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Lil'wat Nation Language and Culture Certificate

Lil'wat Nation Language and Culture Certificate

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Capilano University offers Lil'wat Nation Language and Culture Certificate, a certificate in Linguistics & Language Studies programme in North Vancouver, Canada. The programme runs for 5 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 6,518 per year (CAD 1,374 per year for local students).

At a glance

Degree: Certificate

Field: Linguistics & Language Studies

Duration: 5 years

Delivery: On Campus

Language: English

Local tuition: CAD 1,374 / year

International tuition: CAD 6,518 / year

Last checked September 2026 · Source: capilanou.ca ·

Program details

Overview

This certificate offers introductory language courses alongside literature and other electives tied to Lil'wat language and culture, taught from a Lil'wat perspective. Classes take place at Ts'zil Learning Centre, located in Mount Currie, with instruction from CapU faculty and members of the Lil'wat community.

Requirements

Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent; the programme page lists no specific Grade 12 subject or average and states no separate English-proficiency test score for this certificate. The programme-specific step is an interview with Lil'wat education officials, reflecting the certificate's community-based delivery through the Ts’zil Learning Centre. Grade 12 students still finishing secondary school may be granted conditional admission based on their final Grade 11 or interim Grade 12 marks, uploaded through EducationPlannerBC as an unofficial transcript or report card; final admission still depends on graduation and on B.C. high school applicants releasing their grades to Capilano via the B.C. Ministry of Education's Student Transcripts Service.

Application Details

Start Date: Fall and Spring

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.

About Capilano University

Type: University

Control: Public

Campus setting: Suburban

Founded: 1968

Students: 9,282

Programs: 99

Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Frequently asked questions

What degree does Lil'wat Nation Language and Culture Certificate award?

Capilano University awards a Certificate in the field of Linguistics & Language Studies on completion of this programme.

How long does Lil'wat Nation Language and Culture Certificate take?

The programme runs for 5 years.

How much does Lil'wat Nation Language and Culture Certificate cost?

Tuition for international students is CAD 6,518 per year (CAD 1,374 per year for local students).

Can Lil'wat Nation Language and Culture Certificate be studied online?

No — the programme is taught on campus at Capilano University.

What language is Lil'wat Nation Language and Culture Certificate taught in?

The programme is taught in English.

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