OUR METHODOLOGY
Almost 25,000 lawyers, along with in-house lawyers and legal executives working in legal departments across Canada, were invited to take part in the survey. The sample was collected via research by Statista on company websites and further public available sources. Invitations were sent by email with a personalized link that could only be used once.
In addition, lawyers and clients could participate in the survey via an open link. In these cases, the participants had to validate themselves by providing a personal company email address before their answers were included in the evaluation. The link was announced and made available online on The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine website.
The survey, available in English and French, was conducted online between May 16 and July 11, 2024, and more than 3,100 responded. Statista recorded more than 10,000 recommendations across 31 fields. Self-recommendations (or recommendations of one’s own firm) were prohibited, and these recommendations were not included.
Participants were asked to answer optional editorial questions. There was also an opportunity to answer questions focused specifically on developments in the Canadian legal world.
Canada’s Best Law Firms were identified based on the number of recommendations they received in a respective legal field. The lists of top firms were determined after careful examination, based on the available data. The research team endeavoured to be as complete in its reach as possible, within reasonable means.
About Statista: Statista publishes worldwide rankings and company listings with high-profile media partners. This research and analysis service is based on the success of statista.com, a leading data and business intelligence portal that provides statistics, business-relevant data, and various market and consumer studies and surveys. For information about the methodology, contact bestlawfirms-canada@statista.com. For licensing the award logo please contact evan.tobias@statista.com.
