Diploma in Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant at Loyalist College in Belleville, Canada is a diploma in Physiotherapy 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).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Physiotherapy
Duration: 4 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,722 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,900 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
*All fees are subject to change. Fees for programs shorter or longer than two semesters will be adjusted accordingly. In addition to the costs listed above, some programs also have program ancillary fees based on their specific requirements. For a detailed breakdown of tuition and ancillary fees – including any program-specific charges – please visit the Tuition and fee schedule 2025–26.
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 including Grade 11 or 12 Biology at the (C) or (U) level, plus Grade 12 English at the (C) level or equivalent, or admission as a mature applicant; courses in anatomy and physiology are recommended. 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. Students must hold Standard First Aid and Level C CPR with AED certification (adult, child, infant), provide an immunization record and personal health history, and pass a vulnerable sector check.
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.
