Program Information

• Choose to learn either in-class or via online asynchronous delivery.
• Gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes to address two of Canada’s leading health care issues – mental health and addictive behaviours.
• Learn how to examine and address service quality at the practice, program and system levels.
• Learn trauma-informed care practices. 
• Develop motivational interviewing skills to support families, individuals and community-level programs that are affected by mental health and addictions issues.
• Advocate for individuals living with mental health issues and addictions, ensuring they are provided with care in a non-judgmental environment.

• One in five Canadians will experience a mental illness or substance abuse problem during their lifetime.¹
• Recent polling found that one in three people living in Canada reported moderate to severe mental health symptoms during the pandemic. Financial concerns, pandemic stress, isolation, and struggles with our health-care system are leading concerns among people living with a mental illness.
• Age, gender, 2SLGBTQ+, income, and employment status were the strongest predictors of mental health and substance use concerns. Some 60 per cent of 2SLGBTQ+ youth report moderate-to-severe anxiety symptoms and about 40 per cent report symptoms of depression. Although connecting with statistics can be difficult, it is important that we remember the people behind the numbers.
• Resulting from the 2017 report Towards Recovery: The Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, a new 240,000 square foot, 6-story, 102-bed adult mental health and addictions facility is under construction, which will replace the existing Waterford Hospital
• In 2022 the NL government launched the Our Path of Resilience action plan and committed $2.5 million for mental health and addictions services and facilities, with an additional $4.5 million over the next four years.

1. Advocate for those seeking mental health services or support.
2. Promote mental health and addictions awareness in communities and diverse populations.
3. Practice professionalism and ethical decision-making.
4. Enhance resiliency with knowledge of addictions and wellness.
5. Respond to urgent mental health and addictions matters.
6. Identify community services and supports for the needs and issues of individuals and groups.
7. Implement effective approaches to problem solving and decision making.
8. Work effectively with individuals, families, groups, interprofessional teams and organizations.
9. Recognize the value of human and cultural diversity.
10. Communicate with proficiency, clarity, accuracy, and confidence among clients and groups.
11. Promote self-care, wellness and healthy living. 

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST)
• CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
• Mental Health First Aid
• Standard First Aid 

Ready to embark on a rewarding career in Mental Health and Addictions? Before you begin, complete our program awareness checklist to assess your readiness. This tool will help you understand the key characteristics required for success and ensure that you're well-prepared for the challenges and rewards of this fulfilling field.

View the Mental Health and Additions Program Awareness Checklist
 

Mandatory Fees

• Application Fee - $100.00 per program (non-refundable) | Application Page
  Applicants must pay a non-refundable fee for each application to the College.
• The following fees are due within two (2) weeks of date of Letter of of acceptance to each program at the college:
  • Confirmation Fee - $103.00 per program annually (non-refundable)
    Student must pay this non-refundable fee on confirmation of acceptance to each program at the College. The fee covers registration and student association fees and is paid annually for the duration of the program.
  • First Semester Tuition- which includes the $1500 Deposit Fee
    Deposit fee - $1500 non-refundable, non-transferable fee.
• Academic Audit Fee (once per program) - $50.00
• Technology Fee (per semester) - $83.00

Full-Time Student Fees

Certificate & Diploma Programs:

Regular Term (15-weeks)
Academics, Applied Arts & Tourism (per semester) - $4,581.00

Intersession (up to 7-weeks)
Academics, Applied Arts & Tourism (per semester) - $2,291.00

Part-Time Student Fees

Certificate & Diploma Programs:

Tuition Fee (per course) - $1,046.00

Exceptions:

• Heavy Equipment Operator (per week) - $354.00
• Commercial Driver (per week) - $354.00
• All other Trade programs (per week) - $313.00

Estimated Program Costs for International Students (2024-2025) 

Application fee:
If applying online, the application fee must be paid via credit card when completing and submitting your application to College of the North Atlantic.

For all other tuition payments:
College of the North Atlantic has partnered with PayMyTuition for international tuition payments. All tuition payments, unless otherwise noted, can be paid via PayMyTuition. With PayMyTuition, you can pay your tuition payments from any bank, in any country in any currency at better than bank exchange rates. PayMyTuition is fast, simple, and cost effective.
Please note that you can only use PayMyTuition once you have being assigned a CNA student number.

Regulations Governing Payment of Fees & Charges

1. All student fees must be paid by the date specified in each term.  The dates are listed in the Academic Calendar on page. Students receiving Student Aid must present their notification of Student Aid form on the first day of classes. These students are permitted to have fees outstanding until receipt of the Student Aid, at which time these students must pay their accounts in full.
2. Students who have not paid all fees within the time limits given in these regulations may have their registration cancelled by the College.
3. Students with outstanding accounts will be ineligible for a subsequent term, will not be awarded a diploma or certificate, access to register, and will not be issued a certificate of standing (transcript), grade report, or access to on-line grades until the outstanding account has been paid in full. It is the student’s responsibility to address outstanding balances and to work with their respective campus student services office on inquiries related to their account balance.
4. Should the College cancel a program, all tuition and fees paid will be refunded.
5. Out of sequence students registering or withdrawing within a term will pay a prorated tuition and equipment and materials fee per week.
6. Students taking courses above their normal term load (requires application to extend normal course load per semester) will pay tuition for each additional course taken.
7. Senior Citizens, 60 years and older, are required to pay 50% of confirmation fee and tuition.
8. Students wishing to audit a course will pay 50% of the tuition and 100% of the technology fees (if applicable).