Offered by Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada, PGCert in Government Relations (Flexible) is a postgraduate certificate in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,892 per semester (CAD 2,389 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 8 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,389 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,892 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Eight-month graduate certificate at Seneca@York endorsed by the Public Affairs Association of Canada and the Government Relations Institute of Canada, providing specialized practical training for government relations careers. Students learn to help organizations monitor, analyze and shape government action on existing and proposed legislation and regulation, developing skills in issue analysis, campaign planning, strategic communications and stakeholder management, and must complete a minimum of 120 volunteer hours in the office of a politician of their choice to graduate. Delivered in Seneca's flexible format, with professors teaching in person and streaming online at the same time; September start.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario university or college degree, a college diploma, or the recognized equivalent; the program page adds no further subject prerequisite, minimum average, or portfolio requirement for this graduate certificate. Applicants whose credential was earned outside Canada must obtain a WES or ICAS credential evaluation. For English proficiency, Seneca applies its institution-wide English-proficiency policy: applicants who cannot show at least three years of full-time secondary school, or two full-time years of college or university study, in a country where English is an official or the common language, must meet the score Seneca sets on its own English-requirements page, which this program page references but does not restate, per its institution-wide graduate-certificate English policy. No interview, work-experience floor, or age condition is stated.
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.
