A downtown Toronto polytechnic known for hands-on, career-focused programs in health, business, hospitality, design and the skilled trades.
George Brown Polytechnic is a public postsecondary institution in the heart of Toronto, offering certificates, diplomas, degrees, graduate certificates and apprenticeship training. Its programs are built around applied learning, with labs, studios, kitchens and simulation spaces that mirror real workplaces.
The school is especially well known for its culinary and hospitality programs, its health sciences and nursing offerings, and its design and construction trades. Industry advisory committees help keep curriculum current, and many programs include work placements, co-operative education or field experience.
Students come from across Ontario, Canada and around the world, and the school serves a large number of part-time and continuing education learners alongside full-time students.
Estimated tuition in CA$, 2026-2027
Students who live in Ontario apply for student aid through OSAP (the Ontario Student Assistance Program); students from other provinces apply through their own province’s program. A provincial application also covers the federal Canada Student Grants and Loans.
The school and its foundation offer entrance and in-program bursaries and awards based on financial need and achievement.
Figures reflect tuition only for a typical two-semester full-time diploma program and exclude ancillary fees, books, supplies and housing. These are estimates for a typical full-time program and exclude ancillary fees; confirm the current figure on George Brown Polytechnic’s fee page.
Ask George Brown Polytechnic about its entrance scholarships and bursaries.
Scholarship names and amounts are estimates and change every year; confirm them with George Brown Polytechnic.
Applications to George Brown Polytechnic go through ontariocolleges.ca, the application service for Ontario’s public colleges.
Most diploma programs require an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with specific prerequisite courses, such as English and sometimes mathematics or sciences. Some programs also require portfolios, interviews, or additional tests.
Apply through ontariocolleges.ca, the application service for Ontario's public colleges, by selecting George Brown Polytechnic and your program choices, then submitting documents as requested.
The admission average and deadline are estimates; confirm them with George Brown Polytechnic and ontariocolleges.ca.
George Brown is based in downtown Toronto, Canada's largest city, with its main campuses close to transit, the waterfront and the city's major employers. The St. James Campus sits in the historic Distillery and St. Lawrence area near the downtown core.
Student life centres on a diverse, urban campus community with clubs, events and services run through the student association. Students benefit from Toronto's arts, food and cultural scene right outside their classrooms.
George Brown fields varsity teams as the Huskies in Canadian college athletics.
Figures are estimates for exploration — verify current costs, deadlines, and requirements on the school’s official website.