- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- CIP code
- 51.0803
- Duration
- 2 Years
- Field
- Health and Medical Sciences
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
The College Diploma - Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant (OPA1) is a 2 year program at Fanshawe College’s London campus.
The dual OTA/PTA diploma doubles the graduate job market by design: therapeutic techniques, rehabilitation support and client mobility trained across both occupational-therapy and physiotherapy scopes, with clinical placements throughout. Ontario's aging demographics make rehabilitation support one of health care's most dependable hiring lines.
Fanshawe brings big-college machinery to bear — industry advisory committees, applied-research centres and one of Ontario’s largest co-op operations — inside a city that keeps student budgets workable.
Under current rules, PGWP access for this credential depends on CIP 51.0803 (Occupational therapist / physiotherapist assistant) remaining an eligible field — a check worth repeating on Fanshawe’s live list right before you apply.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Completed Class 12 (10+2) from a recognised board with approximately 50% or better.
- IELTS: R-6.5, W-7.0, L-6.5, S-7.0, Overall 7.0
- TOEFL iBT: R-20.0, W-22.0, L-20.0, S-26.0, Total 92.0
- PTE: Overall 65
- Duolingo: 135
- GRE/GMAT: Not required.
Application fee $100 CAD. Apply well before the February 1 equal-consideration date for September entry — capped international seats mean popular programs fill early. An Ontario Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) is arranged through admission. Ask an Apply Study Visa counsellor to verify current PGWP alignment and seats before applying.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
OTA/PTA graduates work across the rehabilitation system:
- OTA/PTA — hospitals and rehabilitation units
- Community Rehab Assistant — home and community therapy services
- Long-Term-Care Therapy Assistant — restorative-care programs
- Private Clinic Assistant — physio and hand-therapy clinics
- Paediatric Therapy Assistant — children's treatment centres
- Kinesiology & Health Ladder — degree-completion directions
Ontario's aging population makes rehabilitation support one of health care's steadiest hiring lines.
About Fanshawe College
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #5433
- Reference No.
- O19361039982
