Diploma in Payroll and Bookkeeping at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a diploma in Business Administration 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 2,775 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,775 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,477 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
In just two years, you'll gain the technical skills and industry knowledge needed to manage payroll systems, ensure compliance with government regulations and support bookkeeping operations in any organization. You'll learn how to use both manual and computerized accounting systems, explore compensation and benefits strategies and prepare for certification as a Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) through the National Payroll Institute, a credential that can boost your salary and career potential.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status for applicants 19 years of age or older, with Grade 12 compulsory English at the C (60%) or U (50%) level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1251). Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must demonstrate proficiency per Conestoga's published requirements, which for diploma programs is IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110. Canadian citizens and permanent residents with international transcripts require a course-by-course credential evaluation. This program has an optional co-op stream available only to students who begin studies in September; to be considered for admission to it, students must achieve a minimum 70% session-weighted average with no failed or dropped courses in Levels 1 and 2.
Application Details
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.