At Cégep de l'Outaouais in Gatineau, Canada, Diploma in Techniques de la documentation is offered as a diploma in Library Science programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Library Science
Duration: 3 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,150 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Techniques de la documentation (DEC 393.B0) is a three-year, six-session technical diploma program at Cegep de l'Outaouais, delivered on the Felix-Leclerc campus. It prepares students to organize documents across all media types and manage information of every kind, covering acquisition, processing, classification, indexing, description, dissemination and preservation of documents and data. Coursework spans document management systems and archives, classification schemes such as Dewey and Library of Congress, cataloguing, database creation, reference and information-monitoring skills, and the planning and evaluation of documentary-service settings. The program includes paid summer internships under an alternance travail-etudes (work-study) arrangement, plus two credited internships in the sixth session that support entry into information-management roles. Graduates typically work in libraries, documentation centres, museums, law firms, research centres and government bodies, and interinstitutional agreements allow transfer toward university study. It suits students with strong intellectual curiosity, research interest, attention to detail and organizational skills, and comfort with new technologies.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program's own page states no particular secondary-course prerequisite beyond the general DES/DEP admission conditions, and links to the college's general admission conditions for that baseline. The program is not subject to a capacity limit (non contingenté). Program length: 6 sessions (3 years). For international applicants, admission runs through SRAM: candidates applying from outside Canada are considered for the Fall session only (application deadline 14 March) and need an average of at least 3.7 on the Bright French test, while those already in Canada on temporary status apply as regular candidates (recommended deadlines 1 March for Fall entry and 1 November for Winter entry) and need at least 3.5. The French test is mandatory in every DEC program at Cégep de l'Outaouais, even for candidates already schooled in French. Domestic applicants must hold a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES), or a Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) with the required secondary courses, or training the college judges equivalent, and apply through admission.sram.qc.ca.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) at admission.sram.qc.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 March 2027, with later rounds around late April and late May while seats remain; Winter 2027 entry opened 15 September 2026, with an equal-consideration date of 1 November 2026 and a second round on 25 November 2026. Cégep de l'Outaouais accepts international applicants for the Fall intake only: the college's FAQ fixes the international deadline at 14 March of the admission year, i.e. 14 March 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, and it publishes no winter international deadline. Admission is rolling round to round within SRAM's system until each round's seats are filled, but the international date is firm. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
