At Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada, PGCert in Professional Accounting Practice (Hybrid) is offered as a postgraduate certificate in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,155 per semester (CAD 2,416 per semester for local students).
This graduate certificate offers four-year degree graduates a fast-track route into an accounting career and is open to those with little prior accounting background. It provides all the preparatory-level coursework required by Chartered Professional Accountants, and successful completion opens eligibility to register for the Professional Education Program run by Chartered Professional Accountants.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is open to holders of an Ontario university or college degree or the equivalent; the programme is built as a fast-track option for four-year degree graduates and accepts applicants with minimal prior accounting background, though the page recommends a facility for mathematics and financial concepts for success. Canadian citizens or permanent residents educated outside Canada must submit a course-by-course credential evaluation from WES or ICAS. For English, the programme page defers to Seneca's institution-wide requirement, stating only that applicants must meet 'English proficiency for graduate certificates' without publishing a score. Per Seneca's general admission requirements, domestic Canadian citizens and permanent residents normally satisfy this through enough prior study in English, with a formal test required only where that cannot be shown, and no minimum is published for this credential (Seneca publishes a score only for the Honours Bachelor of Aviation Technology, IELTS Academic 6.5). International applicants must separately meet Seneca's published English requirements.
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.