Durham College offers Diploma in Mechanical Technician - Elevating Devices, a diploma in Applied Professions & Services programme in Oshawa, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,637 per year (CAD 2,925 per year for local students).
The Mechanical Technician – Elevating Devices program prepares students to enter the elevating devices trade as an apprentice, covering the building, installation and safety of elevators and escalators. Demand in the sector is tied to the modernization and ongoing development of high-rise buildings across Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area. The college is a public training provider for the elevating devices mechanic apprenticeship, and graduates are eligible for exemption from the in-school requirements of the EDM 636E apprenticeship training, along with the EDM-T safety training certification mandated by TSSA and a provincial Working at Heights training requirement set by Ontario's labour ministry.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic entry runs through Ontario's college application system: the minimum is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or an equivalent Grade 12 diploma from another Canadian province, or Mature Student Status for applicants 19 or older who have not finished high school. On top of that general route this program requires Grade 12 English at the C or U level and Grade 12 mathematics at the C, M or U level; technical mathematics is recommended preparation but not a mandatory prerequisite. Applicants without a Canadian credential may instead demonstrate English proficiency to Durham College's institution-wide standard for certificate, diploma and graduate-certificate programs: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 88 overall with no section below 22, PTE Academic 53 overall with no section below 49, CAEL 60 with no section below 60, or Duolingo English Test 110 or higher.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for September 2026 entry the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2026 and offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2026; January 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 1 October 2026 (confirm by 1 November 2026); May 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 1 February 2027 (confirm by 1 March 2027) - applications after these dates are still assessed while seats remain, including for programs Durham lists as highly competitive (Paramedic, Practical Nursing, Dental Hygiene and similar), which share the same cycle rather than a distinct deadline. International applicants apply directly to Durham, not through ontariocolleges.ca, and are assessed on a rolling basis against each program's published intake availability; Durham publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
