Graduate Diploma Programme
Health Informatics
A one-year graduate certificate at Casa Loma Campus that brings health care and IT professionals together to work on health information systems. Topics include health care systems and trends, electronic medical records, health data standards, privacy, legal and policy issues, requirements analysis, workflow and solution modelling, and clinical decision support. Classes are mostly evenings and weekends, with some daytime courses.
University
George Brown College
Country
Canada
Level
Graduate Diploma
Field
Health Informatics
Duration
1 year (3 semesters)
Language
English
Campus
Casa Loma Campus (Toronto)
Degree
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Intake
January, May, September
Application Deadline
International applicants: George Brown doesn't publish a fixed deadline; it reviews applications selectively once each intake opens, and programs can close early when international seats fill. For this program, Fall 2027 (September) opens October 6, 2026, Winter 2028 (January) opens February 3, 2027, Spring 2028 (May) opens June 2, 2027, so apply early. Canadian applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca; apply early
Tuition Information
George Brown's estimated total for the first two semesters (tuition plus materials, student service and ancillary fees) for programs starting Fall 2026: Canadian students CAD 8,311.00; international students CAD 20,605.00. Books and other course materials are extra, and fees may change for Fall 2027 and later starts. Semester 3 has a separate flat CAD 500 fee for the co-op placement or work-integrated project, not included in the totals above. International students also pay mandatory health insurance (CAD 932 for a full year, based on 2025-26 costs).
Admission Requirements
- Apply: international applicants apply through George Brown's online application system (applynow.georgebrown.ca) and pay a non-refundable CAD 110 application fee; George Brown assesses the first program choice and only looks at the second if the applicant isn't admissible to the first. To accept an offer, new international students pay at least CAD 2,000 (or the first semester or first year of fees); there are no payment plans for new students. Canadian applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca
- Academic: one of three routes: (1) a two- or three-year health sciences diploma plus one year of work as a health care professional, or a health sciences bachelor's degree; (2) a two- or three-year IT or computer science diploma plus one year of work as an IT professional, or a computer science bachelor's degree; or (3) a bachelor's degree in another field with at least B+ (77%) in the final year. Final-year bachelor's students may get a conditional offer
- International applicants need a completed college diploma or university degree (George Brown asks for country-specific documents, usually attested true copies of transcripts and credentials) and must meet the English requirement
- English proficiency (international table, postgraduate and master's programs): IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0; TOEFL overall 4.5 with no band below 4.5 (George Brown's general English proficiency page still lists TOEFL iBT 88 with 22 in each skill for postgraduate and master's programs); Duolingo 120 with a production score of 100; PTE Academic 60 with 55 in each band; CAEL 70 with writing 60; MELAB 85; Cambridge 176 with no skill below 169; George Brown EAP Level 9 or the George Brown Admissions Test; or two consecutive years of full-time study in English (high school, or a diploma or degree) in Canada or another English-speaking country, completed within the last four years. Test scores are valid for two years
- International application windows on the program page (2027-28, checked October 5, 2026): Fall 2027 (September) opens October 6, 2026; Winter 2028 (January) opens February 3, 2027; Spring 2028 (May) opens June 2, 2027
- PGWP: the program page lists this program as PGWP-eligible (CIP code 51.2706) and notes that the field of study is only one part of PGWP eligibility
- Optional co-op: in semester 3, qualified students can take a co-op placement instead of the work-integrated learning project