At Heritage College in Gatineau, Canada, Diploma in Soins infirmiers is offered as a diploma in Nursing programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,480 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
The three-year Nursing program at Cégep Heritage College is based in the Gatineau area and has more than 30 years of experience delivering nursing education, with graduates described as well regarded in health care facilities across western Quebec and eastern Ontario. It combines nursing theory with biology, pathophysiology, psychology and sociology so students can understand the health needs of patients and families across care settings, including home care. Students develop psychomotor, psychosocial and therapeutic communication skills, learn to assess clients, build and adjust care plans, and respond to emergency situations. The program also covers professional knowledge such as the legal rights and responsibilities of nurses and clients, scope of practice, and the standards and codes of ethics of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec and the Canadian Nurses Association. Graduates receive a Diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) and become eligible to write the Québec nursing licensing examination administered by the OIIQ; proficiency in English and French is required, with additional French-language testing for students who completed prior schooling outside Quebec. Graduates can enter the nursing workforce in Quebec or continue through a DEC-BAC pathway with McGill University or the Université du Québec en Outaouais toward a bachelor's degree in nursing.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Nursing (Ministry code 180.A0). Specific prerequisites exactly as published on the program-requirements table: Secondary IV Science and Technology AND Secondary IV Environmental Science and Technology (8 credits), OR Applied Science and Technology AND Science and the Environment (8 credits); PLUS Secondary V Chemistry. Additional Heritage College criteria stated on the same table: applicants with a Secondary 5 average of 75% or higher are prioritized, and admitted students must meet a college level-101 standard of English AND French after testing/evaluation.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRAM: the Winter 2027 intake opened 15 September 2026, with a round-1 deadline of 1 November 2026 and a round-2 deadline of 25 November 2026; Fall 2027 round dates had not been posted as of September 2026, though the college's own page shows a recurring pattern of applications opening in mid-January and round 1 closing 1 March. International applicants apply through the same SRAM service: the Fall 2027 window opened 15 March 2026 and closes 14 March 2027, after which no international candidate can be admitted; the equivalent Winter deadline for the current cycle (31 May 2026, for Winter 2027 entry) has already passed. Admission runs in fixed rounds rather than staying open indefinitely, though later rounds absorb remaining seats. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
