Graduate Certificate - Research Analyst

The Research Analyst graduate certificate is a one-year postgraduate program in applied research design and analysis.

Coursework covers quantitative and qualitative research methodology, survey design and sampling, statistical analysis using SPSS and equivalent tools, focus group and interview facilitation, data visualisation and reporting, market and social research applications, program evaluation methods, research ethics, and presenting findings to decision-makers. A work placement in a research setting completes the program.

Research analysis is an under-recognised route into stable employment. Government departments, health agencies, market research firms, polling organisations, non-profits and corporate insight teams all need people who can design a study properly, analyse it honestly and present it clearly — and the supply of methodologically trained analysts is much smaller than the supply of general business graduates.

The work placement is a graded part of the program, so you finish with documented Canadian experience and a referee rather than only a transcript.

Humber Polytechnic — formerly Humber College — is Ontario’s largest public college and a Designated Learning Institution (DLI O19376943122). The Lakeshore campus sits on the shore of Lake Ontario in south Etobicoke, next to Colonel Samuel Smith Park, and is home to Humber’s business degrees, media and creative arts, and social and community services programs. Heritage buildings, a residence opened in 2024 and a free shuttle to the North campus make it the most distinctive of Humber’s sites.

Its field maps to CIP 45.0102 (Research methodology and quantitative methods). Important: this is a college credential rather than a degree, so it is not exempt from the November 2024 PGWP field-of-study restriction — eligibility depends on this CIP field appearing on IRCC’s eligible list when you apply. Humber publishes a PGWP-eligible program list with CIP codes; check it, and confirm with an Apply Study Visa counsellor before committing. IRCC makes the final decision.