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Train to Become a Paralegal
Build in-demand skills in legal procedures, documentation, and research, plus real-world experience through a practicum.
Comprehensive Legal Training
Build knowledge across key areas of law, including litigation, family law, real estate, corporate, and criminal law.
Scholarship
Up to $5,000* available for eligible students, until June 30, 2026. *Terms apply.
Campus Availability
Vancouver
Increase Your Income Potential
Median wage for a Paralegal in BC is $40/hr. jobbank.gc.ca, 2026.
Program Overview
Paralegal Diploma
Build a career at the heart of the legal system. Vancouver Career College’s Paralegal program prepares you with the legal knowledge and administrative skills needed to support lawyers and legal teams across a wide range of practice areas.
You’ll gain hands-on training in legal procedures, documentation, and research while building knowledge in key areas of law, including corporate, criminal, real estate and conveyancing, family law, wills and estates, torts, and contract law. You’ll also develop essential office and administrative skills required to succeed in a modern legal environment.
Before graduation, a four-week practicum in a law office or legal department gives you real-world experience working alongside legal professionals—helping you build confidence, apply your training, and graduate ready to step into a paralegal role.
Recognition
Training that meets industry and regulatory standards
Our programs are designed to meet established industry and provincial requirements, helping ensure your education is respected by employers and aligned with current workforce expectations. This commitment reflects our focus on quality training, accountability, and career-ready outcomes.
Program is approved by the Registrar of the Provincial Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU)
Program Requirements
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Admission & Requirements
Admissions advisors will guide you through each step
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Proof of high school graduation or equivalent (General Education Development or BC Adult Basic Education OR at minimum, 1 year of post-secondary completion)*
OR
Mature student status (19 years of age upon starting classes)
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Proof of English Language proficiency (see Page 5 of this program outline)
Note: Transcripts from an institution outside of Canada must be verified by an international education credential evaluation service, such as WES or ICES.
Making Your Education Accessible
Financing your educational journey shouldn't hold you back. At Vancouver Career College, our dedicated team of Student Financial Planners is available to guide you through available financial option, depending on what you may qualify for.
Potential Funding Options
Government Student Loans: Government of BC-sponsored loan assistance for eligible students.
Student Lines of Credit: Offered through financial institutions, allowing you to borrow as needed.
Grants, Bursaries and Agency Funding: You may qualify through federal or provincial retraining programs, including WorkSafeBC and other government agencies.
Personalized Financial Support: Your Student Financial Planner will help you explore potential funding sources and identify options based on your situation.
Scholarships
We've awarded over $1 million in scholarships to students across all backgrounds. Talk to your campus Student Financial Planner to find out what you may qualify for.
Career Paths for Paralegal
Your paralegal diploma opens doors across the legal sector, from law firms and government agencies to financial institutions and real estate offices.
- Law Firms
- Legal Departments
- Corporations
- Government Agencies
- Real Estate Agencies
- Trust Companies
- Financial Institutions
Find market-ready opportunities with guidance from Career Services.
What You'll Learn
Graduate With Practical Skills
Develop practical, job-ready skills in legal procedures, documentation, and research across key areas of law, including corporate, criminal, real estate, and family law preparing you to work confidently in a professional legal environment.
Paralegal - Program Courses
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and study techniques to help foster effective learning and a positive educational experience. This course explores many different theories on learning and studying and how these theories can be applied to each student’s individual studying methods in order to develop a method that is both effective and efficient. Effective study habits and productive note-taking are key topics in this course, as well as the importance of values and goals. Through active participation in learner-centred activities, students will explore and practice strategies for setting personal goals, prioritizing tasks, managing time, and managing the stress that arises in school or work situations. This course will also equip students with a sound understanding of matters related to finance, credit, and debt and the critical implications they have on our lives. Students taking this course will complete the Enriched Academy program, which provides comprehensive coverage of financial and money management skills that will allow them to better save, budget, and manage their money and financial situations.
This course presents an introductory look at the Microsoft Office 2016 productivity applications Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access, and the Windows environment in which they run. It covers the fundamentals of organizing files and folders, of drafting business documents, of creating presentations, of reporting data in spreadsheets, and of querying data in relational databases. This course relies entirely on practical hands-on activities that allow you to learn the concepts by practicing them on a regular basis and obtaining feedback immediately.
This course explores information management using Microsoft Outlook. It will present the Microsoft Outlook
application interface, tools and features. You will learn about the fundamentals of an e-mail application, scheduling and
calendars, contact lists, creating forwarding and managing messages. This course relies heavily on hands-on practical
activities that allow you to learn the concepts by practicing them on a regular basis.
This course gives the student an introduction to the fundamentals of keyboarding. This course will help the
students reinforce their English language skills and develop their ability to key and compose information, develop the
proper keyboarding techniques and skills, The gradual pace of this course will help the students develop both speed and
accuracy while applying the proper keyboarding techniques and position. Students will also develop their proofreading
techniques, and improve their word processing techniques in a windows environment. Students must achieve a speed of 50
words per minute.
The workplace of the twenty-first century demands excellent communications skills. The focus of this course is on learning writing techniques that ensure effective business communication.
Why Choose This Program
Why Students Choose Our Paralegal Program
Built for outcomes, not just credentials
From your first class to your practicum, the focus is on building practical, job-ready skills. Learn from experienced instructors, develop confidence working with legal documentation and procedures, and graduate prepared to support lawyers and legal teams in real-world legal environments.
- Comprehensive training across multiple areas of law, including corporate, criminal, family, and real estate
- Supervised practicum in a law office or legal department
- Hands-on experience with legal research, documentation, and administrative procedures
- Instructors with real-world legal and industry experience
- Career and employment support available for up to six months post-graduation
Still have questions? Book a campus visit and talk with our Admissions team.
My experience at Vancouver Career College was a strong step toward building my career in the legal field. The Paralegal program provided practical legal knowledge and real-world skills that helped me understand how legal matters work in practice, from research and drafting to supporting legal professionals on active files.
Excellent course for getting started in a legal career. You get a good base of knowledge of many aspects of law. The workload is manageable and the staff and instructors are second to none. Extremely helpful and supportive.
Working with (my instructor) was a fantastic experience. She was incredibly dedicated throughout my practicum, constantly checking in and calling to ensure I was on top of my responsibilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Paralegal Program FAQs
Vancouver Career College is approved by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. For more information, visit the PTIRU site here.
Our campuses offer a variety of start dates, in some cases, every two weeks. To learn more about our upcoming start dates, please reach out to your campus of choice HERE
Our experienced Student Financial Planners can provide further details on program funding. Refer to the Financial Options webpage for more information.
Programs may be available in a variety of modalities. Please refer to the specific program page to learn more. If you have additional questions about learning online, please click HERE to learn more about admissions.
You can find our tuition listed HERE.
The length of this program is listed in the Program Overview section on this page. Have questions? Click here to connect with an Admissions Advisor.
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