- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- Duration
- 2 year graduate certificate including field placem
- Open intake
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Off-shoreJan 2027
- Field
- Health and Medical Sciences
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-01-01
Program overview
A one year graduate certificate in mental health practice, covering addiction and concurrent disorders, assessment, harm reduction, crisis response and supervised applied practice, with applied practice running through the programme.
Read this carefully: mental health work sits in an eligible sector, yet Sheridan does not list this certificate among its PGWP-aligned programmes.
Graduate Certificate in Addictions and Mental Health is taught at Sheridan College Davis campus in Brampton, a public Ontario college. Read this carefully: the addictions and mental health certificate sits below degree level and does NOT appear on Sheridan’s own list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Treat the addictions and mental health certificate as carrying no post-graduation work permit unless Sheridan confirms an eligible CIP code for the addictions and mental health certificate in writing. Ontario additionally requires a provincial attestation letter before any study permit application for the addictions and mental health certificate.
Admission to Graduate Certificate in Addictions and Mental Health requires a completed undergraduate diploma or equivalent at 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the addictions and mental health certificate is recorded at CAD 16,580. Sheridan charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the addictions and mental health certificate. The addictions and mental health certificate lists four entry windows across September and January, the earliest in January 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the addictions and mental health certificate application, the deposit, the offer, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.
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 undergraduate diploma or equivalent, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 88 with 21 in every section; PTE Academic 60 with no component below 57; or the Duolingo English Test at 115.
- Application and deposit: Sheridan charges a CAD 100 application fee. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: This programme does NOT appear on Sheridan’s own published list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Obtain written confirmation of the CIP code from Sheridan before paying any deposit. A vulnerable sector police check applies to placements. Regulated counselling and psychotherapy titles in Ontario require separate registration.
- Work rights: The addictions and mental health certificate does NOT appear on Sheridan’s PGWP-aligned list. Assume no work permit unless the college confirms an eligible CIP code in writing. A PGWP also requires a language test at CLB 5 in all four abilities for college credentials, taken within two years of applying. This is separate from the English test you need for admission. No dependant work permit.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the attestation letter request, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
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
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Mental Health Worker: community and residential services
- Addictions Counsellor: treatment programmes
- Crisis Support Worker: crisis services
- Case Manager: health and social agencies
- Harm Reduction Worker: outreach programmes
- Program Coordinator: after experience
Reality check: a health and social services subject absent from the aligned list is exactly where assumption fails, so obtain written confirmation first.
About Sheridan College - Davis
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- Reference No.
- O19385946782
