NCA Evidence Examination — Information & Free Practice

About NCA Evidence Examination

NCA Evidence Examination · CA

Key exam facts

Provider

National Committee on Accreditation (NCA), Federation of Law Societies of Canada

Format

Online, open-book, fact-based written examination. Sample illustrates multiple-choice and short-answer questions without guaranteeing actual structure; this four-option practice bank is not an exact simulation.

Time limit

3 hours maximum

Passing score

50% (pass/fail)

Exam fee

CAD 500 per examination plus applicable taxes, effective for exams from April 2025 (registration fee change February 7, 2025).

Topics covered

• PART I - INTRODUCTION

  • The Forum: Adversarial Adjudication & Context
  • Purpose
  • Aboriginal Rights & Indigenous Traditions

• PART II – STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE LAW OF EVIDENCE

  • Theories & Burdens of Proof
  • Allocation
  • Who Should Bear the Burden?
  • Preliminary Findings of Fact (Admissibility Stage)
  • Measure of Evidential Burden
  • Criminal Cases
  • Civil Cases
  • Measure of Burden of Persuasion
  • Criminal Cases
  • Civil Cases
  • Relevance
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Exclusionary Discretion
  • Criminal Cases - Common Law
  • Criminal Cases - Charter
  • Civil Cases
  • Judicial Instructions
  • Exclusionary Rules
  • Character Evidence
  • Nature & Purpose: Good Character
  • Criminal Cases
  • Civil Cases
  • Nature & Purpose: Bad Character
  • True Character Purpose – Similar Fact Evidence & Third Parties
  • Rebuttal Evidence
  • Relevant to a Material Fact
  • Relevant to Credibility
  • Sexual Activity Evidence
  • Hearsay
  • Identification
  • Principled Approach
  • Criminal Cases
  • Civil Cases
  • The Exceptions
  • Voluntary Confessions Rule
  • Opinion Evidence
  • Lay Opinion Evidence
  • Expert Opinion Evidence
  • Privilege
  • Case-By-Case Privilege
  • Solicitor Client Privilege
  • Marital Privilege
  • 3rd Party Records

• PART III – MECHANICS OF PROOF

  • Formal Admissions
  • Judicial Notice
  • Real Evidence
  • Witnesses
  • Competence
  • Compellability
  • Special Measures: Children’s Evidence
  • Direct Examination
  • Cross-Examination
  • Impeachment
  • Bolstering Credibility/Rehabilitation

• PART IV – FACT-FINDING

  • Direct Evidence
  • Assessing Credibility
  • Demeanour Evidence
  • Other Relevant Considerations
  • Applying WD
  • Identification Evidence
  • Circumstantial Evidence
  • Corroboration

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources and references

• NCA Evidence syllabus

  pp. 4–7, Reading List

• NCA Evidence syllabus

  p. 2, Learning Outcomes

• NCA Exam Information

  Results

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