Bookkeeping Certificate is a certificate in Accounting programme offered by Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,864 per total (CAD 2,300 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Accounting
Duration: 8 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,300 / total
International tuition: CAD 10,864 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Bookkeeping Certificate will help you strengthen your existing skills with business computing, accounting, accounting computer applications, and business writing and editing courses. After completing the Bookkeeping Certificate at Capilano University, you'll be prepared to pass the exam with the Canadian Institute of Bookkeeping (CIB) to become a certified professional bookkeeper.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: For this certificate, Capilano's own program page defers to the university's general secondary-school admission standard: B.C. high school graduation (or equivalent), with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (60%) across English Studies 12, English 12, or English First Peoples 12 plus two further academic Grade 12 courses, per Capilano's admission-requirements page. Applicants who completed their previous education in a language other than English must meet Capilano's general English-language proficiency requirement, published on the university's admission-requirements page: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6; TOEFL iBT 83 (or, from Spring 2027, 4.5 overall with no section below 4.0 on the redesigned scale); CAEL 70; PTE Academic 56; or Duolingo English Test 125+ with no sub-score below 115 (accepted on a temporary basis). No additional conditions (interview, portfolio, work experience) are listed for the Bookkeeping Certificate.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May and September
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants both apply through EducationPlannerBC: the domestic application fee is $50 CAD and the international fee is $135 CAD, each covering up to two programmes. Capilano University publishes no university-wide application-opening or closing date for either group for the 2026-27 cycle; its how-to-apply pages instruct applicants to check the application and document deadlines on their chosen programme's own page, since every programme sets its own intake window there. Admission is effectively rolling at the institution level, governed programme by programme, with some programmes (for example the Health Care Assistant Certificate) publishing a fixed intake window that opens and closes months ahead of the start date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
