PGCert in Government Relations (Flexible) (Work term option) at Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada 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 7,892 per semester (CAD 2,389 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 2,389 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,892 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Work-term stream of the eight-month Government Relations graduate certificate, combining coursework in issue analysis, strategic communications and stakeholder management (plus the program's required 120-hour political-office practicum) with a work placement similar in length to an academic semester that may be paid or unpaid. Seneca lists this stream as the Work Term Option (GRMC): eligibility requirements must be maintained, additional fees apply and the job search is student-driven with in-class career workshops and one-on-one coaching; students can transfer to the non-work-term stream at any time.
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.
