Admission Requirements and Prerequisites

Educational Requirements

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The educational requirements are: successful completion by June 30 of year of entry, of high school and/or post-secondary program, whose curriculum permits preparation/entrance and/or acceptance into the following university programs of study such as: engineering, physics, math, science or other similar technologies.

Your previous/current program of study must have included the following pre-requisites:

For Navigation and Engineering programs:

• Grade 11 and 12 physics or higher
• Grade 11 and 12 math or higher (advanced or pre-university)
• English or French Grade 12 or higher (mother tongue)

For Engineering Program:

• Chemistry, Grade 10 or higher

For Quebec Students only:

• All Quebec Students must have complete one year of CEGEP in addition to the above requirements.

Required Documents

Cover Letter and Resume

When you are applying online you will be required to complete your cover letter and resume, and provide us with three references (2 academic and one employer).

Academic Transcript

After you’re application online is completed, you will be required to have your institution forward an official copy of your transcripts to the address below.

If your education was obtained outside Canada, an equivalency assessment is required for foreign credentials. This equivalency assessment must be requested from the Canadian Information Center for International Credentials (CICIC).  Although these evaluations are not binding for admissions or employment purposes, they may provide a useful comparison with Canadian credentials.

Proof of Canadian citizenship

You are required to provide proof of Canadian citizenship such as a birth certificate, a valid Canadian passport or landed immigrant status. A valid Canadian passport is a condition of employment within the Canadian Coast Guard. Please do not mail original documents. Photocopies or scanned documents are accepted. If you are a landed immigrant you may also apply; however offers of appointment are made to Canadian citizens first.

Medical Exam

Candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment medical examination including visual acuity, colour vision and hearing examinations as per the seafarer’s medical regulations.

Registration

Provide us with any other certificates that you have acquired over the years. Once you haved applied on-line, mail your documents to the following address:

Canadian Coast Guard College
1190 Westmount Road
Sydney, Nova Scotia
B1R 2J6

Or email CCGCregistrar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca