Offered by Fanshawe College in London, Canada, PGCert in Food Processing - Product Development is a postgraduate certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 45 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,968 per total (CAD 6,024 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Health Sciences
Duration: 45 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 6,024 / total
International tuition: CAD 17,968 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
As a student, you’ll learn food science, therapeutic nutrition, sensory evaluation, food research and development online and in our culinary labs at the London Downtown Campus. As well, your culinary creativity will be nurtured with an innovation goal and mindset, placing your passion for food at the forefront. Your learning experience will be complemented by business courses in quality assurance and industry engagement to prepare you to become a leader in the industry.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires a completed Ontario College Diploma, Ontario College Advanced Diploma, degree, or equivalent, preferably in culinary, nutrition, food science or a similar discipline, or an acceptable combination of related work experience and post-secondary education judged equivalent by the College, supported by a resume and cover letter detailing that experience. English proficiency for applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, PTE Academic 58 with no skill below 50, CAEL 70 with no band below 60, Cambridge English 176 with no skill below 169, Duolingo 120 with no sub-score below 105, LanguageCert Academic 70 with no skill below 65, or Fanshawe ESL4/GAP5 at 80% in Level 9 or 75% in Level 10. Admitted students must complete Food Handler Certification online before classes begin unless already certified.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry, applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which later applications are assessed on a first-come basis until seats fill; non-competitive programs begin receiving offers from 1 November 2026, competitive-program offers go out by 30 March 2027, and 1 May 2027 is the usual deadline to accept an offer. International applicants apply directly to Fanshawe (CAD 100 fee) and face fixed document deadlines rather than a single closing date: for the current intakes, study-permit and conditions-met documents are due 10/15 August 2026 (Fall), 9/15 December 2026 (Winter) and 5/15 April 2027 (Summer); missing a deadline can mean deferral to the next intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
