Centennial College offers Cert in Medical Laboratory Technician, a certificate in Biomedical & Laboratory Sciences programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,549 per total (CAD 3,264 per total for local students).
This competency-based certificate is grounded in national and provincial practice standards written for entry-level medical laboratory assistants and technicians, with a focus on laboratory computer use, medical terminology, operating laboratory equipment, performing ECGs and blood sample collection, alongside the professional manner needed for close patient contact and strong communication and interpersonal skills. Theoretical and practical coursework is completed over one to two years, followed by an unpaid clinical field placement in the final semester with hospital and private laboratory partners. Duties covered include basic laboratory testing, processing specimens, positioning Holter monitors, performing ECGs and specimen collection, preparing graduates for roles in clinics, private and hospital laboratories, and in government, research or veterinary laboratories.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: An OSSD or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 or older, with Grade 12 English (C or U) at the stated minimum grade or Centennial's English Admission Test at the 170/171 level; Grade 12 Mathematics (C, M or U) or the Engineering Math Skills Assessment; and Biology at Grade 11 or Grade 12 (C or U). Language proficiency for this program is set above the college-wide standard: Centennial asks for three or more consecutive full years at a recognised secondary or post-secondary institution where English was the primary language of instruction. Before placement you need a clear police check with vulnerable sector screening valid within six months, proof of immunisation, N95 mask fit testing, and Standard CPR Level C; the College warns that certain criminal convictions can prevent participation in placement and therefore completion of the program. Delivered in hybrid format at Morningside Campus. Centennial lists September and May starts for domestic applicants and shows no availability for international applicants.
Application Details
Start Date:May
Application Deadline:Centennial publishes no application deadline for this program; what follows is the Ontario college cycle that governs it. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for a program starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and applications arriving after it are still assessed, but first-come first-served while places remain. Across the Ontario college system the application opened on 26 September 2026, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027. One $150 fee covers up to five program choices. International applicants apply directly to Centennial through its own international application process and are assessed on a rolling basis across the Fall, Winter and Summer intakes; the college publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
