Cert in Soutien technique en informatique is a certificate in Information Systems & Technology programme offered by La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa, Canada. 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).
Ce programme offre une formation théorique et pratique sur la gestion générale d'un système informatique autonome ou en réseau. Les notions abordées touchent les ordinateurs, leurs composantes physiques et logiques ainsi que les périphériques, en plus de l'installation, de l'optimisation et de l'utilisation des outils bureautiques de la suite Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint et Access). La personne diplômée possède les compétences pour travailler comme agente ou agent de soutien technique en informatique dans divers types d'entreprises, en agissant comme principal intermédiaire entre l'ordinateur, les utilisateurs et les données.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic entry follows La Cité's general secondary-school route: the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, the Quebec Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES), or the New Brunswick DES, in each case or success in La Cité's mature-applicant test for candidates of 19 or over without a diploma. The programme states no further course prerequisites and no programme-specific language-test score. La Cité's institution-wide language-test page sets a minimum of 375 points (written comprehension) on the TCF or 352 points on the TEF for applicants who must demonstrate French competency by test. International applicants qualify by holding a baccalaureate or secondary diploma, or by being in their final year of secondary school or lycée with proof of enrolment. La Cité states that its admission process is competitive because of limited capacity and that admission is never guaranteed even when every published requirement is met.
Application Details
Start Date:Starts in autumn (September), winter (January) or spring/summer (May). La Cité's international application guide adds that a programme begun in winter carries a compulsory spring term.
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: La Cite's programme-availability table for international candidates, read 6 September 2026, shows this programme as closed for September 2026, open for January 2027, open for May 2027 and not yet posted for September 2027. Applications go through collegesdelontario.ca (SACO/OCAS) with a non-refundable CAD 350 application fee.
