Diploma in Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a diploma in Rehabilitation Sciences 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).
Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant is a two-year Ontario College Diploma delivered in hybrid format at Conestoga's Kitchener - Doon campus. Students become dual-trained as OTAs and PTAs, learning to put treatment plans into action so clients can improve mobility, function and participation in meaningful daily activities. The curriculum blends in-person classes and labs with over 500 hours of clinical placement in varied healthcare settings, developing critical thinking, clinical reasoning and leadership through case-based learning, simulation exercises and applied projects taught by registered OTs and PTs.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic entry: an OSSD or equivalent, or mature-student standing at 19 or older, with Grade 12 English (C or U) or Preparatory Communications (COMM1251); Grade 12 Mathematics (C or U) or Preparatory Mathematics (MATH1420); Grade 11 or 12 Biology (C or U) or Preparatory Biology (SCIE1010); and one of Grade 11 or 12 Physics or Chemistry (C or U), Grade 12 Exercise Science (PSE4U), Grade 12 Kinesiology (PSK4U), Grade 11 or 12 Science (SNC3M or SNC4M) or Preparatory Chemistry (SCIE1030). Keyboarding and word-processing skills are expected. Work-integrated learning documents must be complete before placement: a full immunisation record covering MMR, Tdap, varicella, COVID-19 and hepatitis B, seasonal flu vaccination from October to March, 2-step TB testing, Standard First Aid and CPR at BLS level completed in Canada, and an annual vulnerable sector police check. Conestoga states that a police check which is not clear will prevent placement and therefore program completion; a check valid within six months may be required up to three times across the program. International applicants: Conestoga lists this program at the higher degree-level English minimums - IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no skill below 22, PTE Academic 58, or Duolingo 120. Anyone holding transcripts from outside Canada, Canadian citizens and permanent residents included, needs a course-by-course credential evaluation from a service such as ICAS or WES, and must show English proficiency if the language of instruction was not English.
Application Details
Start Date:September
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.
