Offered by Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, Bachelor of Child and Youth Care (Honours) is a bachelor's degree in Social Work programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,249 per semester (CAD 3,781 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Social Work
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,781 / semester
International tuition: CAD 10,249 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Overview Strengthen the health and development of young people, families and communities. The Bachelor of Child and Youth Care (Honours) program prepares you for a career in either front-line and/or supervisory roles contributing to the care, welfare and positive health and development of children, youth, families and communities. Societal factors are shifting the way people relate to one another, with interconnection between people becoming complex and challenging, resulting in a significant increase in mental health and behaviour challenges among children and youth. There is a high demand for professionals with the skillsets necessary to provide support, care and advocacy for children, youth and their families who have identified needs. Through theoretical and experiential learning including multiple field placements, you learn to develop prevention and intervention strategies for mental health and behaviour challenges and to facilitate change for individuals and systems, while strengthening communities. As a student in this program, you develop a strength-based anti-oppressive relational practice. You focus on creative prevention and intervention strategies for diverse children, youth, families and communities. Specialized skills in nature-based programming, social innovation and entrepreneurship allows you to be at the forefront of work with young people and communities. Through group projects, you prepare to work in interdisciplinary teams to meet the needs of children and families. You learn to generate and disseminate knowledge to others and identify opportunities to improve services and the two field placements and full work-term (unpaid or paid) enable you to apply your learning in a variety of organizational settings. As part of the coursework, you earn industry certifications, including crisis training and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Through this program, you develop the advocacy skills to amplify the voices of individuals and systems.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Applicants need six Grade 12 university (U) or university/college (M) courses with a minimum 65% average, including one Grade 12 U English course at 65% or higher; an OSSD or equivalent is required, with the standard mature-student route (19 or older, demonstrated post-secondary academic ability) for applicants without one. International transcripts must document the same English prerequisite and, where required, prove English proficiency: Academic IELTS overall 6.5 with no band under 6.0, or TOEFL iBT overall 88 with 22 per component (pre-21-January-2026 tests) or the 4.5-scale equivalent with 4.5 per component (tests after that date), or a Duolingo score of 120 overall with 120 in Literacy and nothing below 105. Domestic applicants with international transcripts must have them assessed by ICAS or WES.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for September 2027 entry the application portal opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers must be accepted by 1 May 2027, while later applications are still assessed as space allows; Algonquin publishes no separate equal-consideration date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly via Algonquin's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; instead of one fixed date the college posts a program-by-program closing-date list shortly before each term starts - for Fall 2026 most programs closed 16 September 2026, technology programs by 9-10 September; no Winter 2027 or Fall 2027 international list has been posted yet, so admission remains effectively rolling until each list is published and fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
