Diploma in Protection Security and Investigation at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada is a diploma in Fire, Justice & Security programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,619 per semester (CAD 1,387 per semester for local students).
Taught across four continuous semesters, this two-year diploma builds the knowledge and skills needed by fast-changing public and private industries working in safety and security, covering cyber security, leadership, physical security planning, emergency management, crisis intervention, and the study of extremism and radicalization alongside investigative techniques and intelligence assessment. Sharing common ground with the Community and Justice Services and Police Foundations programs, it also builds understanding of mental health, the investigative process, intelligence collection, law enforcement, and the Canadian Charter of Rights, together with critical thinking and analysis, developing specialized knowledge sought by both public and private sector employers.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent for direct entry to this Diploma, or mature-student status for applicants without one. The programme's own prerequisite is Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U). Mature applicants aged 19 or older, non-secondary-school applicants, and home-schooled applicants can also be considered through equivalent courses, upgrading, GED completion, or equivalency testing, and applicants with prior post-secondary coursework or relevant life or learning experience may qualify through Georgian's Credit for Prior Learning process. Ahead of the program's internship component, students may need a security guard or private investigator licence, a first aid certificate, a criminal reference/vulnerable-sector check, and reliability screening. The programme page states no programme-specific language-test score; Georgian's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirement for diploma and certificate programmes applies instead — a minimum overall IELTS Academic score of 6.0, TOEFL iBT 79, or Duolingo English Test 110, from Georgian's international admissions page.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date for Georgian's highly competitive programs, which now covers Fall 2027, Winter 2028 and Summer 2028 entry, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats last; offers of admission for this 2026-2027 cycle must be accepted by 1 May 2027. Programs outside the highly competitive list carry no equal-consideration date and are assessed on a rolling basis year-round. International applicants apply directly through Georgian's own portal with no published closing date and are assessed on a rolling basis while seats remain, though Georgian warns a program open when applied to may close before assessment. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
