At Humber College in Toronto, Canada, HD in Child and Youth Care is offered as a higher diploma in Social Work programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,074 per semester (CAD 1,378 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Social Work
Duration: 6 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,378 / semester
International tuition: CAD 9,074 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Not all children and youth receive the same opportunities and resources to succeed in life. In a world where inequities still exist, Humber’s Child and Youth Care advanced diploma program prepares you to promote the optimal development and care of children, youth and their families through a holisti…
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including Grade 12 English at the C or U level (ENG4C or ENG4U), and three further Grade 11 or Grade 12 C, M or U courses beyond those listed. Mature-student status and college-or-university-transfer status are also accepted admission routes. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Humber's English Language Proficiency Policy; for this credential level the college accepts IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with a minimum of 20 in each of listening, writing, speaking and reading, PTE Academic 53 or above, Duolingo English Test 105 or above, or CAEL 60 overall. Canadian citizens and permanent residents with international education must have their credentials evaluated - ICAS for a secondary-school transcript, WES for post-secondary study - course-by-course wherever transfer credit is sought.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons) apply via ontariocolleges.ca. For Fall 2027 entry, applications open early October 2026, with Humber offers beginning as early as November 2026. Highly competitive programs use an equal-consideration deadline of 1 February 2027: applications received by then are assessed together with no earlier offers; later applications are reviewed first-come, first-served while space remains. Fall 2027 offer acceptance is due 1 May 2027. International applicants apply directly through the Humber Web Application and are reviewed on a rolling basis, up to one year before their intended start term; no fixed international deadline is published, and applying for a study permit 3-5 months before the start date is recommended. No separate Winter/Spring institution-wide dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
