Cert in Professional Butchery Techniques is a certificate in Culinary Arts programme offered by Niagara College in Niagara Falls, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,775 per semester (CAD 1,385 per semester for local students).
Lab-based instruction covers traditional and contemporary butchery methods alongside meat science and food safety, with students applying these skills within the meat supply chain that feeds the college's culinary teaching, restaurant, catering and retail operations. By the end of study, students gain proficiency in breaking down whole animals, processing meat for both retail and wholesale, developing value-added products, and meeting regulatory compliance requirements for the trade.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants need an OSSD or equivalent, including English at the Grade 12 (C), (U) or (E) level. Offers are issued once the published requirements are met and a seat is available. All students need a Windows-based desktop or laptop meeting the programme's technical specifications; the college does not support Chromebooks or Apple products. International applicants submit official, translated secondary or post-secondary transcripts and proof of graduation, plus proof of English proficiency; the programme page defers to Niagara's general international admission page for the diploma/certificate English bar of IELTS Academic 6.0 overall (no band under 5.5), TOEFL iBT 80 (minimum 20 in Writing and Speaking), Duolingo English Test 105+ (no subscore under 95), PTE Academic 58+ (no skill under 53), Cambridge English 169 (no skill under 162), or CAEL 60 (no band under 50).
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Niagara College's equal-consideration deadlines apply equally to domestic and international applicants to competitive programs, published for the 2026-2027 cycle: for September 2026 entry the date was 1 February 2026, for January 2027 entry it is 5 June 2026, and for May 2027 entry it is 30 October 2026, each followed roughly three weeks later by a document deadline and an earliest-offer date. All other programs, the majority, are processed first-come, first-served starting each November for both domestic and international applicants, with offers issued until seats fill or the term begins. Niagara does not publish which named programs currently hold competitive status. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
