- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- CIP code
- 52.0801
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Open intake
-
Off-shoreJan 2027
- Field
- Finance and Accounting
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-01-01
Program overview
The Graduate Certificate - Professional Financial Services (FSP1) is a 1 year program at Fanshawe College’s London campus.
Professional Financial Services prepares degree-holders for licensed advisory careers: financial planning, investments, insurance and banking products aligned with industry licensing pathways. Canada's banks and advisory practices recruit continuously for client-facing roles, and this certificate is purpose-built for them.
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.
Treat the field code — CIP 52.0801 (Professional financial services) — as part of the admission decision: confirm it on the PGWP-aligned page and with IRCC before enrolment, not after.
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 65% 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
Financial services hires client-ready graduates:
- Financial Services Representative — banks and credit unions
- Financial Planning Assistant — advisory practices
- Insurance Advisor (with licensing) — the protection market
- Investment Operations Roles — the back-office backbone
- Banking Advisor pathway — branch-to-specialist careers
- Wealth Management Trajectory — the advisory career ladder
Verify this business-family program's current PGWP field status on the live list before applying.
About Fanshawe College
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #5433
- Reference No.
- O19361039982
