- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- CIP code
- 11.0801
- Duration
- 1 Year (including a work placement)
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Average Offer Speed10–15 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
The Web Development graduate certificate is a one-year postgraduate program with a work placement, covering full-stack web application development.
Students work through HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript, front-end frameworks and component architecture, server-side development and API design, relational and non-relational databases, authentication and web security, responsive and accessible interface implementation, version control and collaborative development workflows, testing, and deployment to cloud hosting. The program is project-driven throughout — students ship working applications rather than completing exercises.
Web development remains one of the shortest paths from study to employment in technology, because the work is demonstrable. A candidate with deployed applications and a public repository can prove capability in a way most credentials cannot, and the placement adds the Canadian reference that international graduates most often lack.
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 North campus in Etobicoke is its main site, running technology, engineering, health science, business and skilled trades programs in purpose-built labs and shops rather than lecture halls, with three intakes a year and the deepest employer network in the Greater Toronto Area.
Its field maps to CIP 11.0801 (Web page, digital/multimedia and information resources design). 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.
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 completed 2-year undergraduate diploma or higher from a recognised institution, with a minimum 50% overall.
- IELTS: Overall 6.5, no band below 6.0
- TOEFL iBT: Total 88
- PTE Academic: Overall 61
- Duolingo: 125
- GRE/GMAT: Not required.
Application fee $100 CAD, plus an initial tuition deposit of $2,000 CAD — Humber will not request your Ontario Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) until that deposit clears, so deposit timing drives your study-permit timeline. Admissions run on a rolling basis and popular programs fill months ahead under Canada’s international seat caps. Ask an Apply Study Visa counsellor to confirm current fees, seats and PGWP status 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
Web development hires across agencies, product companies and internal IT:
- Full-Stack Developer — the primary destination role
- Front-End Developer — interface and application development
- Backend Developer — APIs and server-side systems
- Web Application Developer — internal business systems
- Junior Software Engineer — product development teams
- E-commerce Developer — retail platform work
- Freelance Developer — contract and independent practice
Deploy everything you build. A live URL is worth more than a described project in every interview.
About Humber Polytechnic
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.6
- World rank
- #2344
- Reference No.
- O19376943122
