Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Cert in Community Pharmacy Assistant is a certificate in Pharmacy programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,738 per semester (CAD 1,541 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Pharmacy
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,541 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,738 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Community Pharmacy Assistants are important members of the intraprofessional health care team, working with Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists, and engaging directly with patients. Pharmacy Assistants work in community pharmacies, both chain and independent, long-term care, and specialized compounding pharmacies. If you are interested in health care, with a desire to assist patients who require a range of pharmacy services, then the Community Pharmacy Assistant program may be a perfect fit for you. This one-year Ontario College Certificate is a fully-integrated program including medical conditions and medications, professional practice, and inventory management. Through a combination of theory, practical laboratories and a work experience placement, graduates are prepared to practice as Community Pharmacy Assistants as they receive, order and manage inventory, assist with compounding and dispensing, and provide general assistance with the delivery of pharmacy services.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status; Grade 12 English at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1251); Grade 11 or 12 Biology at the C or U level, or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Biology (SCIE1010); and Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry at the C or U level, or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Chemistry (SCIE1030). All international applicants, regardless of language of instruction, must demonstrate English-language proficiency with a completed IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE test; the program page defers the specific scores to Conestoga's institution-wide standard for diploma and certificate programs: IELTS Academic overall band 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, or PTE Academic 53. Canadian applicants with foreign transcripts require assessment by ICAS or WES.
Application Details
Start Date:May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
