Seneca Polytechnic offers HD in Electromechanical Engineering Technology - Automation (Hybrid), a higher diploma in Robotics & Automation programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,005 per semester (CAD 1,359 per semester for local students).
Students on this advanced diploma learn to design, build, test and maintain systems spanning automation, robotics and mechatronics, in a programme that blends electronics with mechanical engineering to train engineering technologists. The curriculum brings in electrical and mechanical CAD/CAM tools, leading PLC and CNC equipment, robots, and the linking of smart sensors to the cloud via the Industrial Internet of Things. VR and AR simulation tools are also used, aimed at faster design, higher output and quality, and better safety on the automated manufacturing floor, with teaching based in the institution's innovation and technology centre.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent; applicants who will be 19 or older by the first day of classes may instead be assessed as mature applicants, though the program's own subject prerequisites still apply. The subject prerequisites for this Advanced Diploma are Grade 12 English at the C or U level (or an equivalent course) and Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level (or an equivalent course). No formal English-language test is required of domestic applicants to this program: Seneca's institution-wide policy asks for one only from applicants to master's programs, graduate certificates and the Honours Bachelor of Aviation Technology, so Canadian citizens and permanent residents may instead clear the English and/or mathematics prerequisites through Seneca's own pre-admission test. Applicants who fall short of the subject requirements are directed to Seneca's recommended upgrading options rather than being refused outright.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May and September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through OntarioColleges.ca. For the September 2027 intake, OCAS opens for applications on 1 October 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, first offers go out from 1 November 2026, and the earliest confirmation deadline is 1 May 2027 with a CAD 200 deposit due the second Wednesday of June 2027. The January 2027 and May 2027 intakes opened on 1 October 2025 and carry no equal-consideration date, with earliest confirmation deadlines of 1 November 2025 and 1 March 2027. International applicants apply directly to Seneca, are assessed on a rolling basis with no fixed closing date, and are admitted up to the first day of classes or until a program fills, whichever comes first. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
