Creative Writing

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Program Code: 12231

CIP Code: 23.1302

PGWP-Eligible: N/A

Credential: Ontario Graduate Certificate

Start Dates: January, September

Program Length: 2 semesters

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Program Overview

Humber’s Creative Writing graduate certificate program helps you improve your writing from the comfort of home. You’ll work one-on-one with a professional writer-mentor to improve your draft book-length project, learning how to develop plot, character, dialogue, style and more through feedback on your own manuscript.

Humber is noted for its exceptional creative writing mentors including authors of world stature. Past mentors include Martin Amis, Peter Carey, Miriam Toews, David Mitchell, Esi Edugyan, Nino Ricci, Margaret Atwood, Lawrence Hill, Anne Michaels, Edward Albee, Ha Jin and Alistair MacLeod. Recent international authors have included Jenny Offill, Nell Freudenberger and Samantha Harvey.

We've recently added a playwright, a screenwriter and two children's writers to our list of available mentors – giving you the opportunity to complete a large body of work which may be all or parts of a full-length novel, memoir, feature-length screenplay or full-length play; or a collection of poetry, short fiction or creative nonfiction essays; or a portfolio of picture books, early readers and/or middle grade readers.

This is a project-based program in which you meet the learning outcomes by working through your own manuscript. As well, you will attend weekly online classes synchronously or asynchronously to discuss craft, readings and the writing process to support your development.

This program is not available to international applicants.

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Courses

At Humber, courses are delivered in a variety of formats:

In-Person - An in-person course is delivered fully on campus.

Online Asynchronous (A) - An online asynchronous course has no fixed class schedule and allows students to engage with the course at different times according to their needs. Faculty provide modules, which are completed independently by the students according to established deadlines.

Online Synchronous (S) - An online synchronous course is delivered fully online and requires faculty and students to participate in real-time according to a fixed schedule. Classes are scheduled for a specific day and time.

Hybrid - A hybrid course is a combination of in-person and online classes and follows a set schedule. Students must be available to attend in-person classes at scheduled times during the semester.

The chart below outlines the delivery options available for each course in this program, by campus. For some academic terms, there may be more than one delivery option available. You’ll be able to select your preferred options when building your course schedule during open enrolment. Preferences for course delivery will be considered on a first come, first served basis. Some Humber programs are also delivered fully online, where all courses are delivered online.

International students: the impact of studying from outside of Canada on Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility differs significantly based on when you start your program. Please review the PGWP eligibility before choosing your program and course delivery.

Course code and Name	Delivery Type by Location
Semester 1
WRIT 5100	Manuscript Development 1	N/A	N/A	N/A	Online (A)
Semester 2
WRIT 5200	Manuscript Development 2	N/A	N/A	N/A	Online (A)

Delivery Type by Location

Course Code

Course Name

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Lakeshore

Downtown

DL/Online

Semester 1

WRIT 5100

Manuscript Development 1

N/A

Online (A)

Semester 2

WRIT 5200

Manuscript Development 2

N/A

Online (A)

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Watch the "Power Up Your Credential!" Info Session to learn more about the Creative Writing program.

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions section or read more on How to Apply.

Since 1992, the School for Writers has offered an immersive, focused workshop to jump start your creative writing. Mornings are spent in classes with one of Humber’s esteemed writing advisors, and afternoons are devoted to craft and industry talks by faculty, publishing experts and special guests. Whether you’re a beginner or a more experienced writer, there’s something for you in this six-day workshop!

Summer Workshop

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Workshop Rebate

The Creative Writing by Correspondence Program is a complement to the Humber Summer Workshop in Creative Writing, the two together comprising a flexible and affordable alternative to a standard low-residency MFA.

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate are eligible for a rebate for the Summer Workshop, and vice versa. The rebate is valid for three academic years.

“Humber School for Writers was one of my first experiences with writing workshops. I was amazed by how my work jumped to a new level in such a short period of time due to the generosity, experience, and intelligence of my peers and mentors. I said I’d do it again, and I did! Two summers in a row.”

- Madhur Anand, Author, A New Index for Predicting Catastrophes

Graduates Offered Advanced Standing in University of Gloucestershire Distance MA in Creative Writing

Humber Creative Writing by Correspondence graduates can work towards a master’s degree from the comfort of their own homes! Thanks to a new arrangement, graduates are eligible for advanced standing in the highly regarded University of Gloucestershire (U.K.) distance MA Creative Writing program. Furthermore, this pathway may lead to a PhD for those who qualify.

