Diploma in Business - Finance is a diploma in Business Administration programme offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per year (CAD 2,750 per year for local students).
Business - Finance is a two-year Ontario College Diploma at Conestoga's Kitchener - Doon campus preparing graduates for entry-level roles in banks, financial institutions, government offices and small businesses. Students learn to build financial statements, work through budget analysis and assist with tax preparation using industry-standard tools, backed by business math, communication and computer applications. The program also positions graduates to pursue industry-recognized financial planning designations or continue into business administration and accounting studies.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (60%) or U (50%) level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1251) at a minimum of 60%, and Grade 11 Mathematics at C (minimum 65%), M University/College (minimum 55%), or U (minimum 55%), or Conestoga's Preparatory Mathematics (MATH1420 or MATH1375) at a minimum of 60%. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must demonstrate English language proficiency; the programme page names no score of its own, so Conestoga's published diploma-level minimum applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110. Applicants with credentials from outside Canada require credential evaluation through an approved provider such as ICAS or WES.
Application Details
Start Date:Intake months: January and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 and January 2027 at Kitchener – Doon and Online. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
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.