Since its foundation in 1918, the ULCC has worked to harmonize the laws of the provinces and territories of Canada, and where appropriate the federal laws as well. 

It is also able to recommend improvements to existing legislation by identifying, for example, deficiencies, gaps in the law, or problems resulting from the interpretation of it. In this way, its aims are closely aligned to those that the ELI has for a European context.

The ULCC is split into a Civil and Criminal Section. At this year’s conference the Civil Section focused on four topics: Unauthorised Disclosure of Intimate Images; Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act; Electronic Wills and Powers of Attorney; Benevolent and Community Crowdfunding.