Master Stage Progression Route

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Scholarship Support for Aspiring Authors

All scholarships are available to Canadian residents only, and Appel scholarships are available to Ontario residents only. Scholarship applications become available in August and December. Information on how to apply can be found at the link below.

If you are awarded a scholarship, payment will come some weeks after the program begins. You must make payment up front and be reimbursed later.

How to Apply for Scholarships

September 2024 Faculty

Madhur Anand

Madhur Anand

Madhur Anand's debut book of prose This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart (2020, Strange Light/M&S) won the Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction.

Dennis Bock

Dennis Bock

Dennis Bock is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. His newest novel, The Good German, was published in September 2020 and has been lauded by Margaret Atwood as "a cunning, twisted, compelling tale of deeply unexpected consequences."

Danila Botha

Danila Botha

Danila Botha is the critically acclaimed author of two short story collections, Got No Secrets, and For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I've Known, which was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award, The Vine Awards and The ReLit Award.

Trevor Cole

Trevor Cole

An editor and writer for more than 30 years, Trevor Cole has won nine National Magazine Awards, including three gold medals.

Antonio Michael Downing

Antonio Michael Downing

Antonio Michael Downing grew up in southern Trinidad, Northern Ontario, Brooklyn, and Kitchener. He is an author, musician and speaker based in Toronto.

Marina Endicott

Marina Endicott

Marina Endicott’s Good to a Fault was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and CBC Radio’s Canada Reads, and won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book, Canada and Caribbean.

Joseph Kertes

Joseph Kertes

Joseph Kertes founded Humber College's creative writing and comedy programs and was the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and innovation.

Judy I. Lin

Judy I. Lin

Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Book of Tea duology (A Magic Steeped in Poison and A Venom Dark and Sweet), was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Canada with her family at a young age.

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Evan Morgan

Evan Morgan is a Toronto based writer/director with a background in feature-length and short films.

Alison Pick

Alison Pick

Alison Pick is most recently the author of the novel STRANGERS WITH THE SAME DREAM (September 2017).

Richard Scarsbrook

Richard Scarsbrook

Richard Scarsbrook is the award-winning author of ten books: the novels Cheeseburger Subversive, Featherless Bipeds, The Monkeyface Chronicles, Nothing Man and The Purple Zero, The Indifference League, Rockets Versus Gravity, and The Troupers, the short story collection Destiny’s Telescope, and the poetry books Six Weeks and Apocalypse One Hundred.

Shyam Selvadurai

Shyam Selvadurai

Shyam Selvadurai's first novel Funny Boy, won the W.H. Smith/ Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Lambda Literary Award in the US. He is the author of Cinnamon Gardens and Swimming in the Monsoon Sea, and the editor of an anthology, Story-wallah! A Celebration of South Asian Fiction.

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Richard Scrimger

Richard Scrimger has written adult novels, opinion pieces, and screenplays, but is best known for his quirky children’s books. There are a couple dozen of those. He’s won an award or two, been shortlisted for lots more, and given writing workshops around the world.

Sarah Sheard

Sarah Sheard

Sarah Sheard, novelist, editor, and multidisciplinary artist, has published numerous personal essays, reviews, short fiction and four literary novels (Almost Japanese, The Swing Era, The Hypnotist, Krank: Love in the New Dark Times).

Craig Shreve

Craig Shreve

Craig Shreve is a fiction author from North Buxton, Ontario. He is a former student in the Humber Creative Writing program (2008).

Antanas Sileika

Antanas Sileika

Antanas Sileika particularly enjoys working with students on humour, historical fiction, and stories set in East and Central Europe. Sileika’s latest memoir is called The Death of Tony, and the one before that was called "dead-on funny" by Miriam Toews.

Cordelia Strube

Cordelia Strube

Cordelia Strube is an accomplished playwright and the author of 11 critically acclaimed novels including Alex & Zee, Teaching Pigs to Sing and Lemon.

Sam Wiebe

Sam Wiebe

Sam Wiebe is an award-winning and bestselling author of Pacific Northwest crime fiction.

September 2025 Faculty

Dennis Bock

Dennis Bock

Danila Botha

Danila Botha

Lana Button

Lana Button is the award-winning author of more than a dozen books for children. Lana’s books have been translated into 5 different languages and have received the Crystal Kite Award, the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Award and the IBBY Outstanding Book for Young Children.

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Kate Cayley

Kate Cayley is a poet, playwright and fiction writer who has published three collections of poetry and two short story collections. Her plays have been performed in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. She has won the Trillium Book Award, an O. Henry Prize, and the Mitchell Prize for Poetry, and been a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, among other awards.

Trevor Cole

Trevor Cole

An editor and writer for more than 30 years, Trevor Cole has won nine National Magazine Awards, including three gold medals.

