Cert in Baking and Pastry Arts is a certificate in Patisserie & Baking Arts programme taught at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,619 per semester (CAD 1,652 per semester for local students).
Hands-on learning in bake labs covers the fundamentals of pastry making, along with traditional and contemporary baking methods and the practical, on-the-tool skills used to produce baked goods and desserts. Classroom instruction adds food safety, sanitation, trade calculations, nutrition, baking theory, and business concepts that support the day-to-day running of a bakery.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian College's Baking and Pastry Arts programme page requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature student status, with Grade 12 English at the C or U level. Mature applicants aged 19 or over and non-secondary-school applicants may also be considered through equivalent courses, upgrading, a completed GED, or equivalency testing, with post-secondary coursework or relevant life experience assessed under the Credit for Prior Learning process. No standardised English-language test score is published for this route; Grade 12 English is its stated language criterion. The page flags that practical labs routinely use allergens including nuts, dairy and shellfish, and that students must meet the program's Bring Your Own Device technology requirements. Intakes at the Barrie campus run Fall 2026, Winter 2027 and Fall 2027.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes Georgian lists on this program's own page (checked 6 September 2026): Fall 2026 at Barrie; Winter 2027 at Barrie; Fall 2027 at Barrie. Campus names are the ones Georgian gives for each start; not every campus runs every intake. On Georgian's academic calendar for standard 14-week programs, the fall term opens with orientation on 8 September 2026 and classes on 9 September 2026; the winter term opens with orientation on 11 January 2027 and classes on 12 January 2027; the fall term opens with orientation on 7 September 2027 and classes on 8 September 2027. Individual programs vary from that pattern.
Application Deadline:Georgian publishes no deadline unique to this program, and it is not on the college's highly competitive list for Fall 2026 entry. The dates below are the college-wide ones.
DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through ontariocolleges.ca. 1 February is the equal consideration date: an application received on or before it is weighed alongside every other application received by then, while later ones are handled in the order they arrive for as long as seats last. Georgian's own worked example ties each 1 February to the fall, winter and summer that follow, so the date now in force is 1 February 2027 for entry in Fall 2027, Winter 2028 or Summer 2028. Letters of acceptance for most programs start going out on 1 November (1 November 2026 in the current cycle) and keep going until a program fills; an offer is confirmed back through ontariocolleges.ca by the deadline printed on it, normally 1 May (1 May 2027 this cycle), and only one offer may be held at a time. Late applicants can still receive an offer as far as the fifth day of the term. For a program in this category Georgian normally keeps accepting applicants after 1 February — check ontariocolleges.ca for current availability.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS have no fixed cut-off. They apply directly to Georgian through its own applicant portal, which is also where a program's availability to international students is shown, and applications are taken year-round subject to that availability — Georgian warns that a program open when you apply can be closed by the time your file is assessed, and urges applying early enough to leave time for a study permit. A CAD 100 application fee applies, and a seat is only held once the pre-admission invoice is accepted and the non-refundable CAD 2,500 deposit is paid.
