Cambrian College offers Diploma in Practical Nursing - Kenjgewin, a diploma in Nursing programme in Sudbury, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,879 per year for local students.
Combining hands-on training with grounding in nursing theory, this diploma prepares graduates in Ontario to seek registration as a Registered Practical Nurse. Approved by the CNO, the program offers smaller class sizes and practical learning in high-tech nursing labs, together with over 700 clinical hours spread across diverse community placements alongside health care professionals. Graduates can then apply to sit the CNO registration exam.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: DOMESTIC ENTRY. This is the M'Chigeeng (Kenjgewin Teg) campus offering of Practical Nursing. Ontario Secondary School Diploma (30 credits) or an equivalent, or mature student status - 19 or older before classes begin and without an OSSD, assessed individually, with pre-testing for readiness possible. Required subjects: any grade 12 English at the (C) or (U) level; any biology at grade 11 (U) or (C) or grade 12 (U); any chemistry at grade 11 (U) or grade 12 (C) or (U); and any mathematics at grade 11 (C), (U) or (M) or grade 12 (C) or (U). A combined overall average of at least 70% across those prerequisite courses is required.
This is a limited enrolment program: the prerequisite grades that secure an offer are decided each cycle by the size and strength of the applicant pool, and post-secondary study already completed is weighed as part of the application. Cambrian names its Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees (PHPG) as the preferred preparatory route into its limited enrolment health sciences programs. The minimum GPA and grades that actually secure a place are set each cycle by the size and strength of the applicant pool, so Cambrian does not publish them in advance.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS. Cambrian's program page states this program is not currently available to international students. Cambrian's international English table sets its minimums by credential level and prints three rows only - Diploma / Certificate, Grad Certificate and Degrees. The diploma and certificate line is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5; TOEFL 550 on the paper-based test or 80 on the internet-based test; PTE (Pearson) 58; Duolingo 105 to 115. International applicants, and domestic applicants presenting transcripts earned outside Canada, must send official notarised documents with a certified translation where they are not in English, have them assessed by a certified credential evaluator, and include a copy of a valid passport.
AFTER ADMISSION - required before or during the program, not conditions of the offer. Basic Cardiac Life Support at Health Care Provider (HCP) level, renewed each year; a Standard First Aid certificate valid for the whole program; respiratory mask fit testing (N95, 3M models); a criminal record check including a vulnerable sector check - speak to the program coordinator first if you have a positive CPIC; WHMIS certification; AODA certification; and the Ministry of Labour's Worker Health and Safety Awareness in Four Steps training. Proof of immunisation is required at registration for a two-step TB test, varicella, polio, measles-mumps-rubella (two measles doses if you were born after 1970), current diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, current seasonal influenza when available, hepatitis B and COVID-19; hepatitis A is recommended but not required. If you were never immunised against varicella you must show proof of a previous chickenpox infection. The criminal record and vulnerable sector check, influenza immunisation, TB skin test, WHMIS and the HCP life support certificate all have to be renewed annually, each at a fee. Computer competency in relevant software is recommended.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes Cambrian lists for this program on its own page, read 6 September 2026: September 2026 (Schedule A fall term: Day 1 orientation 8 September 2026, classes from 9 September 2026, term ends 18 December 2026). Term dates come from Cambrian's published 2026-27 Academic Schedule A, which most programs follow and which is built from 14-week blocks with September, January and May starts. Not every program admits in every term, and the intakes above are the ones this program's page lists for the 2026-27 year; check the program page before applying, because an intake already under way may be closed.
Application Deadline:DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents). Cambrian publishes no deadline that belongs to this program alone; what follows is the college-wide Ontario colleges cycle plus Cambrian's own term cut-offs, and it applies to every full-time program. Apply at ontariocolleges.ca. Applications received there by 1 February are given equal consideration - they are assessed together, and Ontario residents are preferred where a program is oversubscribed. After 1 February applications are handled first-come, first-served for as long as seats remain, and your file is judged on what has reached the Admissions Office by the transcript submission deadline. For entry in Fall 2027 the provincial cycle runs as follows: the ontariocolleges.ca application opened on 26 September 2026, colleges may issue offers from 1 November 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027, and tuition deposits fall in June 2027 on each college's own date.
This is a limited enrolment program, which makes the 1 February date matter more than usual: holding the published requirements does not secure a place, and where qualified applicants outnumber the seats Cambrian selects among them. The minimum prerequisite grades that actually secure an offer are set each cycle by the size and strength of the applicant pool, so they are not published in advance.
COLLEGE-WIDE LAST DAY TO APPLY. Separately from the equal consideration date, Cambrian's 2026-27 Academic Schedule A sets a hard last day to apply for admission on Day 3 of each term - for this program's intakes that is 10 September 2026 for the fall 2026 start. To begin, all transcripts and documents must already be with the College and you must be ready to pay the deposit and start classes by Day 5 (14 September 2026, 15 January 2027 or 14 May 2027). The schedule prints this as an all-programs date and does not distinguish domestic from international applicants. The non-refundable deposit is due 15 June 2026 for the september start.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS. Cambrian states this program is not currently available to international students; the routes below apply only to programs its program list shows as open. For those programs Cambrian directs international applicants away from the domestic ontariocolleges.ca form to the OCAS international service (Cambrian's college code is CAMB, up to three program choices), or to an authorised agent filing in Cambrian's own application portal. The 1 February equal consideration date is part of the domestic Ontario colleges cycle and Cambrian publishes no closing date of its own for international applicants; files are assessed individually as they arrive. Cambrian does say that some programs fill faster than others and advises acting early, and that the letter of acceptance carries an expiry date past which no student may enrol. Once the offer is accepted and fees are paid you need an Ontario Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) before you can apply for a study permit, so leave time for that step.
