Job prospects Commercial Law Paralegal in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Paralegals and related occupations (NOC 42200) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

  • Public administration
  • Legal services

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

  • Steady demand for legal services overall may help support work in this occupation
  • Demand for more affordable legal services, though paralegals can only offer a certain scope of services

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

  • The Law Society of Ontario regulates and licenses paralegals in Ontario

Here are some key facts about Paralegals and related occupations in Ontario:

  • Approximately 22,450 people work in this occupation.
  • Paralegals and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 26%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 26%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 25%
    • Legal services (NAICS 5411): 21%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 74% of paralegals and related occupations work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 18% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 82% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 50% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region Good
Kingston–Pembroke Region Moderate
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region Moderate
London Region Moderate
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region Good
Northeast Region Good
Northwest Region Good
Ottawa Region Moderate
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region Good
Toronto Region Moderate
Windsor-Sarnia Region Moderate

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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