Diploma in Mental Health and Addictions Worker at Loyalist College in Belleville, Canada is a diploma in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,900 per year (CAD 2,722 per year for local students).
Note: If an experiential learning opportunity is declined due to transportation reasons, Loyalist College cannot guarantee an alternative opportunity. This may result in significant academic consequences, inability to complete an experiential learning requirement can impact academic progression and may affect eligibility for graduation. Therefore, it is crucial that students carefully consider their transportation options and ensure they can fulfill all experiential learning commitments.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with courses at the general, advanced, (C), (U) or (M) level, plus Grade 12 English at the (C) level or equivalent, or admission as a mature applicant. The programme page sets no language score of its own and defers to Loyalist's institution-wide requirement for Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Diploma programs applies: TOEFL 550 (paper-based) or 80 iBT with no section below 20, IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0, CAEL overall 60 with a writing score of 60, Cambridge English C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency, Duolingo English Test 105 or above with no band below 90, or Oxford ELLT 6. Before field placement, students must hold Standard First Aid and CPR certification, a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check (certain convictions may prevent participation), and up-to-date immunization records covering tetanus/diphtheria, polio, MMR, varicella, Hepatitis B and a TB skin test; some placement sites may also require a current COVID-19 or flu vaccine.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026 (Loyalist's own page describes this loosely as "early October"), the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027 - particularly important for competitive programmes - and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain; offers must be accepted by 1 May 2027 with a tuition deposit due in June 2027. International applicants apply directly through Loyalist's International Application Service or an agent and are assessed on a rolling, individual basis; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and each Letter of Acceptance states its own accept-and-pay deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
