Post-Graduate Diploma - Artificial Intelligence and Innovation (Co-op)

The Post-Graduate Diploma - Artificial Intelligence and Innovation (Co-op) at Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Saskatoon campus is a 3 year post-graduate diploma including 12 months of co-op an in-depth post-graduate diploma in applied AI and innovation practice.

Across a full diploma (with an optional 12-month paid co-op stream), degree-holders study machine learning, AI systems, innovation methods and applied projects that take AI from concept to working solution. The co-op option adds a year of paid Canadian work experience before graduation — a decisive resume advantage.

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 11.0102 (Artificial intelligence) 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).