24 Biotechnology Degree Programs in Canada

Biotechnology—creating technology or products from cellular and biomolecular processes, often DNA technology—is one of the fastest-growing and innovative scientific sectors. You will learn about the use of biotechnology in areas such as health care, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and the environment.

Our Biotechnology - Advanced program prepares you with the scientific principles, techniques, and skills required in industrial microbiology and chemistry. In this applied science program, you'll also study biotechnology applications, biochemistry, microbial genetics, and clinical and environmental microbiology.

Agricultural biotechnology examines agriculture and the natural world, emphasizing the relationships between food production, the environment, science and society. The program focuses on the life sciences, with prominence given to the application of biotechnology in agriculture. It also delves into agriculture’s associated sectors including: government, policy development, farm production, environmental implications and agricultural sciences.

The Biotechnology diploma program prepares students with the transferable skills needed to build successful careers in a variety of biotechnology and research sectors. The program balances theoretical understanding with experiential practices in specific laboratory skills needed by employers. These practical components are the focus of the program and are developed and reinforced through an integration of practical laboratory experiences. Integrative laboratory projects are designed to simulate a real-life experience through a translation of theory to practice. The program provides a valuable specialization to students interested in life sciences programs without having to go elsewhere for practical laboratory skills training.

Explore how life works. Our life sciences program teaches you about the chemistry, biology, and physiology of diverse forms of life and prepares you for a career in the health sector.

he four year Biotechnology (BTEC) degree plan is a Subject of Specialization Plan (SSP) with a focus on this highly active and rapidly changing area of applied research. The plan balances conceptual and practical learning experiences at a broad range of scales of biological organization — from microbes to ecosystems — embracing the diversity of life forms that can be used to improve agriculture, medicine and the environment, among other things.

From innovations in agriculture, environmental sustainability, public health, medicine, and biomanufacturing, biotechnology is transforming the way we treat our planet and each other for the better. Strong foundational program in biotechnology with exposure to agricultural biotechnology, medical biotechnology, and biomanufacturing. Graduates are ready for careers in many areas of biotechnology.

The biotechnology sector is growing rapidly, creating a need for high-skilled training to support growth of those industries in current and new directions. UPEI's minor in biotechnology offers students the opportunity to combine the academic and laboratory components of their chosen science degree with hands-on skills development. Through industry-supported work integrated learning placements embedded in all new UPEI biotechnology courses, students will gain experience and industry connections to kickstart a career in biosciences and biotechnology.

Biotechnology plays a critical role in the battles against hunger, disease and pollution. It is used in developing precision medicines and gene therapies, environmental decontamination to restore polluted spaces and engineering crops to improve their yield and nutrition. Precision Medicines and Gene Therapies: Biotechnology enables the development of personalized medicines tailored to an individual's genetic makeup, leading to more effective treatments with fewer side effects.

Prepare for a career as a lab technician in the biotechnology field. Explore this high-tech trade as you become proficient with techniques in molecular biology, cell biology, chemistry, and physiology. Upon graduating from the Biotechnology – Health program, you are prepared for a career in biotechnology, a high-tech trade that spans many employment sectors.

Explore biology at the molecular, micro and engineering levels. Participate in world class labs and research to solve real world problems in the food, environmental, pharmaceutical and medical fields. Elite program at the technologist level provides sought-after lab skills and training in cutting-edge trends in the biotechnology field. Graduates have enhanced opportunities for biotechnology careers and pathways to university.

The Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology degree program combines practical and applied courses provided by the Bioscience Technology diploma program at Holland College with strong theoretical science courses at the University of Prince Edward Island. It is designed for students interested in obtaining a rigorous and broad training in biotechnology, such as gaining experience in research, laboratory procedures and safety, scientific ethics, and regulatory affairs, while increasing access to post-graduate opportunities (e.g., Master's degree programs). 

Biotechnology plays a critical role in the battles against hunger, disease and pollution. It is used in developing precision medicines and gene therapies, environmental decontamination to restore polluted spaces and engineering crops to improve their yield and nutrition.

Biological sciences delve into the world of living organisms - from microbes, to human beings, to entire ecosystems. It is the science of life on, under and above earth. Exploring the nature of life leads biologists out into the world where they study how organisms interact with their environment, how they function and how they evolved over time. The Department of Biological Sciences provides you with hands-on learning, moving you beyond textbooks and lectures to engaging research projects. Biology is a research-intensive science that can lead to a wide range of study areas, like environmental work, medicine, microbiology or agriculture.

The two-year (four-semester) Biotechnology diploma program will focus on cell biology, chemistry, physics, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, proteomics, biochemistry, and bioinformatics. Students will have the opportunity to learn in and experience Fanshawe’s leading-edge Centre for Applied Research in Biotechnology (CARIB) facility and the program also incorporates paid cooperative work experience to help create a graduate who’s in demand.