Diploma in Mental Health and Addiction-Intensive is a diploma in Clinical Psychology programme taught at Canadore College in North Bay, Canada. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,021 per year (CAD 4,162 per year for local students).
This three-semester diploma prepares students for frontline practice as a health professional within social and health agencies, through a collaborative, experiential format. Specific topics include recovery strategies, crisis intervention, and interviewing and counselling skills, built around the central themes of trauma-informed practice and concurrent disorders. Classroom instruction is followed by a 420-hour placement in the community and an online seminar. The programme accepts applicants holding a university degree in a related field, as well as internal graduates of related programmes such as Police Foundations, Social Service Worker, Community and Justice Services, and Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This accelerated stream admits either holders of a university degree in a related field, or internal Canadore graduates of related programmes — Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention, Community and Justice Services, Social Service Worker, or Police Foundations — per the programme page. The page defers English-proficiency detail to the institution's general admission requirements; scores are applied at the Diploma tier as stored for this programme: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72+ with no section below 18, PTE Academic 53 with no section below 47, Duolingo English Test 110 with no band below 95, or equivalent, tested within two years of application. The programme requires a mandatory 420-hour community placement, with students responsible for their own transportation, and completion of ASIST, NVCI, Gentle Persuasive Approach, and Naloxone training within the programme.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through OntarioColleges.ca: for programs starting in Fall 2027 the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027; Canadore states applicants may apply at any time, with the deposit for accepted Winter 2027 offers due 16 November 2026 and term tuition due 30 November 2026. Canadore's own how-to-apply page separately cites a generic, undated "applications open November 1 / competitive consideration date February 1 for Fall term, October 1 for Winter term" notice that names no specific cycle year, so its October 1 figure is not confirmed as the Winter 2027 deadline. International applicants apply through Canadore's international portal and are assessed on a rolling basis, with programs closing early once capacity is reached; no fixed international opening or closing date is published, and payment deadlines appear only on the individual letter of admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
