Diploma in Recreation And Leisure Services at Fanshawe College in London, Canada is a diploma in Tourism & Leisure programme. The programme runs for 60 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 35,563 per total (CAD 7,358 per total for local students).
This diploma centres on developing each student's leadership skills so they can support recreation and leisure results for individuals, groups and communities alike. Combined academic study and fieldwork across two years builds the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to encourage community development and involvement, as well as to plan and deliver special events and programmes across a range of recreation settings. Practice emphasizes planning, carrying out and evaluating work that responds to the varied needs of different community members.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-applicant status with credit in Grade 12 English (College or University stream, C or U); applicants short of this are directed to academic upgrading, with a conditional offer possible on proof of enrolment. Applicants may alternatively complete Fanshawe's one-year Human Services Foundation preparatory program: graduates with a final cumulative GPA of 2.0 meet the full admission requirements for this diploma. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Fanshawe's Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas & Certificates English requirement published on the programme page: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 79 (2026-scale equivalent overall 4.5, no band below 4.0), PTE Academic minimum 53 (no band below 45), CAEL overall 60 (no band below 50, 80 in listening), Cambridge English 169 (no skill below 162), Duolingo 105 (no score below 95), or LanguageCert Academic 65 (no skill below 60).
Application Details
Start Date:Full-time starts currently open to domestic applicants: September 2026 (London) — waitlisted. 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.
