Health Care Assistant Certificate - Indigenous is a certificate in Health Sciences programme taught at Camosun College in Victoria, Canada. The programme runs for 29 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,300 per total for local students.
The certificate follows the provincial Health Care Assistant curriculum with an added focus on Indigenous community and culture, building the knowledge, skills and attitudes Indigenous students need to work as front-line caregivers and respected members of a healthcare team in community or facility settings. Under the direction of a health professional, students provide person-centered care supporting clients' and residents' social, cognitive, emotional and physical well-being, with full-time clinical placements that may include day and evening shifts outside regular class hours.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Camosun requires proof of Grade 10 completion or equivalent, or mature-student status, plus evidence of Indigenous ancestry as the college defines it: any descendant of the Indigenous peoples of North America, including status and non-status Indians, Metis, Inuit and Native Americans resident in Canada. Applicants must also attend a Health Care Assistant programme information session, in person or through the online module. English language competency must be documented before acceptance: applicants with three years of full-time English-medium education need C in English 10 or ACCUPLACER Next Generation scores of Reading 230, Writing 230 and Writeplacer 4; others must reach a standardized test, such as IELTS Academic or General with an overall score of 6.0, at least 6.0 in Speaking and Listening and no less than 5.5 in Reading and Writing; TOEFL iBT overall 76 with no less than 20 in Speaking/Listening and 18 in Reading/Writing; CAEL overall 60 with no section under 50; CELPIP General or the Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test at Listening 7, Speaking 7, Reading 6 and Writing 6.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Limited-enrolment programme: Camosun sets an opening date but no fixed close, and it shuts once the waitlist exceeds available seats. Domestic: the Fall 2027 (September) window opens 1 October 2026; offers go out first-qualified, first-served starting in February, so check Program Availability before applying. International: separate deadline of 1 June for the September 2027 start. Both apply via EducationPlannerBC.
