College Diploma - Protection, Security and Investigation (Optional Co-op)

A two year Ontario College Diploma covering criminal law, investigation techniques, security operations, loss prevention and emergency response, with an optional co-op.

This diploma is not on Mohawk’s PGWP list, and there is no January 2027 intake.

The two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op) is taught at Mohawk College’s Fennell campus on the Hamilton Mountain, the main campus of a public Ontario college founded in 1966. The two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op) does not appear on the PGWP list Mohawk published in February 2026, and IRCC has frozen the eligible list for the rest of 2026. Finishing the two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op) therefore does not lead to a post-graduation work permit, so plan to leave Canada or change status when your study permit ends. Ontario also requires a provincial attestation letter before the two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op) can support a study permit.

Entry to the two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op) needs Grade 12 or equivalent at 50 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op) is recorded at CAD 14,082. Mohawk charges a CAD 100 application fee and asks for the full first semester of tuition before it issues the acceptance and attestation letters for the two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op). The two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op) lists three entry windows, the earliest in September 2027. Apply Study Visa handles the application for the two year protection, security and investigation diploma (optional co-op), the first semester payment, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.