Diploma in Protection Security and Investigation at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, 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 15,551 per year (CAD 2,701 per year for local students).
The two-year diploma builds knowledge of Canada's criminal and civil justice systems alongside security, protection and investigation techniques for careers spanning policing, customs administration, corrections and public security. Students develop conflict-resolution skills for managing diverse groups fairly, train in a simulation lab using more than 800 realistic, voice-interactive scenarios with use-of-force tools, and learn in small classes with experienced faculty. A pathway with Lake Superior State University allows completion of a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice two years after the diploma, and students can also add the Police Foundations diploma in one further year for two diplomas in three years total.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with Grade 12 College English (ENG4C) at a C average, or equivalent, or mature student status; missing prerequisites can be completed free through Academic Upgrading. Applicants educated outside Canada or in a language other than English are directed to the college's international admission requirements: IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 5.5), TOEFL iBT 79-80 (no section below 20), PTE Academic 60 (no band below 52), or Duolingo 110 (no band below 105), valid within two years of program start. No portfolio, interview, or other admission condition is stated on the programme page.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in September 2027, the application system opens on 26 September 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which qualified applications are assessed first-come, first-served until seats are full; Sault College publishes no equal-consideration date of its own, and neither OCAS nor the college states a separate date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly to Sault College rather than through ontariocolleges.ca; the college states only that applications are reviewed within five business days of submission and publishes no fixed opening or closing date for international admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
