# Veterinary Technology - Wildlife Rehabilitation (2 semesters if applying after completion of a Veterinary Technician diploma) | | | |---|---| | Type | PDF | | Size | 246 KB | [Open original PDF →](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/08/Veterinary-Technology-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-2024.pdf) Referenced from: [Program Outlines Archive](/pages/registrar-academic-resources/program-outlines-archive/) ## Document text ## Veterinary Technology - Wildlife Rehabilitation ## PROGRAM INFORMATION Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Credential Advanced Diploma Program Delivery Full - Time Duration 3 Years Length 6 Semesters (2 semesters if applying after completion of a Veterinary Technician diploma) Program Codes H134 (HL) - Haileybury Campus ## DESCRIPTION The only one of its kind in Canada, Northern College's Veterinary Technology Wildlife Rehabilitation program is a three-year advanced diploma that will transform your passion for animals into a career helping orphaned, injured, and sick wildlife successfully return to their natural habitat. After two years of the Veterinary Technician program, you'll specialize in applying the principles and practices essential for the care and rehabilitation of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Also, in the third year, you'll deepen your knowledge of how to establish a functional facility, including all aspects of care pertaining to the wildlife within the facility. The advanced diploma allows the students to graduate with a Veterinary Technologist title, providing additional employment opportunities in places such as wildlife rehabilitation centers, zoos, and within traditional or exotic veterinary practices. Northern College is an approved administrator of the Ontario Wildlife Rehabilitation Exam for students in the program. This exam is a pre-requisite to apply for a Wildlife Custodian Authorization. For more information, please visit Ontario's wildlife rehabilitation webpage Please apply by February 1st. This program is oversubscribed and receives more than enough qualified applicants to fill available seats. It is recommended that applicants accepted into oversubscribed programs confirm their offer with OCAS and pay their fees to the college early to reserve a place in the program. ## Why Study Wildlife Rehabilitation? - You have a passion for animals and preserving their natural ecosystem. - You want to help reduce mortality and suffering in orphaned, injured, and sick wild animals. - You want to add to your employability credentials and career path options, making your resume stand out with a Veterinary Technologist designation and also by broadening your skill sets beyond the usual focus on small animal private practice veterinary clinics - You wish to draw upon, widen, and deepen your Veterinary Technician animal nursing skills and knowledge. - You want to educate the public on safe human/animal interactions ## Why Study Wildlife Rehabilitation at Northern College? - Learn the specific knowledge involved in rehabilitating wildlife - Faculty are experienced in this specialized field. Program Outline | March 2024 Disclaimer: Information in this document is correct at the time of publication. Content of programs and courses are revised as needed and/or required. Program outlines and information are subject to changes and may be delivered in different or alternate ways then listed in this document. You are advised to always reach out to Northern College if you have questions related to content on the website or outline publications. ## Veterinary Technology - Wildlife Rehabilitation - Prepares you for the Ontario Wildlife Rehabilitation Exam when applying for a Wildlife Custodian Authorization status. - Curriculum covers the National Wildlife Rehabilitator's Association (NWRA) standards. - Incorporates the Wildlife Custodians Code of Ethics. - 4-week placement gives you real-world practice applying what you've learned. - Only program of its kind in Canada Applicants who already have a Veterinary Technician diploma may apply directly into the 3rd year. Please apply via OCAS into Semester 5. The OAVT accredits this program for 20 continuing education credits in Category 1 (Medical/scientific). Our Veterinary Technician program is accredited by: ## CAREER OPPORTUNITIES - Veterinary Technologist - Employed in veterinary clinics, animal hospitals and shelters, humane societies, zoos, and research laboratories ## VOCATIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Communicate in a professional manner in all formats - written, oral, non-verbal and electronic. 2. Maintain high ethical standards in order to provide quality care to patients, the public, the veterinary profession and governing bodies, by recognizing and upholding laws associated with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT) code of ethics. 3. Demonstrate, perform or explain patient assessment techniques with minimum stress and maximum safety in a variety of animal species, so that objective and subjective data is accurately obtained. 4. Demonstrate knowledge of proper handling, packaging and storage of specimens for laboratory analysis to ensure safety of patients, public and staff. 5. Identify physical, behavioural, social, and natural historical features of various animal species, along with recognizing their basic underlying physiological processes. 6. Accurately calculate the basal metabolic rate, caloric requirements, vitamin and mineral supplementation, medications and fluids for a variety of animal species and administer them safely and effectively. 7. Apply knowledge of appropriate husbandry practices, habitat components, nutritional requirements, therapeutic, release and restraint techniques to various animal species in order to enhance wellness and achieve maximum health benefits. 8. Create a working proposal, along with appropriate advertising materials to promote projects or products and assess their feasibility or interest within the community through outreach and community networking. 9. Recognize the role of a wildlife custodian by demonstrating the principles of evidence gathering and investigation in preparation for judicial proceedings for offences against wildlife. 10. Demonstrate knowledge for safe and effective work in the outdoors, including selection and use of appropriate clothing and gear. 11. Design and prepare operational plans, policies, procedures and enrichment items in a manner to maintain a secure, quality environment for the animals, public and staff. Program Outline | March 2024 Disclaimer: Information in this document is correct at the time of publication. Content of programs and courses are revised as needed and/or required. Program outlines and information are subject to changes and may be delivered in different or alternate ways then listed in this document. You are advised to always reach out to Northern College if you have questions related to content on the website or outline publications. ## Veterinary Technology - Wildlife Rehabilitation 12. Demonstrate knowledge of how non-profit organizations raise money, organize human and other resources and how all of these are used to achieve the organization's goals ## PROGRAM COURSES The following reflects the planned course sequence for full-time offerings of the program. Programs at Northern College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely online, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with virtual learning activities. NOTE: Semesters 1 through 4 are the program of study for the Veterinary Technician diploma, required before proceeding into the third-year Wildlife Rehabilitation specialization courses in Semesters 5 & 6. | Semester 1 | Semester 1 | Hours | | --- Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/08/Veterinary-Technology-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-2024.pdf](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/08/Veterinary-Technology-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-2024.pdf)