Offered by University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada, Indigenous Approaches to Governance in Canada Micro-certificate is a micro-credential in Indigenous Focus programme. The programme runs for 12 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 700 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Micro-credential
Field:Indigenous Focus
Duration: 12 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 700 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Chart your journey from traditional Indigenous governance systems to the turbulent waters of colonization, and the resilient and resurgent power of self-determination. Designed to honour Indigenous culture, values and traditions, this program offers the knowledge and insights to better understand and apply Indigenous governance principles. By connecting the past and the present, you can create meaningful change within your professional or community engagements. Along the way, you’ll discover new perspectives to support and strengthen Indigenous self-governance while contributing to a more just future.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Indigenous Approaches to Governance in Canada Micro-certificate expects all learners to have university-level reading, writing and thinking skills, stated as the program's only formal expectation of applicants. The program page sets no minimum education level, no prior degree or certification requirement, no English-language-proficiency test or score, and no minimum age or work-experience threshold: it explicitly welcomes emerging, mid-career and senior professionals alike. UVic's Division of Continuing Studies requires no formal application for this micro-certificate: learners register directly for the course rather than being admitted through a competitive process, keeping the barrier to entry intentionally low while still expecting self-directed, university-level academic engagement.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, which opens for 2027-entry applications on 1 October 2026: most degree programmes see September 2027 entry close 31 January 2027, January 2027 entry close 30 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry close 31 March 2027, though Teacher Education post-degree programmes close 2 January 2027, Indigenous Education post-degree admits on an ongoing basis, and Engineering's Summer entry (high-school graduates only) closes 31 December 2026. International applicants use the same portal and face identical dates, since UVic publishes no separate international deadline. UVic treats these as fixed annual dates rather than rolling admission, though it warns any programme can close early without notice. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
