At La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa, Canada, Cert in Préposé aux services de soutien personnel - Centre d'accueil Champlain is offered as a certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 6,539 per semester (CAD 1,385 per semester for local students).
Grâce à un partenariat avec la résidence Champlain de la Ville d'Ottawa, cette formation de préposé aux services de soutien personnel suit un modèle de classe vivante : les laboratoires pratiques ont lieu sur place, dans un laboratoire dédié à l'enseignement au cœur d'un milieu clinique réel, et la formation théorique est offerte en ligne avec la cohorte du campus d'Ottawa. Au terme de son année d'études, ponctuée de deux stages en milieu de travail, le diplômé applique de façon sécuritaire et compétente les plans de soins et de services, suit les directives verbales et écrites et respecte les politiques établies.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic entry requires the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), the Quebec DES, or the New Brunswick DES; candidates of 19 or over without a diploma may instead pass La Cité's mandatory competency assessment, scoring at least 225 points in written comprehension and at least 225 points in numeracy, under any of the three provincial headings. A good command of English is required because clinical placements run mainly in Ontario (Ottawa) and Quebec (Gatineau) and students must communicate in English with clients and care teams. Placement prerequisites include a properly fitted N95 mask, a clean vulnerable-sector or criminal-record check less than six months old, a student ID card, an up-to-date immunisation record, and a Level C CPR/AED certificate valid throughout the programme; some placements fall outside the Ottawa area, arranged by the student and approved by programme coordination, and may run evenings, nights or weekends. International applicants qualify by holding a baccalaureate/secondary diploma or being in their final year of secondary school with proof of enrolment.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline: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; La Cité's own highly-competitive (quota) programmes are evaluated from 1 February 2027, with offers sent by mid-February 2027. International applicants apply through collegesdelontario.ca (SACO/OCAS) for a non-refundable CAD 350 fee and are checked against La Cité's own programme-availability table rather than a fixed date; the college states admission is competitive and never guaranteed, and publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
