La Cité Collégiale offers Diploma in Techniques de travail social, a diploma in Social Sciences & Education programme in Ottawa, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, 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 forme des techniciennes et techniciens en travail social capables d'évaluer avec respect et empathie les besoins des personnes vivant des défis personnels, interpersonnels et sociaux, puis d'élaborer un plan d'intervention adapté qui tient compte des réalités politiques et sociales et intègre les ressources communautaires. La formation prépare à intervenir de manière éthique, à collaborer avec d'autres professionnels et à aider l'individu, la famille, le groupe et la communauté à reprendre leur pouvoir d'agir. Offert en quatre étapes, le programme comprend des implications communautaires et un stage en milieu de travail ; la personne diplômée est admissible à l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des techniciens en travail social de l'Ontario.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic entry — Ontario, Quebec or New Brunswick: the provincial secondary-school diploma or an equivalent, or a satisfactory skills assessment in reading comprehension. International applicants must hold a secondary-school diploma or baccalaureate, or be in their final secondary year with proof of enrolment; La Cité states that admission is competitive because places are limited and is never guaranteed. Good French and English, spoken and written, are desirable because of workplace placements and case-note writing, and group work needs several hours of meetings outside class. Before the stage-2 placement: a criminal record check obtained in the six months before each of the two practical placements — an unpardoned record can block a placement or a job in the social field; a Red Cross or St John Ambulance standard first aid certificate; and a level-C CPR certificate, both kept valid for the whole programme. Some placement sites also require proof of immunisation, validated at stage 3 either through La Cité's process or your own clinic.
Application Details
Start Date:Starts in autumn (September) or winter (January). 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, closed for January 2027, not offered 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.
