Offered by Fanshawe College in London, Canada, Cert in Community Pharmacy Assistant is a certificate in Pharmacy programme. The programme runs for 30 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,285 per total (CAD 4,182 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Pharmacy
Duration: 30 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,182 / total
International tuition: CAD 18,285 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
In addition to classroom instruction, you’ll practice in Fanshawe’s brand new, state-of-the-art community pharmacy lab and complete a 4-month placement where you’ll get valuable, real-world experience working as a vital member of both community and long-term care pharmacy environments. Your learning experience will include a unique opportunity to achieve PCCA’s Introductory Compounding Bootcamp certificate: this two-day workshop will facilitate access to specialized compounding equipment to create alternative dosage forms and discuss safety, product quality, personal protective equipment (PPE) and other standards of practice affiliated with professional pharmacy compounding.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or admission as a mature applicant, with a minimum grade of 65% in Grade 12 English (C or U) and Grade 11 Math (U or M) or Grade 12 Math (C or U); applicants short of this standard may pursue academic upgrading with a conditional offer once proof of enrolment is provided. Grade 11 or 12 Biology and Chemistry (C or U) are recommended but not mandatory. International applicants must present one of: TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with no band below 4; IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 5.5; CAEL overall 60 with no band below 50; PTE Academic 53 with no band below 45; or Duolingo overall 105 with no component below 95. The program also recommends, but does not require, a minimum 40 wpm keyboarding speed and prior pharmacy volunteer or shadowing experience.
Application Details
Start Date:Full-time starts currently open to domestic applicants: September 2026 (London) — waitlisted; January 2027 (London). Starts open to international applicants: January 2027 (London). (Listed on the Fanshawe program page, checked 6 September 2026.)
Application Deadline:Fanshawe publishes no deadline specific to this program — these are the college-wide dates. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027 for Fall 2027 entry (the cycle opened 26 September 2026), and applications arriving after it are assessed in order of receipt until the program fills. Offers to non-competitive programs begin going out 1 November 2026, competitive-program offers are sent by 30 March, and 1 May 2027 is the usual deadline to accept an offer. International applicants apply directly to Fanshawe (CAD 100 fee) and have no single published cut-off date; instead, proof of study-permit approval is due 9 December 2026 for a January 2027 start and 5 April 2027 for a May 2027 start, with all admission conditions cleared by 15 December 2026 and 15 April 2027 respectively.
