Offered by George Brown College in Toronto, Canada, PGCert in Registered Nurse - Perinatal Intensive Care Nursing is a postgraduate certificate in Nursing programme. The programme runs for 1 semester, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Nursing
Duration: 1 semester
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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The graduate certificate equips Registered Nurses to support critically unwell newborn babies and their families within an intensive care setting. Training focuses specifically on this perinatal intensive care context, building the clinical skills the setting requires.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Open to domestic applicants only. Entry requires registration as a Registered Nurse with a College of Nurses of Ontario Certificate of Competence and no practice restrictions, a Heart and Stroke Foundation BCLS certificate at Health Care Provider level, a resume, a completed Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certificate, and a secondary intake form submitted after the initial application. After acceptance students complete the clinical pre-placement health package - about eight to 10 weeks - covering immunisation records (Tdap, COVID-19, MMR, varicella, hepatitis B titres and a two-step TB skin test), a clear Vulnerable Sector Check renewed each year, a Basic Life Support certificate, an annual flu shot and mask fit testing. Clinical agency partners continue to require full COVID-19 vaccination for placements.
Application Details
Application Deadline:No program-specific application deadline is published; George Brown follows the standard Ontario college cycle. Domestic applicants apply through OntarioColleges.ca: for programs starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, colleges may release offers from 1 November 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, and an offer for a September start must be accepted by 1 May 2027, with the tuition deposit due in June 2027. International applicants apply directly to George Brown and are assessed on a rolling, selective basis until the intake is full; George Brown publishes no fixed international closing date, though for the 2026-27 cycle the September, January and May intakes opened 6 October 2025, 2 February 2026 and 1 June 2026 respectively. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
