius

August 28 by 5:00 p.m. ET

Date by which employers will receive their interview schedule

August 29-September 5, 2025

Employers to contact students with platform details, firm technical issue contact, and interviewer information, including any subsequent changes

September 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET

OCIs

As of July 7, 2025, the following firms will be participating, and the participating employers may interview candidates from any of the six participating schools: 

  1. Bennett Jones (Job Posted) 
  2. Blakes (Job Posted) 
  3. Borden Ladner Gervais (Job Posted) 
  4. Cassels (Job Posted) 
  5. Davies (Job Posted) 
  6. Department of Justice
  7. Fasken LLP (Job Posted) 
  8. Lenczner Slaght LLP (Job Posted) 
  9. MAG: Crown Law Office – Civil (Job Posted) 
  10. McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Job Posted) 
  11. Norton Rose Fulbright
  12. Osler
  13. Public Prosecution Service of Canada
  14. Stikeman Elliott
  15. Torys LLP
  16. Weir Foulds LLP (Job Posted) 

Event Details

When:
Time:
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM CST
Location:
Virtual

Contact

Shari Thompson