PGCert in Professional Accounting Practice is a postgraduate certificate in Business Administration programme offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,809 per year (CAD 4,038 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 3 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,038 / year
International tuition: CAD 16,809 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
As the pace of global change accelerates, the need for financial professionals to remain at the forefront of business decision making will become ever more important. With a CPA designation you will develop integrated competencies to thrive in this business environment where expectations continue to…
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario College Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree, or equivalent; applicants with five or more years of experience in accounts receivable/payable, bookkeeping, client billing, financial analysis or a general accounting role but no post-secondary credential will also be considered, provided they submit a resume and work-related references. International transcripts require a course-by-course credential evaluation through a provider such as ICAS or WES. Because this is a graduate certificate, applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must meet Conestoga's higher exception-tier English requirement rather than its general minimum: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 88 (no skill below 22), PTE Academic 58, CAEL 70 (no sub-score below 60), or Duolingo 120. Applicants submit proof of admission requirements, and final selection follows an assessment of those materials.
Application Details
Start Date:January
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.