Offered by La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa, Canada, Cert in Intégration communautaire par l'éducation coopérative is a certificate in Social Sciences & Education programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 6,652 per semester (CAD 1,498 per semester for local students).
Ce certificat s'adresse aux personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle, un trouble du spectre de l'autisme ou des défis d'apprentissage significatifs. Il vise à accroître les compétences essentielles liées à l'employabilité et à la vie en communauté grâce à des cours de niveau collégial adaptés aux besoins et aux limitations de chaque étudiant, ainsi qu'à des stages supervisés en milieu de travail menant à l'obtention d'un certificat. Les candidates et candidats doivent démontrer une volonté de participer pleinement au programme et un niveau d'autonomie ne nécessitant pas de supervision constante.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows the OSSD, or, for applicants without it, being at least 19 at the start of the school year with an Ontario Certificate of Secondary Education or a certificate of achievement potentially accepted instead. Applicants must provide evidence of an intellectual disability, autism-spectrum disorder or a significant learning challenge, such as a psychological assessment or an individualised education plan, and must complete La Cité's admission package. Every applicant must attend a mandatory interview, at which they must also show they can arrange their own transportation to the college and to placement sites, identify any academic accommodations they need, show a level of independence that does not require constant supervision, and demonstrate willingness to participate fully in the programme. No language test score is published.
Application Details
Start Date:Starts in autumn (September) — La Cité lists no other intake for this programme.
Application Deadline:No fixed cut-off published for this programme. La Cité classes it as a regular (non-quota) programme, which means it keeps taking applications while places remain and makes an offer once the file is complete. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry the online application opened on 26 September 2026, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date. Many programmes carry on accepting applicants after that date on a first-come basis until they fill or open a waiting list, so check the college's programme-availability table before you apply. International applicants: this programme is not on La Cite's programme-availability table for international candidates, read 6 September 2026 - the college's complete list of the programmes international students may be admitted to - so it is not open to international applicants. Choose a programme that table lists before paying the non-refundable CAD 350 international application fee.