Professional Bookkeeper Certificate is a certificate in Business Administration programme offered by Langara College in Vancouver, Canada. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 5,382 per total (CAD 3,231 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 8 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,231 / total
International tuition: CAD 5,382 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Professional Bookkeeper is a part-time short certificate that can be completed in person, through scheduled live online classes, or through self-paced asynchronous online study, though every final exam must still be written in person at Langara or an approved test centre. Its curriculum runs from two levels of bookkeeping fundamentals through business communications, payroll administration, income tax preparation, cost management for bookkeepers, and hands-on training in Sage 50, Sage 300, and QuickBooks, with no prior bookkeeping experience assumed going in. The program takes a minimum of eight months across January, May, or September starts, and graduates can go on to pursue the Certified Professional Bookkeeper designation through CPB Canada, entering at the Apprentice level with a discounted student membership rate along the way. International students additionally need to meet academic English requirements and hold a valid study permit.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Professional Bookkeeper Certificate page sets no admission criteria of its own beyond noting that international applicants must comply with Langara's general Academic, English Proficiency, and Study Permit requirements. Per Langara's institution-wide admission requirements, domestic applicants need BC Grade 12 graduation (or equivalent) or to be 19 years of age or older, and international applicants need BC Grade 12 graduation (or equivalent). All applicants must meet Langara's English Language Proficiency baseline: English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, or Literary Studies 12 at 50%, or IELTS Academic 6.5, Duolingo English Test 110, TOEFL iBT 80 (Writing 20, Reading 20, Listening 18, Speaking 18), CAEL 60, or PTE Academic 56, or four years of full-time study in an English-language school system. The certificate qualifies for the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant for B.C. residents aged 19 or older, and runs part-time over a minimum of 8 months.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May and September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC: for the 2027 entry cycle, applications open 1 February 2026 for Spring (January) entry, 1 June 2026 for Summer (May) entry and 1 October 2026 for Fall (September) entry, then stay open with no fixed closing date until each programme fills or classes begin. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC portal but face fixed closing dates: 30 September 2026 for Spring 2027, 31 January 2027 for Summer 2027 and 31 May 2027 for Fall 2027. A short list of limited-enrolment programmes - Nursing, Advanced Entry BSN, Nursing Practice in Canada, Applied Science for Engineering and the Post-Degree Diploma in Data Analytics - set their own, earlier deadlines that apply to both applicant types. Admission is otherwise rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
