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Mental Health Recovery Practitioner

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Mental Health Recovery Practitioner

Program requirements for January 2025

Academic requirements
  • post-secondary diploma or degree in health, human services, or social sciences; or
  • active licensure in Canada with a health or human services governing body
English language proficiency requirements

You must provide proof of English language proficiency (ELP) before admission. You must have obtained your ELP test results within two years of the start date of your program.

Acceptable evidence of ELP may be one of the following test scores:

  • IELTS Academic: 6.5; no section score below 6
  • TOEFL iBT: 84; no section score below 21
  • Cambridge English Language Assessment: 180; no section score below 165
  • CAEL: 70; no section score below 70
  • PTE Academic: 59; no section score below 56
  • Duolingo: 115
  • minimum of:

See Admissions process for the steps to becoming a student.

Practicum/work experience requirements

Before you attend your MHAD 1010 or MHRP 1003 courses, you will need:

There may be costs associated with completing these requirements. See Completing work, practicum, and clinical requirements for details and further instructions.

International students: You must get a co-op work permit before beginning the work-integrated learning component of the program. A medical exam may also be needed. See Co-op work permit for more information.


Progression and graduation

Students must receive a pass grade in each course to progress through the program.

Students must pass all courses and achieve a minimum 2.0 grade point average (GPA) to qualify for graduation.

Honours criteria

  • Overall grade point average (GPA) greater than or equal to 3.7
  • The student must not have failed or repeated any courses

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