Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 pm EST on January 30, 2026
It’s time to submit your nominations for the 2026 Canadian Law Awards, Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer’s yearly celebration of exceptional achievements, organizations, and individuals across Canada’s legal industry.
Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer will be accepting nominations across 23 award categories until 11:59 pm EST on January 30, 2026. The awards recognize outstanding achievements by in-house legal departments and law firms, as well as leaders in pro bono and diversity initiatives, and exceptional cases and deals in areas such as commercial litigation, M&A, and capital markets.
Nominations must be submitted via the Canadian Law Awards website to be considered.
Winners of the Canadian Law Awards are selected each year through a multi-stage process.
On March 16, Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer will announce the 2026 Excellence Awardees, a shortlist of award nominees selected by the Canadian Law Awards team based on industry expertise. In April, a shortlist of top deals will be announced separately.
The shortlists will then be reviewed by an independent panel of judges, who will score each nominee according to applicable criteria.
The nominees in each category with the highest tallied scores will be announced on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at an awards ceremony at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
The 2026 Canadian Law Awards would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors. This year’s sponsors include Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP, which is backing the 2026 Award for Construction, Infrastructure and Transportation Law Department of the Year.
“As leaders in construction and infrastructure law, we are proud to support and celebrate outstanding in-house legal teams in construction, infrastructure and transportation,” a spokesperson for the firm said.
See a complete list of last year’s winners here.
