At Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Canada, Diploma in Pharmacy Technician is offered as a diploma in Pharmacy programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,226 per year (CAD 2,774 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Pharmacy
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,774 / year
International tuition: CAD 16,226 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
CIP Code: 51.0805 (PGWP eligible)
Behind Every Prescription: Your Skill, Their Well-being
Launch your career in the dynamic world of pharmacy with Confederation College's two-year Pharmacy Technician program. As a Pharmacy Technician, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring patients receive the right…
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (or equivalent), including Grade 12 English at the College or University (C/U) level, or an equivalent Mature Student Assessment, GED, or Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) credit, plus Grade 12 Math (College or University Preparation, or ACE Core Math UM602), Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry, and Grade 11 or 12 Biology (College or University Preparation). International applicants need an equivalent high-school/senior-secondary diploma with Grade 12 math, biology and chemistry credits, notarized translated transcripts, and IELTS Academic scores of Reading 7.0, Listening 7.0, Speaking 7.0 and Writing 6.5; Pharmacy Technician is the one Confederation program that accepts IELTS only, per the college's institution-wide English proficiency policy. Applicants short of the entry requirements are directed to the Pre-Health Sciences-Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas program, which does not guarantee later admission to this program.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry the application opened 26 September 2026 and the province-wide equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027; Confederation also publishes its own equal-consideration dates of 1 March for Winter-entry programmes and 1 April for Spring-entry programmes. After these dates, files are assessed on a rolling, first-come basis while seats remain, and the college flags Aviation, Health, Engineering Technology and Community Services programmes as filling quickly. International applicants apply via international.ocas.ca; intakes close roughly six weeks before each semester starts and a programme can close earlier once seats fill, so no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.