Diploma in Anishnaabemowin and Program Development is a diploma in Social Sciences & Education programme offered by Georgian College in Barrie, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, 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).
The program develops Anishnaabemowin language skills for designing and delivering sustainable language programming within Indigenous communities and organizations. Speaking practice takes place in the classroom, in language immersion labs, through community interaction, and via virtual reality activities. Coursework also covers the history of the language and current challenges around its revitalization and preservation, and, drawing on an Anishnaabe world-view, looks at how Anishnaabemowin figures into ceremony, shared cultural values, and community life.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian College's Anishnaabemowin and Program Development programme page states only an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature student status, as its academic prerequisite, with no specific subject grades listed. Mature applicants aged 19 or over, non-secondary-school applicants and home-schooled applicants may also be considered through equivalent courses, upgrading, a completed GED, or equivalency testing, and prior post-secondary coursework or relevant experience can be credited under the college's Credit for Prior Learning policy. No standardised English-language test score is published for this route. Before going out on placement, students must obtain an up-to-date clear criminal reference check and vulnerable sector check, applied for at least three months ahead since some jurisdictions take longer to process. The page lists Fall 2026 and Fall 2027 intakes, both at the Barrie campus.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes Georgian lists on this program's own page (checked 6 September 2026): Fall 2026 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 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.
