NOC 41101: Lawyers and Quebec notaries
What lawyers and quebec notaries do
Lawyers and Quebec notaries advise clients on legal matters, represent clients before administration boards and draw up legal documents such as contracts and wills. Lawyers also plead cases, represent clients before tribunals and conduct prosecutions in courts of law. Lawyers are employed in law firms and prosecutor's offices. Quebec notaries are employed in notary offices. Both lawyers and Quebec notaries are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments and various business establishments or they may be self-employed. Articling students are included in this unit group.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Advise clients of their legal rights and all matters related to law
- Research legal precedents and gather evidence
- Plead clients' cases before courts of law, tribunals and boards (lawyers only)
- Draw up legal documents such as real estate transactions, wills, divorces and contracts, and prepare statements of legal opinions
- Negotiate settlements of civil disputes (lawyers only)
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
- May act as mediator, conciliator or arbitrator
- May act as executor, trustee or guardian in estate and family law matters.
- Lawyers and Quebec notaries may specialize in specific areas of the law such as criminal law (lawyers only), corporate law, contract law, taxation law, administrative law, international law, commercial law, real estate law, family and estate law, intellectual property law and labour law.
Job titles under NOC 41101
86 job titles are classified here, including barrister, corporate counsel, Crown Attorney.
- administrative lawyer
- advisory counsel
- articling law student
- assistant corporate counsel
- Assistant Crown Attorney
- assistant general solicitor
- assistant legal advisor
- assistant regional counsel
- associate counsel
- associate lawyer
- associate legal advisor
- associate legal counsel
- attorney
- attorney-at-law
- attorney's assistant chief agent
- barrister
- barrister and solicitor
- city attorney
- city solicitor
- civil lawyer
- claim attorney
- commercial law notary
- commercial lawyer
- contract counsel
Employment requirements
- Lawyers
- Two to three years of undergraduate studies or, in Quebec, completion of a college program, a bachelor's degree from a recognized law school, successful completion of the bar examination and completion of a period of articling are required.
- Licensing by the provincial or territorial law society is required.
- Be an active member of a law society in the province or territory of legal practice.
- Notaries (Quebec)
- A bachelor's degree in civil law from a recognized law school and a master's degree in notarial law, which includes a 16-week internship, from a recognized law school are required.
- A 15-day training program at the Chambre des notaires du Québec is required.
- Licensing by the Chambre des notaires du Québec is required.
Lawyers and Quebec notaries wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $30.22/hr | $59.76/hr | $107.14/hr |
Toronto ON | $33.65/hr | $69.74/hr | $112.98/hr |
Montréal QC | $28.00/hr | $50.87/hr | $84.13/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $38.46/hr | $66.65/hr | $112.09/hr |
Calgary AB | $22.70/hr | $72.08/hr | $207.14/hr |
Edmonton AB | $26.44/hr | $76.92/hr | $110.77/hr |
Ottawa ON | $33.65/hr | $58.46/hr | $103.76/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.83/hr | $46.15/hr | $83.73/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $29.81/hr | $51.28/hr | $84.13/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $38.00/hr | $60.10/hr | $125.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $34.36/hr | $64.90/hr | $115.38/hr |
London ON | $32.05/hr | $65.21/hr | $112.98/hr |
Halifax NS | $24.13/hr | $57.69/hr | $80.99/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $37.98/hr | $65.00/hr | $107.69/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $34.97/hr | $64.10/hr | $91.35/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $33.65/hr | $53.00/hr | $94.23/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $34.87/hr | $66.85/hr | $87.91/hr |
Nova Scotia | $24.13/hr | $56.15/hr | $80.99/hr |
New Brunswick | $36.06/hr | $59.94/hr | $72.12/hr |
Quebec | $29.81/hr | $51.28/hr | $84.13/hr |
Ontario | $32.05/hr | $65.21/hr | $112.98/hr |
Manitoba | $16.83/hr | $47.18/hr | $81.28/hr |
Saskatchewan | $32.05/hr | $57.88/hr | $92.31/hr |
Alberta | $27.88/hr | $78.85/hr | $126.92/hr |
British Columbia | $37.98/hr | $65.00/hr | $107.69/hr |
Using NOC 41101 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 86 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Legal department director (NOC 10019)
- Legal firm manager (NOC 10029)
- Notary public (NOC 42200)
- Patent agent (NOC 41400)
- Trademark agent (NOC 42200)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for lawyers and quebec notaries?
Lawyers and Quebec notaries are NOC 2021 unit group 41101. Example job titles in this group include barrister, corporate counsel, Crown Attorney, law partner.
What TEER is NOC 41101?
NOC 41101 is TEER 1 (University degree). Usually requires a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate), or experience from a related TEER 2 occupation. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do lawyers and quebec notaries earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $59.76/hr, about $117,000 a year full-time, with a range of $30.22/hr to $107.14/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.