Diploma in Techniques de pharmacie at John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada is a diploma in Pharmacy 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).
Pharmacy Technology is a three-year technical program training students for the technical, administrative, and clinical work of a pharmacy technician. The college states it is the only CEGEP offering this program in English. Coursework covers information technology, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, biology, pathology, quality assurance, and both sterile and non-sterile compounding, taught through a mix of lectures and hands-on labs based on real-world scenarios. In the program's final semester, students complete a mandatory nine-week internship split between a community pharmacy and a hospital setting, with some placements available in northern Quebec communities. Graduates are described as working under a pharmacist's supervision to process prescriptions, dispense medication, manage pharmacy inventory and technical staff, and apply quality-control and risk-management procedures. The page positions the role within Quebec's broader medication-safety system and highlights growing responsibilities for technicians as pharmacist workloads increase. It suits students who want a healthcare-system role that combines technical precision with public-facing service, are comfortable with technology, and can work both independently and as part of a pharmacy team.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a Diplôme d'Études Secondaires including Secondary 5 Language of Instruction, Secondary 5 Second Language, Secondary 4 Mathematics, Secondary 4 Science and Technology (or Applied Science and Technology), and Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education, or a Secondary School Vocational Diploma with Secondary 5 Language of Instruction, Secondary 5 Second Language and Secondary 4 Mathematics, or education the College deems equivalent. On top of the general diploma this program (SRAM code 165.A0) requires Secondary 4 Science and Technology together with Environmental Science and Technology, or Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology together with Science and the Environment. English is John Abbott's language of instruction; the College does not publish a separate IELTS/TOEFL minimum for general admission, and international applicants' academic credentials are instead assessed against their own country of study through SRAM's international admission service. Prerequisites older than five years are given lower priority and should be discussed with the Admissions Office. Admission is once yearly through SRAM by March 1 for a Fall start.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRAM: the general deadline is 1 March 2027 for Fall 2027 entry and 1 November 2026 for Winter 2027 entry, though only Nursing and a few pre-university programmes admit in Winter. International applicants apply through SRAM's international service: the Fall 2027 file-completion deadline is 14 March 2027 (window opened 15 March 2026); the Winter international window for Winter 2027 entry already closed 31 May 2026, so the current one is Winter 2028 entry, closing 31 May 2027. John Abbott publishes no separate institution-specific international deadline beyond SRAM's own schedule. Admission is not rolling beyond these SRAM rounds. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
