Diploma in Business - Finance is a diploma in Business Administration programme offered by Fanshawe College in London, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 35,398 per total (CAD 7,193 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 7,193 / total
International tuition: CAD 35,398 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Qualified graduates will have completed all of the educational requirements leading to the QAFP™, QUALIFIED ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and PFP®, Personal Financial Planner® designations. Students are also prepared to write the Canadian Investment Regulatory Exam (CIRE), Retail Securities Exam (RSE) and Life Licensing Qualification Program examinations as prerequisites to securities and life insurance licensing. Students will also have completed the Mutual Funds Licensing course.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Fanshawe admits Business - Finance applicants who hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or who qualify as mature applicants with Grade 12 English (C or U) and Grade 11 Math (C, U or M) at a minimum of 60%, or Grade 12 Math (C or U). Applicants short of these courses are directed toward academic upgrading or Fanshawe's one-year Business Fundamentals Ontario College Certificate, which carries successful graduates into level 2 of any Lawrence Kinlin School of Business diploma. English-language applicants must meet Fanshawe's published minimums: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 5.5, or TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with no section below 4 on the 2026 scale (79 on the pre-2026 scale); PTE Academic, CAEL, Duolingo, Cambridge English and LanguageCert scores are also accepted. Where eligible applicants exceed available seats, Fanshawe ranks by preference for Ontario permanent residents, then by applications received by February 1st, then by strength against the admission requirements. Advanced standing is available through prior academic credit or Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR).
Application Details
Start Date:Full-time starts currently open to domestic applicants: September 2026 (London, online). Part-time/online starts: September 2026 (online); January 2027 (online); May 2027 (online). Starts open to international applicants: September 2026 (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.