Marina Endicott

Marina Endicott

Marina Endicott’s Good to a Fault was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and CBC Radio’s Canada Reads, and won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book, Canada and Caribbean.

Judy I. Lin

Judy I. Lin

Harriet Alida Lye

Harriet Alida Lye

Harriet Alida Lye is the author of the novels The Honey Farm and Let It Destroy You, the memoir Natural Killer and the children's picture book, Serge the Snail.

Evan Morgan Headshot

Evan Morgan

Evan Morgan is a Toronto based writer/director with a background in feature-length and short films.

Alison Pick

Alison Pick

Alison Pick is most recently the author of the novel STRANGERS WITH THE SAME DREAM (September 2017).

Richard Scarsbrook

Richard Scarsbrook

Richard Scrimger

Richard Scrimger

Shyam Selvadurai

Shyam Selvadurai

Sarah Sheard

Sarah Sheard

Alexandra Shimo

Alexandra Shimo

Alexandra Shimo has been mentoring writers since 2015. A former editor with Maclean’s, she is the co-author of the bestselling memoir Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History, and author of the memoir Invisible North: The Search for Answers on A Troubled Reserve.

Craig Shreve

Craig Shreve

Craig Shreve is a fiction author from North Buxton, Ontario. He is a former student in the Humber Creative Writing program (2008).

Antanas Sileika

Antanas Sileika

Antanas Sileika’s recent memoir was called "dead-on funny" by Miriam Toews, and Publisher's Weekly described his latest novel, Provisionally Yours, as an "urbane thriller."

Sam Wiebe

Sam Wiebe

Sam Wiebe is an award-winning and bestselling author of Pacific Northwest crime fiction.

January 2026 Faculty

Madhur Anand

Madhur Anand

Madhur Anand's debut book of prose This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart (2020, Strange Light/M&S) won the Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction.

David Bergen

David Bergen is the author of ten novels and two collections of short stories. His work has been nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Impac Dublin Literary Award, and a Pushcart Prize.

Karen Connelly

Author of twelve books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, Karen Connelly is a writer, educator and therapist in private practice.

Beverley Cooper

Beverley Cooper is an award-winning playwright, dramaturge and teacher. She has written for TV, film and extensively for CBC radio drama, twice being nominated for Writers’ Guild of Canada Awards.

Adam Foulds

Adam Foulds has been the recipient of a number of literary awards, including the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, the Costa Poetry Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, the South Bank Show Prize for Literature, the E. M. Forster Award, the Encore Award, and the European Union Prize for Literature.

Ashley Little

Ashley Little

Ashley Little writes fiction for adults and young adults. Her work has won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, been a finalist for the ReLit Award, The City of Vancouver Book Award, and more.

Sidura Ludwig

Sidura Ludwig

Sidura is an internationally published writer of books for children and adults. She is the recipient of the Vine Book Award, Canadian Jewish Literary Award and the Sydney Taylor Honor.

Carrie Mac headshot

Carrie Mac

Carrie Mac writes stories that she wants to read. Her literary novel Last Winter was a Canadian bestseller. She also writes contemporary and speculative YA titles that are both popular for, and often banned because of, featuring queer protagonists.

Colin McAdam

Colin McAdam

Colin McAdam is the author of four internationally acclaimed novels, which have been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Governor General's Literary Award, and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, among others.

Pamela Mordecai

Pamela Mordecai’s debut novel, Red Jacket, was shortlisted for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Award (2015).

Donna Morrissey

Donna Morrissey has published eight award-winning and nationally bestselling novels through Penguin Canada. She has received awards in Canada, the U.S. and England, and her novel Sylvanus Now was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize.

Waubgeshig Rice

Waubgeshig Rice

Waubgeshig Rice grew up in Wasauksing First Nation on the shores of Georgian Bay, in the southeast of Robinson-Huron Treaty territory. He is the author of the short story collection Midnight Sweatlodge and the novels Legacy, Moon of the Crusted Snow, and Moon of the Turning Leaves.

Albert Shin

Albert Shin

Albert Shin is an award-winning Korean-Canadian filmmaker, whose work as a director, writer and producer has been featured in major festivals around the world, including the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), South by Southwest (SXSW), San Sebastian (SSIFF), Locarno and the Berlinale.

Dianne Warren

Dianne Warren is a fiction writer from western Canada. She is the author of six books of fiction, including the novel Cool Water, which won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction in 2010.

January 2025 Faculty

David Bergen

David Bergen is the author of eight novels and two collections of short stories. His work has been nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Impac Dublin Literary Award, and a Pushcart Prize.

