Medical Laboratory Assistant Technician Training in North York

Where you'll train in North York

Where MLAT graduates work in the GTA

Toronto and the surrounding Greater Toronto Area is home to one of Canada's densest healthcare-laboratory networks. Graduates typically enter the field through:

• Hospital laboratories
  General, teaching and community hospitals across Toronto and York Region.
• Community diagnostic-lab networks
  Multi-site private labs with collection centres throughout the GTA.
• Specialty & reference labs
  Cytology, molecular diagnostics, pathology reference and research labs.
• Public-health & screening labs
  Provincial public-health and cancer-screening laboratories.
• Long-term care & clinic collection
  Mobile phlebotomy and clinic-based specimen-collection roles.

Questions students ask about our North York campus

• How do I get to the North York campus?

  The campus is at 5734 Yonge Street, a 3-minute walk south of Finch subway station (Line 1). Finch Bus Terminal, YRT/Viva, and GO buses all connect here.

• Is parking available at the North York campus?

  There is no dedicated student parking on-site. Paid public parking is available at nearby Green P lots and on side streets. Most students commute by transit.

• How large is the class at North York?

  Anderson runs small class sizes so instructors can give hands-on time in the phlebotomy and specimen-processing labs. Cohort sizes vary by intake — call 1.833.787.1885 to check the size of the next cohort.

• Where do MLAT students at North York do their clinical placement?

  Placements for North York students are arranged in Toronto-area hospital laboratories, community diagnostic labs, and specialty/reference labs across the GTA — most within TTC or short GO Transit reach of the Yonge-Finch campus. Our clinical placement team handles the matching based on your availability and location.

• Are there evening or weekend classes at North York?

  MLAT is delivered on-campus with scheduled daytime classes. Speak with Admissions about the current North York intake schedule and whether any hybrid options are available.