- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- Duration
- 2 year college diploma
- Field
- Engineering and Industrial Technology
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A two year college diploma in automotive service, covering engines and drivetrains, electrical and electronic systems, diagnostics, brakes and steering, and supervised shop practice.
Motive power is a certified Ontario trade with genuine demand, and it is one of only two programmes at Cornwall absent from the aligned list. At a campus where fourteen of sixteen qualify, that makes it conspicuous.
College Diploma - Motive Power Technician is taught at St. Lawrence College Cornwall campus, a public Ontario college. Read this carefully: the motive power technician diploma sits below degree level and does NOT appear on St. Lawrence’s own list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Treat the motive power technician diploma as carrying no post-graduation work permit unless St. Lawrence confirms an eligible CIP code for the motive power technician diploma in writing. Ontario additionally requires a provincial attestation letter before any study permit application for the motive power technician diploma.
Admission to College Diploma - Motive Power Technician requires Grade 12 or equivalent at 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the motive power technician diploma is recorded at CAD 16,920. St. Lawrence charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the motive power technician diploma. The motive power technician diploma lists two entry windows, both September starts, the earliest in September 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the motive power technician diploma 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: Grade 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 78 with no component minimum; PTE Academic 55; or the Duolingo English Test at 110.
- Application and deposit: St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence’s own published list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Obtain written confirmation of the CIP code from the college before paying a deposit. Automotive Service Technician is a certified trade in Ontario requiring apprenticeship registration and examinations through Skilled Trades Ontario.
- Work rights: The motive power technician diploma does NOT appear on St. Lawrence’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
- 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
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Automotive Service Technician: dealerships and garages
- Diagnostic Technician: after experience
- Service Advisor: dealership service departments
- Fleet Technician: commercial fleets
- Journeyperson Technician: after apprenticeship
- Shop Foreman: after experience
Reality check: the welding and carpentry routes at this campus are aligned where motive power is not, so compare them if a trade is your destination.
About St. Lawrence College - Cornwall
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.7
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19332845222