Lana Button

Karen Connelly

Author of twelve books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, Karen Connelly is a writer, educator and therapist in private practice.

Beverley Cooper

Beverley Cooper is an award-winning playwright, dramaturge and teacher. She has written for TV, film and extensively for CBC radio drama, twice being nominated for Writers’ Guild of Canada Awards.

Adam Foulds

Ashley Little

Ashley Little has written three novels for young adults and two novels for adults. Her work has won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, been a finalist for the ReLit Award, The City of Vancouver Book Award, and more.

Sidura Ludwig

Sidura Ludwig

Sidura Ludwig is an award-winning author of books for adults and children. Her short-story collection You Are Not What We Expected (House of Anansi, 2020) won the Vine Literary Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award.

Harriet Alida Lye

Harriet Alida Lye

Harriet Alida Lye is the author of the novels The Honey Farm and Let It Destroy You, the memoir Natural Killer and the children's picture book, Serge the Snail.

Carrie Mac headshot

Carrie Mac

Carrie Mac writes stories that she wants to read. Her latest book is the best-selling literary novel Last Winter (Random House, 2023). She has also authored contemporary novels for teens, speculative YA, literary short fiction, and creative non-fiction.

Colin McAdam

Colin McAdam

Pamela Mordecai

Pamela Mordecai’s debut novel, Red Jacket, was shortlisted for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Award (2015).

Donna Morrissey

Waubgeshig Rice

Waubgeshig Rice

Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation on Georgian Bay. He has written three fiction titles, and his short stories and essays have been published in numerous anthologies.

Alexandra Shimo

Alexandra Shimo

Dianne Warren

Dianne Warren is a fiction writer from western Canada. She is the author of six books of fiction, including the novel Cool Water, which won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction in 2010.

Sandra SG Wong

Sandra SG Wong

Sandra SG Wong writes fiction across genres, currently including suspense, hard-boiled PI, noir, contemporary romance, and speculative fiction.

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS

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Alissa York

Alissa York has been mentoring writers for over a decade, and has been full-time faculty at the Humber School for Writers since 2017. Her internationally acclaimed novels include Effigy (shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize), Fauna, The Naturalist (winner of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction), and, most recently, Far Cry. Stories from Alissa's short fiction collection, Any Given Power, have won the Journey Prize and the Bronwen Wallace Award. Her essays and articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Brick magazine and elsewhere. In 2018, she won the Writers' Trust Engel Findley Award for a Writer in Mid-Career.

Your Career

The main goal of the program is to improve your writing, and publication is a possibility for some. Graduates of this program may use their writing and editing skills in a wide variety of careers and professions in addition to writing books. Some of our graduates write for the web, newspapers, magazines, television and other media.

More than 300 Humber School for Writers alumni have published books. Dr. Vincent Lam, who won the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his literary debut, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, is just one of our distinguished former students. Other alumni have been on the bestseller lists in Canada: Suzanne Desrochers for Bride of New France, Cathy Marie Buchanan for The Painted Girls, Shari Lapena for The Couple Next Door, and Eva Stachniak for The Chosen Maiden.

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International applicants outside of Canada can apply through Humber International. Check out the step-by-step Admissions Road Map for helpful information and additional resources.

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Domestic Students

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To see where you are in the admissions process, visit the Admissions Road Map.

International Students

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Admissions Questions

General Enquiries

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International Applicants Enquiries

Contact the International Centre for information about full-time programs (including the International Graduate School), how to apply and to follow up on your submitted application.

Program-Specific Questions

Speak to the Program Co-ordinator about the course curriculum, projects and career options.

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Work with your employer approximately one year before attending Humber.

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Domestic Students

Applications to Humber are made through ontariocolleges.ca. Be sure to submit your application by the equal consideration deadline of February 1. You may apply after February 1, however, post-February 1 applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis depending on the availability of the space in the program.

To check program availability refer to the Campus/Availability listing on Humber’s program pages, search by availability, or ontariocolleges.ca.

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International Students

If you’re an international student, you can apply directly to Humber via our International Centre.

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Get help narrowing down your program options or book a one-on-one pre-enrolment advising appointment with one of our Recruitment Officers.

Transfer & Pathway Advising

Book a virtual appointment with a Student Mobility Advisor learn more about getting Transfer Credit(s) for previous post-secondary experience, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR), and Pathways options.

Admission Requirements

Admission selection is based on the academic criteria indicated. Meeting minimum eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission.

