Diploma in Carpentry and Renovation Technician at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a diploma in Applied Professions & Services programme. 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).
The Carpentry and Renovation Technician diploma runs two years in person at Conestoga's Cambridge - Reuter Drive campus, with an optional co-op stream. First-year studies cover interior and exterior techniques for residential and light commercial construction; second year moves into renovating existing structures, project planning, outdoor builds and business operations. Graduates may qualify for an exemption covering the Level 1 in-school portion of general carpenter apprenticeship training.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status for applicants 19 or older. Applicants need Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications course (COMM1251); and Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Mathematics for Trades (MATH1420), with MCT4C recommended. Minimum grades apply where required: MAP4C 60%, MCT4C 55%. The English-language requirement is Conestoga's institution-wide standard for diploma and certificate programs, applied where transcripts are not in English: IELTS Academic overall band 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, CAEL 70 overall with Writing 60 and no sub-test below 30, or Duolingo 110. Canadian applicants with transcripts from outside Canada must have them assessed by ICAS or WES. This is a highly competitive program, so early application is recommended.
Application Details
Start Date:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Cambridge – Reuter Dr. 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.