Diploma in Protection Security and Investigation at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada is a diploma in Fire, Justice & Security programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,215 per semester (CAD 1,354 per semester for local students).
This diploma builds skills in physical security, public safety, investigation, criminal justice and crime prevention, with specialization options including Canadian Border Services Agency preparation, private investigator and security guard licensing, municipal bylaw enforcement and public safety training, plus optional fitness preparation in years three and four for careers such as border or police officer. Students complete Provincial Security Guard licence training and, optionally, Private Investigator licence training, and learn investigation techniques including interviewing and evidence collection, risk assessment, surveillance methods, and the comparison of protection and security systems and investigative technologies. Coursework also covers stress management within these careers and the report writing and court document preparation required in the industry. With one additional year, graduates can earn a dual diploma pairing this program with Police Foundations or Community and Justice Services.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent (Mohawk Academic Upgrading or GED accepted), including Grade 12 English at the C, U or equivalent level; Mohawk offers alternative options for mature applicants who lack the standard prerequisite. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency through one of: successful completion of the GAS-English for Academic Purposes (478) program, a TOEFL score of 550 paper-based or 80 internet-based, an IELTS Academic overall score of 6.0 with no band below 5.5, or a Duolingo English Test score of 105-110 with no section below 100. Some employment opportunities in this field require meeting certain physical standards, driving-record and health standards including vision, and employers commonly require a Police Criminal Record Check; the program also flags specific requirements that must be completed before a co-op placement.
Application Details
Start Date:Starts Mohawk lists on this program’s own page, checked 6 September 2026. Domestic applicants: September 2026 at Fennell Campus (FF); January 2027 at Fennell Campus (FF). Mohawk’s page lists no international intake table for this program, so international applicants should confirm with Mohawk International that the program is open to them before applying. Mohawk runs a Fall term from September, a Winter term from January and a Spring/Summer term from May; not every program runs every term, and the seat status shown beside a start (open, waitlist, closed) moves as intakes fill.
Application Deadline:Mohawk publishes no deadline unique to this program; the dates below are the college-wide ones.
DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through ontariocolleges.ca. Equal consideration date: 1 February for a September start; 1 June for a January start. Applications that reach Ontario Colleges by then are read together in the first round of offers. Applying afterwards is still allowed, but remaining seats go first-come, first-served, and a competitive program is usually full by that point. Where a program draws more qualified applicants than it has seats, Mohawk ranks them on the average of their highest senior-level final grades in the required courses, and offers go to Ontario permanent residents first, then residents of other Canadian provinces and territories, then international applicants.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS (citizens of another country without Canadian permanent residence) do not use the equal consideration dates. Mohawk lists no international intake for this program at the time of writing, so there is no international deadline to quote; contact Mohawk International before assuming a seat exists.
