- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- CIP code
- 44.0000
- Duration
- 2 year college diploma including a 15 week of fiel
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-01-01
Program overview
A two year diploma including a fifteen week placement, covering counselling skills, social welfare policy, group work, case management, community development and supervised practice.
Social service work in northern Ontario serves communities with genuine need, and the fifteen week placement is where most graduates find their first role.
College Diploma - Social Service Worker is taught at Northern College, a public Ontario college and a Designated Learning Institution with the number O19315830082898. Because College Diploma - Social Service Worker is a college credential rather than a degree, a post-graduation work permit after College Diploma - Social Service Worker 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 College Diploma - Social Service Worker and your exact intake in writing before you pay a deposit. An Ontario provincial attestation letter is also required alongside the College Diploma - Social Service Worker study permit application.
Applicants to College Diploma - Social Service Worker need Class 12 or equivalent with a minimum of 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for social service worker diploma is recorded at CAD 16,815. A CAD 145 application fee applies, and no scholarship is recorded against social service worker diploma. social service worker diploma lists five entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your social service worker 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.
- Additional requirement: Social Service Worker is a protected title in Ontario. Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers is assessed separately. Vulnerable sector screening applies.
- Work permit: social service worker 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:
- Social Service Worker: subject to OCSWSSW registration
- Case Worker: community agencies
- Youth Worker: support services
- Community Support Worker: non profit settings
- Intake Worker: social services
- Program Coordinator: after experience
Reality check: registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers is required for the protected title and is assessed separately.
About Northern College - Timmins
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- World rank
- #7823
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19315830082898