- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- CIP code
- 19.0505
- Duration
- 2 Years
- Open intake
-
Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Nursing and Healthcare Management
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
The College Diploma - Food and Nutrition Management at Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Saskatoon campus is a 2 year college diploma including a practicum training managers for institutional food and nutrition services.
Students combine nutrition science with food-service operations, safety systems and management practice, completed with a practicum in healthcare or institutional settings. Graduates manage the food services that hospitals, care homes and institutions run every day.
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is the province of Saskatchewan’s public polytechnic, founded in 1959, with a graduate employment rate of about 96% — among the strongest in Canadian post-secondary education. Programs are co-designed with industry advisors and taught hands-on in labs, shops and simulation facilities at the Saskatoon campus, in one of Canada’s most affordable student cities. Graduates who stay and work in Saskatchewan can also pursue the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) and the province’s Graduate Retention Program, which rebates up to $20,000 of tuition through tax credits.
This program is registered under CIP code 19.0505 (Foodservice systems administration/management) and appears on Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s published list of PGWP-eligible international programs under the post-November-2024 field-of-study rules. Programs of two academic years support a PGWP of up to three years; shorter programs support a PGWP matching program length. Eligibility lists change — verify the current Sask Polytech PGWP list and IRCC policy before applying (final decisions rest with IRCC).
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: Completed Grade 12 / High School with approximately 50% or better.
- IELTS: Overall 6.5, no band below 5.5 (one band at 5.5 accepted)
- TOEFL iBT: R-19.0, W-19.0, L-19.0, S-19.0, Total 81.0
- PTE: R-50, W-50, L-50, S-50, Overall 63
- Duolingo: 110
- GRE/GMAT: Not required.
Application fee $150 CAD; a non-refundable tuition deposit of $5,000 CAD is due within 30 days of the offer letter and counts toward tuition. A Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) is requested by the institution after the deposit. Ask an Apply Study Visa counsellor before paying any deposit.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- 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
Nutrition managers are core staff in Canada's care system:
- Food Service Supervisor — healthcare and long-term care
- Nutrition Manager (with CSNM pathway) — institutional food services
- Dietary Services Coordinator — care homes and hospitals
- Food Safety & Quality Coordinator — institutional compliance roles
- Catering / Operations Supervisor — large-scale food operations
- Community Nutrition Program Assistant — public-health food programs
Healthcare food services hire in every Saskatchewan community, and the program sits in PGWP's healthcare field category.
About Saskatchewan Polytechnic
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.7
- World rank
- #7633
- Reference No.
- O19425521849