University of Manitoba offers MA/MS in Occupational Therapy, a master's degree in Rehabilitation Sciences programme in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered in a blended format. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,830 per semester (CAD 3,910 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Rehabilitation Sciences
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: Blended
Local tuition: CAD 3,910 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,830 / semester
Last checked September 2026 · Source: umanitoba.ca ·
Program details
Overview
The Master of Occupational Therapy at the University of Manitoba is delivered at the Bannatyne campus through blended learning that combines lectures, tutorials, labs, simulations, and fieldwork. The regular program takes two years, while an accelerated one-year option is available only to graduates of a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy program, with intake opening twice yearly. Fieldwork is integrated throughout the curriculum and progresses in stages, moving from basic fieldwork early in the program through intermediate fieldwork courses to an advanced fieldwork placement near the end. The program emphasizes cultural humility and a collaborative, relationship-focused approach to occupational therapy practice across diverse healthcare settings. Admission requires a bachelor's degree with specified prerequisite coursework, an IELTS score of 8.0 academic or TOEFL iBT score of 100 with at least 22 in each section where applicable, completion of the CASPer test, and an invitation-based virtual interview of about 20 minutes. The program suits bachelor's-level graduates seeking entry-level preparation as occupational therapists, structured around progressively advanced supervised fieldwork paired with academic coursework in occupational therapy theory and practice.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an undergraduate degree together with several required and recommended courses, detailed on the college's separate applicant-information and admissions-requirements pages rather than on the programme page itself; no GPA is stated on the programme page. Applicants must complete the CASPer test assessing personal and professional characteristics, submit unofficial transcripts, and selected candidates take a 20-minute online interview. The programme sets English-language requirements above the Faculty minimum: IELTS Academic overall 8.0, or TOEFL iBT total 100 with a minimum of 22 in each of reading, writing, listening and speaking (from 2026, TOEFL iBT total 5.0 with a minimum of 4.5 per section); only these test types are accepted. Full prerequisite-course detail and any GPA threshold are published on the linked College of Rehabilitation Sciences pages.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
