Diploma in Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant at Canadore College in North Bay, Canada is a diploma in Physiotherapy programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,014 per year (CAD 2,775 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Physiotherapy
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,775 / year
International tuition: CAD 16,014 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This two-year, four-semester Ontario College Diploma trains students for combined work as an occupational therapist assistant and physiotherapist assistant, a dual role common in Ontario's rehabilitation sector. Coursework covers foundational anatomy, therapeutic modalities, occupational therapy skills, physiotherapy techniques, and mental health concepts, building toward supervised clinical practice. Learning blends classroom instruction with simulation-based and experiential exercises, and the program includes mandatory work-integrated placements in settings such as hospitals, private clinics, and home care, where students apply their skills under the guidance of registered occupational therapists and physiotherapists. The program is delivered at Canadore's College Drive Campus in North Bay. It suits students drawn to hands-on, patient-facing healthcare work who want to support people with limited or impaired functionality resulting from injury, illness, disability, or aging, helping them regain independence through therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation activities. Graduates typically work in hospitals, clinics, long-term care, and community and home-care settings, assisting registered therapists in delivering treatment plans rather than developing them independently.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, senior English at ENG4C or ENG4U, and Grade 11 Biology at the C or U level, per the programme page. The page defers English-proficiency detail to Canadore's general admission requirements: for this Diploma, 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 (Cambridge English 169+, CELPIP 7, Oxford ELLT 6.0, CEFR B2), tested within two years of application. The two-year Ontario College Diploma includes mandatory work-integrated-learning placement governed by the college's placement policy; the page does not state immunization, criminal-record-check, or competitive-average details.
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.