Admission selection is based on the following five requirements:

Academic

To be eligible for admission, you must possess the following:
- A bachelor’s degree, diploma, advanced diploma, or equivalent
Mature Applicants

Diplomas and Certificates

An applicant is considered a mature applicant if they have not completed secondary school or other postsecondary school, and will be 19 or older as of the first day of classes. Humber will invite you for testing to demonstrate that you meet all listed course requirements.

Degrees

An applicant is considered a mature applicant if they have not completed secondary school or attended postsecondary studies, and will be 21 or older as of the first day of classes. Mature applicants for degree programs will be required to meet course requirements at the U/M level or equivalent.

College Transfer Applicants

Diplomas and Certificates

An applicant is considered a college transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a college-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or college courses and grades to determine program eligibility.

Degrees

An applicant is considered a college transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a college-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or college courses and grades to determine program eligibility. Applicants must have an overall minimum grade point average (GPA) of 65 per cent in the program. Applicants are required to disclose and provide academic transcripts for all course work completed at the postsecondary level.

University Transfer Applicants

Diplomas and Certificates

An applicant is considered a university transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a university-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or university courses and grades to determine program eligibility.

Degrees

An applicant is considered a university transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a university-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or university courses and grades to determine program eligibility. Applicants are required to disclose and provide academic transcripts for all course work completed at the postsecondary level.
Cover Letter

Please submit a cover letter describing the single book-length project you intend to work on in the program, your writing experience, and any relevant life experience. The letter should be no more than two pages, double-spaced in 12-point font. Please include your name and email address, and submit as MS Word or PDF.

Writing Sample

Please submit a sample of your writing that is no more than 15 pages in length. Ideally, the writing sample should be taken from the project you intend to work on in the program. If this is not possible, please submit a sample in the same form/genre (e.g., fiction if you intend to work on a novel). The manuscript must be prepared according to professional standards: double-spaced, 12-point font, with name, title and page number on each page. Please submit as MS Word or PDF.

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English Language Proficiency

All applicants whose first language is not English must meet Humber’s English Language Proficiency Policy.
International Credit Evaluation

Canadian citizens or permanent residents with international education are required to provide a credential evaluation. Note, for international High school education course by course evaluations, ICAS must be used. For international post-secondary education, a WES evaluation must be provided. In situations where you expect to apply for transfer credit, it is recommended that a course by course WES evaluation is completed.

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Fees & Financial Aid

The 2025/2026 fee for two semesters is:

domestic: $3,973.02
international: $19,089.84

Fees are subject to change.

Fees by Semester

Semester 2	2025-2026 Fees
Tuition	$1,306.54
Compulsory Ancillary Fee	$474.72
Compulsory Student Union Fee	$88.60
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee	$116.65
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional)	$0.00
Program Ancillary Fee	$0.00
Co-op/Placement	$0.00
Total	$1,986.51

Semester 3	2025-2026 Fees
Tuition	$1,306.54
Compulsory Ancillary Fee	$474.72
Compulsory Student Union Fee	$88.60
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee	$116.65
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional)	$0.00
Program Ancillary Fee	$0.00
Co-op/Placement	$0.00
Total	$1,986.51

Domestic Fees International Fees

Semester 2	2025-2026 Fees
Tuition	$8,864.95
Compulsory Ancillary Fee	$474.72
Compulsory Student Union Fee	$88.60
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee	$116.65
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional)	$0.00
Program Ancillary Fee	$0.00
Co-op/Placement	$0.00
Total	$9,544.92

Semester 3	2025-2026 Fees
Tuition	$8,864.95
Compulsory Ancillary Fee	$474.72
Compulsory Student Union Fee	$88.60
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee	$116.65
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional)	$0.00
Program Ancillary Fee	$0.00
Co-op/Placement	$0.00
Total	$9,544.92

Financial Aid, Scholarships and Bursaries

Understand the costs associated with coming to Humber and explore resources available from first year to your final year on Student Fees and Financial Resources.

Scholarships

Humber Scholarships

Find out more about scholarships and bursaries that you may be eligible for, visit Student Scholarships. International students can visit International Student Scholarships.

Humber Bursaries

Bursaries are available for Certificate, Diploma and Degree programs primarily based on financial need, visit Humber Bursaries.

External Awards, Bursaries & Scholarships

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Indigenous Student Awards, Bursaries & Scholarships

Humber offers a variety of bursaries and scholarships for Indigenous students, visit Indigenous Student Awards.

Creative Writing

Program Overview

Courses

Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) at Humber

Work-Integrated Learning

Field Experience

Professional Practicum

Co-operative Education

Optional Co-operative Education

The Humber Advantage

Workshop Rebate

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