Offered by Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada, PGCert in Financial Planning (Flexible) is a postgraduate certificate in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,155 per semester (CAD 2,442 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,442 / semester
International tuition: CAD 8,155 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This experience requires you to engage in a minimum of 140 hours of financial planning-related employment activities during your studies. The field placement experience is an unpaid or paid position that is available to students who are in good academic standing with Seneca and who meet all identified requirements prior to participating in the field placement experience. While eligibility for participation does not guarantee that a field placement position will be secured, students are supported every step of the way by Seneca in locating, applying and obtaining a field placement experience with industry partners.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario university or college degree, diploma, or equivalent. Applicants with an equivalent combination of partial postsecondary study and at least two years of related work experience may also be considered, and must submit a resumé and references. The English-language requirement here is Seneca's institution-wide policy for master's and graduate-certificate programs, set out on Seneca's English Proficiency page: it is waived for applicants with three years of full-time secondary study, or two full-time years of college/university undergraduate study, in a country where English is the official or common language; otherwise Seneca accepts IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT with no single skill score below 22/30, Duolingo minimum 120, or PTE minimum 60. Canadian citizens or permanent residents educated outside Canada must also provide a WES or ICAS credential evaluation.
Application Details
Start Date: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.
