- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- CIP code
- 15.0303
- Duration
- 3 year advanced diploma
- Open intake
-
Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Engineering and Industrial Technology
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A three year advanced diploma in electrical technology, covering power systems, industrial automation, control design, project work, electrical code and applied technical practice.
The advanced diploma runs a year longer than the technician version at the same annual fee, and the extra year moves you from technician to technologist work.
Advanced College Diploma - Electrical Engineering Technology is taught at Northern College, a public Ontario college and a Designated Learning Institution with the number O19315830082898. Because Advanced College Diploma - Electrical Engineering Technology is a college credential rather than a degree, a post-graduation work permit after Advanced College Diploma - Electrical Engineering Technology depends on the federal field of study requirement introduced in November 2024, which is checked against your programme when you apply for the permit rather than when you enrol. Confirm the position for Advanced College Diploma - Electrical Engineering Technology and your exact intake in writing before you pay a deposit. An Ontario provincial attestation letter is also required alongside the Advanced College Diploma - Electrical Engineering Technology study permit application.
Admission to Advanced College Diploma - Electrical Engineering Technology requires Class 12 or equivalent at 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for electrical engineering technology advanced diploma is recorded at CAD 16,372. A CAD 145 application fee applies, and no scholarship is recorded against electrical engineering technology advanced diploma. electrical engineering technology advanced diploma lists three entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your electrical engineering technology advanced diploma application, the deposit, the letter of acceptance, the provincial attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.
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: Class 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 79; PTE Academic 58; or the Duolingo English Test at 105.
- Application and deposit: A fee of CAD 100 applies when you submit this application. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Work permit: electrical engineering technology advanced diploma is a college credential, not a degree, so the federal field of study requirement applies. Eligibility is assessed when you apply for the work permit, against a list that is revised. Confirm the position for your programme and intake in writing.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the provincial attestation letter, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
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
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Electrical Technologist: engineering and industrial firms
- Automation Technologist: controls and robotics
- Project Technologist: design and installation teams
- Power Systems Technologist: utilities
- Commissioning Technologist: industrial projects
- Certified Technologist: the OACETT route
Reality check: certification with the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists is a separate professional route worth planning for.
About Northern College - Timmins
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- World rank
- #7823
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19315830082898
