Congrats to Thabang: His Story on Becoming a Canadian Citizen & Lawyer

Today, we congratulate one of the NCA Tutor Mentors and Tutors on his recently Canadian citizenship! In celebration fo this accomplishment, I sat down with Thabang Pebane to hear his amazing story about becoming a Canadian Lawyer and citizen. Click to read his full story about coming from South Africa to Canada and qualifying as a lawyer by way of a UK GDL and LPC program.

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See the latest NCA advisory on "Assessment of Future Graduates from England and Wales"

The NCA Assessment Policy requires all applicants to have a Qualifying Law Degree (“QLD”) (a degree that has been completed at an institution or through a law program that is “approved, recognized, accredited or otherwise accepted” by the local legal regulator or its delegate), typically designated as LLB, JD, BCL or LLL. The NCA policy also requires applicants to satisfy certain other educational requirements. For most jurisdictions, the NCA relies on public lists of approved programs or schools when evaluating legal credentials.

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New Team Member: A Warm Welcome to Tiffany

Tiffany Sillanpää joins the NCA Tutor team as the newly minted Director of Community Outreach. She’s excited to continue working with NCA Tutor and deepen her involvement with the team after enjoying nearly two years of blogging for the company. We sat down with Tiffany to discuss her journey thus far and plans for the future.

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