Program Overview

Recreation Therapy - Fast Track

1 year – Ontario College Diploma

Overview

This is a rewarding, health-centered field where you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the quality of life of individuals with illness and/or disabilities. Through assessment, planning, and delivery of activities, you will help people lead more fulfilling and independent lives. This specific training will prepare you for a career in clinical and community-based settings.

Upcoming Intakes:

• Fall 2025: Commerce Court – North Bay or Online

Your Future Career

• Long-term care facilities
  • Municipal recreation centres
  • Hospitals
  • Schools
  • Social service agencies
  • Children's treatment centres
  • Centres for addiction and mental health

What You Learn

• Program design
• Assessment and documentation
• Leisure education and counselling
• Facilitation techniques
• Adaptive and inclusive recreation
• Outdoor and adventure recreation

Admissions Requirements

• Graduate of at least a two-year postsecondary program
• If English is not your first language, you must provide proof of English competency.

Curriculum

Commerce Court Campus

Intake: September Start

Semester 1 - Fall

• REC105 | Leadership
• REC117 | Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
• REC132 | Recreation Essentials
• REC134 | Aging and Therapeutic Recreation
• REC140 | Therapeutic Recreation and Mental Health
• REC145 | Facilitation Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation
• REC238 | Assessment and Documentation I for Therapeutic Recreation
• REC264 | Leisure Education for Therapeutic Recreation

Semester 2 - Winter

• REC133 | Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation
• REC137 | Program Design in Therapeutic Recreation
• REC147 | Disease and the Human Body
• REC150 | Therapeutic Recreation for Diverse Populations
• REC256 | Practicum - Therapeutic Recreation
• REC274 | Assessment and Documentation II for Therapeutic Recreation
• REC276 | Professionalism and IPC in Therapeutic Recreation
• REC278 | Issues and Trends in Therapeutic Recreation

Commerce Court Campus

Intake: January Start

Semester 1 - Winter

• REC132 | Recreation Essentials
• REC133 | Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation
• REC137 | Program Design in Therapeutic Recreation
• REC147 | Disease and the Human Body
• REC150 | Therapeutic Recreation for Diverse Populations
• REC274 | Assessment and Documentation II for Therapeutic Recreation
• REC276 | Professionalism and IPC in Therapeutic Recreation
• REC278 | Issues and Trends in Therapeutic Recreation

Semester 2 - Fall

• REC105 | Leadership
• REC117 | Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
• REC134 | Aging and Therapeutic Recreation
• REC140 | Therapeutic Recreation and Mental Health
• REC145 | Facilitation Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation
• REC238 | Assessment and Documentation I for Therapeutic Recreation
• REC256 | Practicum - Therapeutic Recreation
• REC264 | Leisure Education for Therapeutic Recreation

Tuition Fees

1 year – Ontario College Diploma

College Drive Campus – Domestic

College Drive Campus – International

Online – Domestic

What You Need

Mandatory Non-Academic Requirements for Placement:

• Work-Integrated Learning (also called Placement, Field Placement, Practicum, Clinical Placement, etc.) provides students with rich and meaningful experiences wherein they have the opportunity to apply and extend the learning they gain from the classroom in real-word contexts.

Textbooks:

• Check out the Campus Bookstore to not only purchase your textbooks but also view your book list before the semester starts.

Technology/Devices:

• Canadore College has implemented Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to enhance your learning experience in and out of the classroom while ensuring flexibility in learning.

Certification/Accreditation

• Ontario College Diploma
• Upon graduating, students will have completed the formal education requirements for the R/TRO-DIP designation through Therapeutic Recreation Ontario.
• Students may also have the opportunity to obtain numerous industry certifications outside of the classroom such as: Inclusion Certificate (Level One, Two and/or Three) from Variety Village, Gentle Persuasive Approaches Certificate, High Five Certification, First Aid/CPR Certification and NCCP Certification.

Learning Outcomes

• Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement.
• In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another.
• As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole.
• They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.

Further Your Education

• There are many options available to students who already have some postsecondary education.
• Whether you are looking to study at Canadore from another school, continue your education at Canadore, or looking to pursue further education elsewhere, we can help find the right path for you!
• Whether you want to Transfer TO Canadore, Transfer WITHIN Canadore, or prepare to Transfer FROM Canadore, we've got you covered!
• Learn more about Credit Transfer and Pathway opportunities here.