Certificate
Veterinary Assistant
Algonquin College · School of Wellness, Public Safety & Community Studies · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Official award
- Ontario College Certificate
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistantStated for Canada
- Format
- On campusOne year, two consecutive semesters
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
One-year Ontario College Certificate preparing students to support veterinarians and animal care teams, with a 100-hour final placement.
Role the program prepares for: Prepares graduates to support veterinarians and animal care teams.
- Subject
- Veterinary assistant training
- Department
- School of Wellness, Public Safety & Community Studies
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- CertificateA non-degree award. It is kept separate from academic degree counts and degree-only results.
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistant trainingFormal veterinary assistant training. It is a different, entry-level role and is never a substitute for a veterinary nursing, technology or veterinarian qualification.
- Why we classify it this way
- The program page states it prepares veterinary support staff.“prepares students to support veterinarians and animal care teams in a range of professional settings”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | One year, two consecutive semesters | – | OSSD or equivalent (or mature student) with Grade 12 English and Mathematics and Grade 11/12 Biology at 65%Source |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- One year, two consecutive semesters
- Clinical placement
- 100-hour field placement in the final semester100 hours
- Intakes
- May
- Campus
- Ottawa Campus1385 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa, Ontario K2G 1V8
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- OSSD or equivalent, or mature student status
- Science prerequisites
- Grade 12 English and Mathematics, Grade 11 or 12 Biology, each 65% or higher
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, animal or veterinary experience requirement, accreditation or recognition record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)