- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- CIP code
- 51.1508
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Social and Community Services
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
The Graduate Certificate - Addictions and Mental Health (AMH1) is a 1 year program at Fanshawe College’s London campus.
This graduate certificate retools degree-holders for front-line mental-health and addictions work: counselling foundations, harm reduction, concurrent-disorders practice and supervised placement across community agencies. Ontario's mental-health funding expansion is, on the ground, a hiring expansion — into exactly these roles.
London’s economy — health care, insurance, advanced manufacturing and education — hires college graduates at scale, and sits two hours from both Toronto and the US border at a fraction of Toronto’s rents.
Field of study: CIP 51.1508 (Addictions and mental health counselling). Two eligible academic years support the full three-year permit; verify the program’s listing and IRCC’s current policy at application time.
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: A recognised bachelor’s degree or college diploma with approximately 50% or better.
- IELTS: R-6.0, W-6.0, L-6.0, S-6.0, Overall 6.5
- TOEFL iBT: Total 88.0
- PTE: Overall 59
- Duolingo: 120
- 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
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- 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
Mental-health hiring spans health and community sectors:
- Addictions Counsellor / Worker — treatment and community programs
- Mental Health Support Worker — housing and outreach services
- Concurrent Disorders Worker — integrated care teams
- Crisis Services Worker — distress and mobile-response programs
- Case Manager — community mental-health agencies
- Clinical Pathway — toward regulated counselling with further study
Mental-health investment is the fastest-growing line in Ontario health budgets — staffing follows.
About Fanshawe College
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #5433
- Reference No.
- O19361039982
