Personal Support Workers

Please find below resources and educational programs for personal support workers. This profession sometimes has a different title depending on the province of origin, so if you have any changes or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Personal Support Worker Programs (Ontario)

• Algonquin College- Ottawa, Ontario
• Cambrian College- Sudbury, Ontario
• Canadore College- North Bay, Ontario
• Centennial College- Toronto, Ontario
• Conestoga College- Guelph, Ontario
• Confederation College- Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Durham College- Oshawa, Ontario
• Fanshawe College- London, Ontario
• Fleming College- Peterborough, Ontario
• George Brown College- Toronto, Ontario
• Georgian College- Barrie, Ontario
• Humber College- Toronto, Ontario
• Lambton College- Sarnia, Ontario
• Loyalist College- Belleville, Ontario
• Mohawk College- Hamilton, Ontario
• Niagara  College- Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario
• Northern College- Timmins, Ontario
• Sault College- Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• Seneca College- Toronto, Ontario
• Sheridan College- Oakville/Mississauga/Brampton, Ontario
• St. Clair College- Windsor, Ontario
• St. Lawrence College- Brockville, Ontario
• St. Lawrence College- Cornwall, Ontario

Health Care Aide Programs (Manitoba)

• Red River College- Winnipeg, Selkirk, Portage la Prairie, Steinbach, Winkler, Manitoba
• Robertson College- Brandon, Manitoba

Personal Care Aide/Continuing Care Assistant Programs (Saskatchewan)

• Saskatoon Business College- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology- Prince Alberta, Regina, Saskatoon,  Saskatchewan

Health Care Aide Programs (Alberta)

• Bow Valley College- Calgary, Alberta
• Keyano College- Fort McMurray, Alberta
• Lethbridge College- Lethbridge, Alberta
• Medicine Hat College- Medicine Hat, Alberta
• Norquest College- Edmonton, Alberta
• Northern Lakes College- Slave Lake, Alberta & Grouard, Alberta

Personal Support Worker, Continuing Care Assistant Programs (Nova Scotia)

• Cape Breton Business College- Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Centre for Health Studies- Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Community College- Kentville, Nova Scotia

Personal Support Worker Programs (New Brunswick)

• Eastern College- Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton, New Brunswick
• New Brunswick Community College- Fredericton, Miramichi, Moncton, Saint John, St. Andrews, Woodstock
• Union of New Brunswick Indians- Fredericton, New Brunswick

Resident Care Worker Programs (PEI)

• Holland College- Charlottetown, PEI
• Marguerite Connolly Training & Consulting- Charlottetown, PEI
• Eastern College- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Home Support Worker/ Personal Care Attendant Programs (Newfoundland)

• Academy Canada- Cornerbrook & St. John's, Newfoundland
• Eastern College- St. John's, Newfoundland
• Western College- Stephenville, Newfoundland

Offered in French

• La Cité Collégiale- Ottawa, Ontario
• Collège Boréal - Hearst, Kapuskasing, Nipissing, Sudbury, Temiskaming, Timmins, Toronto, Ontario
• Collège Acadie Î.-P.-É- Wellington, PEI
• Université de Saint-Boniface- Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP) en santé, assistance et soins infirmiers:
• • Commission scolaire de la Baie-James- Chibougamau, Québec
  • Centre de formation professionnelle des Métiers de Santé- Kirkland, Québec
  • Centre d'éducation des adultes et de formation professionnelle de Charveloix, La Malbaie, Quebec, Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec
  • CFP de Matane- Matane, Quebec
  • Collège Montmorency- Laval, Quebec
  • Collège CDI- Laval, Montreal, Ville de Quebec, Quebec
  • Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • Commission scolaire des navigateurs, Programme 1, Programme 2- Saint-Romuald, Quebec
  • Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin- Longueuil, Quebec
  • Bel-Avenir, centre de formation professionnelle, Programme 1, Programme 2 -Trois-Rivières, Québec
  • Centre de developpement des compétences- Rosemère, Québec
  • Centre de formation C.E-Pouliot de Gaspé- Gaspé, Quebec
  • Centre de formation Professionnelle Mont-Laurier- Mont-Laurier, Quebec
  • Commission scolaire Harricana- Amos, Quebec
  • Centre de formation professionnelle et d'education des adultes sorel-tracy- Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
  • Commission scolaire des Chic-chocs- Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Québec

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