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Graduate Certificate in Financial Services Algonquin College - Ottawa Campus Algonquin College - Ottawa Campus, Canada

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CAD 17392

Annual Tuition Fee

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*Subject to change and other fees
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CAD 95

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12 months

Duration

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6.5

IELTS

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88

TOEFL

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55%

Min GPA

Program Overview

The one-year Financial Services Ontario College Graduate Certificate program prepares you for a challenging and rewarding career in the customer sales and service areas of:

  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Financial planning
  • Wealth management

In this program, you build on your pre-existing business skills, financial knowledge and professional experience. You are introduced to financial products and services and financial advising. You learn how to create and present financial plans. As well, you practise collecting and analyzing client information and providing financial advice based on that information.

You also participate in experiential and simulated workplace learning. This gives you the opportunity to practise your skills and knowledge in a realistic financial services workplace context.

Algonquin College collaborates with The Canadian Institute of Financial Planning (CIFP) to offer the Financial Services Graduate Certificate Program, which meets FP Canada`s Core and Advanced Curriculum educational requirements leading to the Qualified Associate Financial Planner`R` (QAFP)`R` designation and the Certified Financial Planner`C` (CFP)`C`. In addition, Algonquin College collaborates with the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI`R`) to offer the Canadian Securities Course`R` (CSC`R`),leading to the CSC`R` credential. The QAFP`R`, CFP`R` and CSC`R` are not awarded by Algonquin College

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Additional Information

Program Level Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma

College/University Processing Time 7 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) work permit

Program Intake

Open

May 2025

Closed

May 2024

General Admission Requirement

  • IELTS
    • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - With No Band Less Than - 6
  • TOEFL
    • Minimum Overall Score - 88 - With no score less than - 22
  • PTE
    • Minimum Overall Score - 60 - With no score less than - 53
  • DUOLINGO
    • Minimum Overall Score - 120.0  Minimum Literacy - 120.0  

Academic Requirement

  • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have an Ontario College Diploma, Ontario College Advanced Diploma, Degree or equivalent in areas of finance, economics, business, marketing, social services, communications.

6.5 IELTS Score
88 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
60 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
120 Duolingo Minimum Overall Score
55% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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Tuition Fee

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Average Tuition Fee Per Year

17392

Tuition Fee
(CAD)

CAD 95

Application Fee
(CAD)

11000 Per year

Average Cost of Living
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