Student Technologist

PLEASE NOTE: The content of this page is provided for information purposes only in advance of the Act and Regulation Amendments coming into effect of January 1, 2025. Eligible individuals can apply for limited licences shortly thereafter, and the OAA Technology Program will be launched. To learn more, click here.

A student enrolled in a three-year architectural technology program may apply to become a Student Technologist in the OAA Technology Program. There is no cost to becoming a Student Technologist and there are several benefits, including the ability to log experience hours gained during co-op and increased engagement with the OAA.

Eligibility Requirements

An individual must:

be enrolled in a three-year architectural technology program of instruction leading to an Ontario advanced diploma from a college of applied arts and technology or a three-year college architectural technology program accredited by Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC); and
be a person of good character.

Ontario colleges with architectural technology programs include:

Centennial College (co-op);
George Brown College (co-op);
Humber College (co-op);
Algonquin College (co-op);
St. Clair College; Loyalist College;
Mohawk College (co-op);
Sheridan College (co-op);
Fanshawe College;
Georgian College (co-op); and
Durham College
Boréal College
Conestoga (co-op)
La Cite' (co-op)

Application Process

If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can submit a completed Student Technologist application to the OAA using the following online form:

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The approval process typically takes up to one week to complete. Once approved, Student Technologist status is valid until the end of the calendar year. The Student Technologist status must be renewed annually; otherwise, the status will become lapsed.

Experience Hours

If enrolled in a co-op program and work placements are with an Architect or Licensed Technologist, record all hours in the Experience Record Book (ERB). Eligible co-op work experience is acceptable to a maximum of 1,000 hours.

Experience gained while holding Student Technologist status with the OAA and within a co-op program may be recorded for review and consideration, up to a maximum of 1,000 hours. Work placements must be in an eligible employment situation under the personal supervision and direction of a person authorized to practise architecture in the jurisdiction where the experience is being gained. Hours must be recorded in the Experience Record Book (ERB). Coming Soon.

Student Technologists must have their academic institution complete the Declaration Form to confirm their academic status and acceptance in the co-op program.

To learn more about the path to becoming a Licensed Technologist, click here.