- Level
- 1-Year Post Secondary Certificate
- CIP code
- 51.2602
- Duration
- 1 year college certificate including a clinical pl
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreMay 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Health and Medical Sciences
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-05-01
Program overview
A one year certificate with clinical placement, covering personal care, mobility and transfers, dementia care, communication in care settings and supervised practice.
Personal Support Worker carries the highest English requirement at this campus, asking TOEFL 89 and PTE 61, because care work depends on communication with vulnerable people.
College Certificate - Personal Support Worker is taught at Northern College, a public Ontario college and a Designated Learning Institution with the number O19315830082898. Because College Certificate - Personal Support Worker is a college credential rather than a degree, a post-graduation work permit after College Certificate - Personal Support 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 Certificate - Personal Support Worker and your exact intake in writing before you pay a deposit. An Ontario provincial attestation letter is also required alongside the College Certificate - Personal Support Worker study permit application.
Admission to College Certificate - Personal Support Worker requires Class 12 or equivalent at 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for personal support worker certificate is recorded at CAD 15,258. A CAD 145 application fee applies, and no scholarship is recorded against personal support worker certificate. personal support worker certificate lists four entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your personal support worker certificate 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 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 89; or PTE Academic 61. The Duolingo English Test is NOT accepted for this programme.
- 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: A criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening, immunisation records and clinical placement clearance all apply, assessed separately from the certificate.
- Work permit: personal support worker certificate 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
- 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
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Personal Support Worker: long term care and home care
- Health Care Aide: residential settings
- Community Support Worker: home care services
- Respite Worker: family support
- Care Team Lead: after experience
- Further Study: practical nursing programmes
Reality check: personal support work is physically demanding and modestly paid, but demand across Ontario is genuine and sustained, particularly outside major cities.
About Northern College - Timmins
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- World rank
- #7823
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19315830082898
