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Diploma of Indigenous Resource Management

University of Saskatchewan

  • Saskatoon, Canada
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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About the program

Diploma in Indigenous Resource Management at the University of Saskatchewan is a diploma in managing lands and resources on federal reserve lands for First Nation communities.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights: yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop subject knowledge in Indigenous Resource Management
  • analyse relevant concepts and communicate evidence-informed conclusions. Study areas identified in the course outline include land-use planning
  • the duty to consult
  • reserve land and natural resource transactions
  • and environmental.

Career outcomes

  • Governance
  • management
  • administration and leadership roles in First Nation communities and in local
  • provincial and national settings

Curriculum

  • Two-year diploma (the page gives 2 to 3 years) in land and resource management for First Nation reserve lands. Topics include land-use planning
  • the duty to consult
  • reserve land and natural resource transactions
  • and environmental management and compliance. Students can enter from high school or ladder from the Kanawayihetaytan Askiy certificate.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Senior high school with Senior Mathematics (and Senior Biology
  • Chemistry or Physics depending on the program) and a minimum admission average of 70%
  • English proficiency if English is not the first language
  • Grade/entry criteria: Minimum admission average 70% (Agriculture and Bioresources)
  • Kanawayihetaytan Askiy diplomas 70% regular admission
  • with designated seats for verified Indigenous applicants at 65-69.9%.

Accepted academic background

Senior high school with Senior Mathematics (and Senior Biology/Chemistry/Physics depending on the programme), or the Kanawayihetaytan Askiy certificate for laddering

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 4.5
  • Duolingo 120
  • PTE Academic 63
  • Cambridge 176

Documents you’ll need

  • English Language Proficiency Evidence

How to apply

  1. Review the specific programme admission requirements and intake deadline. Complete the online application on the official university website. Provide academic transcripts
  2. qualifications
  3. applicable English-language results. Upload any additional documents required by the programme. Pay the application fee if the university requires one. Monitor the application decision and respond to the offer. Complete enrollment and immigration steps where applicable.

Other costs

Tuition per year$42,812 CAD
Application fee$120 CAD
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Program details

CampusSaskatoon
Faculty or schoolCollege of Agriculture and Bioresources
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Teaching languageEnglish
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    May 2027

    Apply by

    1 Feb 2027

    79 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.