The Willms & Shier Environmental Law Moot is Canada's first and only national moot court competition devoted to environmental law.

Its goal is to promote awareness of the growing role of environmental issues in contemporary legal practice and public life, while enhancing law students' written and oral advocacy skills.

The competition takes the form of an appeal before a Canadian court of last resort, bringing together law students, judges, leadings lawyers and legal academics to explore cutting-edge environmental law issues. The competition is open to teams from all Canadian law faculties.

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The 2026 Willms & Shier Environmental Law Moot was held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at the Federal Court of Canada in Toronto, Ontario.

2026 ELM Winning Teams

First Place Team - University of British Columbia Allard School of Law

• Natasha Cvitkovic, Francis Richard Duggan and Jackson Melvin Josef Kemmis
• Coaches: Mark Youden and Keith Brown

Second Place Team - University of Victoria Faculty of Law

• Will Oxtoby, Craig Nix and Ariane Lecompte
• Coaches: David Wu and Caitlin Ohama-Darcus

Third Place Team - McGill University Faculty of Law

• Michelle Murray-Schlitt, Catherine Zhang and Jerod Miksza
• Coaches: Caroline Bélair and Erin Reimer 

Click here for the complete list of the 2026 ELM Winners.

View the recording of our awards ceremony here.

Thank you to all of our Sponsors for their generous support in making the 2026 ELM a success.

Registration for the 2028 Willms & Shier Environmental Law Moot is expected to open Fall 2027. Full details and important dates will be published here.