| Registration Opens | Registration Closes | |
| PREP 2025/2026 | May 5, 2025 | May 23, 2025 |
| Summer 2025 Accelerated PREP | May 5, 2025 | May 9, 2025 |
| Fall 2025 Accelerated PREP | August 5, 2025 | August 12, 2025 |
Registration Process
IMPORTANT: In order to be admitted to PREP, your Law Degree information must be complete and you must provide proof of either a Canadian common law degree or Certificate of Qualification (CQ) from the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
| Refer to this registration user guide for step-by-step instructions to assist you with the PREP registration process. |
Begin by creating a CPLED Student Profile.
Please note that PREP Candidates with secured articles/clerkships must also register as a student member with their law society.
Follow the registration student user guide to input your information required as part of the Enrolment Checklist. You will be required to complete the following:
Your Law Degree
Are you a Canadian Common Law Degree Holder?
If you have not yet received your degree, CPLED may accept written confirmation from your university that you have met all requirements for graduation, i.e. a Dean’s letter.
Are you a Foreign Law Degree holder, or a Canadian Civil Law Degree holder?
Articling/Clerking Information
If you are articling, you will need to input your start date, the name and location of your firm, and the name and contact information of your Principal, including other firm contacts where possible.
If you have yet to secure articles, you are not required to complete this portion of the checklist.
If you are registering in a PREP jurisdictional cohort outside of where you are articling, i.e. registering into an Alberta cohort but residing/articling in Nova Scotia, or if you have yet to secure articles:
- You are responsible for accounting for any time zone differences while enrolled in PREP.
- You are responsible for ensuring you rely on the law of the jurisdiction in which you register, i.e. when registering into a Manitoba cohort, you will be relying upon Manitoba law throughout PREP. Once enrolled, there is further information on this in the D2L FAQs.
PREP Information Form & Student Agreement Form
Registering in a PREP Phase
Finalize Your Registration
Once your Enrolment Checklist is complete and you have made your tuition fee payment you will receive login credentials for D2L (CPLED’s content delivery platform) and LexisNexis QuickLaw (CPLED’s provided legal research platform). Please note that it can take up to seven business days to process your payment.
You will not receive access to the program until your tuition fee payment has been processed.
