PGCert in Addictions and Mental Health (Online) at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Canada is a postgraduate certificate in Medicine & Health programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,055 per year (CAD 5,536 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Medicine & Health
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 5,536 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,055 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Addictions and Mental Health program is a full-time one-year graduate certificate program delivered online. We also offer part-time online delivery.Learners acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by front-line workers and supervisors in order to deliver responsive and effective addictions and mental health services while promoting empowerment, self-determination, and optimum quality of life to individuals with addictions and mental health issues. Students learn to provide evidence-informed clinical and educational services to diverse individuals and groups experiencing addictions and mental health-related challenges. Recovery principles, empowerment practice, and the impact of early and ongoing trauma in the lives of individuals across the lifespan are examined in the curriculum.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: St. Lawrence College's Addictions and Mental Health graduate certificate (full-time, online) requires a two- or three-year college diploma, a university degree, or equivalent; applicants with credentials from outside Canada are directed to the college's transcript-evaluation process. Domestic applicants who do not meet the minimum academic requirement may request an alternate admission assessment after applying through the Ontario College Application Service, though the college notes this does not guarantee admission. A Criminal Background Check through the Canadian Police Information Centre is required for the program's field or clinical placements, at the student's cost, and certain convictions may prevent participation. The program page does not state its own language-proficiency scores; applicants whose first language is not English are assessed against St. Lawrence College's institution-wide scale for Fast-Track, Graduate Certificate and Degree programs: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall (83 under the pre-January-2026 scale), PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60, or Duolingo 120 (no sub-score below 95).
Application Details
Start Date:January and September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain; St. Lawrence College names Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Communicative Disorders Assistant, Medical Laboratory Science and Practical Nursing as highly competitive, requiring transcripts and proof of enrolment by the same 1 February date to be ranked. International applicants apply through SLC's own International Application Service and are assessed on a rolling basis; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and each Letter of Acceptance carries its own accept-and-pay deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
