At Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, Diploma in Culinary Management is offered as a diploma in Culinary Arts programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,764 per semester (CAD 1,389 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Culinary Arts
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,389 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,764 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Overview Turn your passion for food into a rewarding culinary career. Algonquin College's two-year Culinary Management Ontario College Diploma program gives you the most current knowledge and cutting-edge skills needed to excel in the high-growth culinary industry. You are trained by industry leaders in world-class culinary labs with a focus on advanced culinary skills, managerial skills and hands-on experience. As a student, your studies include: food preparation baking techniques nutrition menu planning plating techniques restaurant service and entrepreneurship farm to fork cooking Some classes are held in the evening and on the weekend in Restaurant International, Algonquin College's on-campus fine-dining restaurant, to give you a taste of your career after graduation. You also complete industry-related certifications such as Sanitation and Safety, WHMIS, Respectful Workplace and Smart Serve. Expand your real-world experience and make industry connections with 160-hour field placement. With opportunities to participate in community events, culinary competitions and industry activities, you have many chances to refine your skills and gain valuable experience. Graduates may find employment as cooks or assistant cooks in the food service departments of restaurants, hotels, motels, resorts, cruise ships, institutions and catering companies. The managerial content of this program enables graduates to progress into such diversified areas as: food and beverage control purchasing and receiving commis de cuisine department chefs junior sous-chefs executive sous-chefs chefs de cuisine executive chefs de cuisine Graduates may also pursue self-employment opportunities.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission needs an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status (19 or older without a diploma), subject to Algonquin's own assessment. Program eligibility on this page adds Grade 12 English (ENG4C or equivalent), with no additional subject named. English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band under 5.5; TOEFL iBT 80 overall with 20 in each of reading, listening, speaking and writing for tests sat before 21 January 2026, or 4 overall with 4 in every component for tests sat after that date; or a Duolingo English Test score of 110 overall with 110 in Literacy and nothing under 95. If applications exceed the seats available, Algonquin selects on proficiency in English rather than a fixed cutoff.
Application Details
Start Date:Intake terms Algonquin lists for this program, read from its own availability table on 6 September 2026: Fall 2026 (AC Day 1 orientation 8 September 2026; Fall term classes start 9 September 2026); Winter 2027 (most classes start 11 January 2027). Term start dates come from the Registrar's Important Dates page, which also gives 11 January 2027 for the Winter 2027 term and 10 May 2027 for the Spring 2027 term. Availability changes as seats fill and an intake already under way may be closed, so check the program page before applying. Algonquin's academic year runs September to August.
Application Deadline:DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents). Algonquin publishes no deadline unique to this program; the dates below are the college-wide Ontario colleges cycle and apply to every full-time day program. Applications go through ontariocolleges.ca, where 1 February is the equal consideration date each cycle: apply by then and your application is assessed alongside every other one received by that date, while applications arriving later are handled first-come, first-served for as long as places remain. For entry in Fall 2027 the ontariocolleges.ca application opened on 26 September 2026, colleges may begin issuing offers on 1 November 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027 and an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027. The equal consideration date that governed the Fall 2026, Winter 2027 and Spring 2027 intakes was 1 February 2026 and has already passed, so those three starts are now first-come, first-served while seats last.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS. Apply directly to Algonquin on the International Application Form in its International Application Portal (AC360) rather than through ontariocolleges.ca, with a CAD 135 application fee. There is no single fixed international deadline: Algonquin asks you to confirm the program is open before applying, warns that a program's status can change to waitlisted or closed before an admissions officer reviews the file, and publishes a closing-date sheet for each intake. For the Fall 2026 intake that sheet gives this program's own dates: 16 September 2026 is the last day to apply on the International Application Portal and receive an acceptance, and 21 September 2026 is the last day to register.
