Accredited Holistic Nutritionist & Health Coach Programs

Most students complete Tier 1, the Holistic Nutrition & Health Coach Diploma, in 6 to 12 months. Tier 2, the Holistic Nutritionist Diploma, usually takes another 6 to 12 months depending on each student’s schedule.

Both tiers are fully online and self-paced, and admission is open year-round, so you can enrol and start at any time.

Tier 1 is $2,546 CAD in total and includes the Nutrition Business Blueprint course. The full two-tier program, Tier 1 and Tier 2 together, is $3,650 CAD in total. One specialization course can be added at enrolment for $300, about half its stand-alone price.

Tuition is GST-exempt. The NutraPhoria Integrative Health Institute offers monthly payment plans of up to 10 months, and Affirm and Klarna offer longer plans at checkout. Because the school is certified by Employment and Social Development Canada, eligible students can use RESP funds or the RRSP Lifelong Learning Plan. A $400 bursary is also available for students facing financial hardship.

Tier 1 graduates can register with the Health Coach Alliance (HCA) as a Registered Holistic Nutrition Counsellor (RHNC) and a Registered Health Coach (RHC). The RHC also gives graduates access to insurance that covers nutrition consulting.

Tier 2 completes a 2,000-hour diploma that qualifies graduates for the Registered Holistic Nutrition Practitioner (RHNP) designation through the Global Association for Integrative Nutrition (GAIN), and to apply for Board Certification in Holistic Nutrition (BCHN) through the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP).

Holistic nutrition is a self-regulated field in Canada, so professional associations set the standards for training and registration.

The NutraPhoria Integrative Health Institute’s programs are recognized by the Health Coach Alliance (HCA), the Global Association for Integrative Nutrition (GAIN) and the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP), and the school is certified by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Graduates register with these professional bodies and work within a defined scope of practice, and the RHC designation gives access to insurance that covers nutrition consulting.

Dietitian is a protected title in Canada. Dietitians complete a university degree in nutrition and register with a provincial regulatory college. Holistic nutrition is a separate field with its own training and designations.

Holistic Nutritionists look for the root contributors behind a client’s health concerns, including food, digestion, stress, sleep, lifestyle and environment, and build individualized food and lifestyle plans. They work within their scope of practice and refer clients to other health professionals when a concern needs medical care.

No. Students start with how the body digests and uses food, explained in plain language, and the science builds course by course. Client cases begin in the first course, so new knowledge is put to use right away.

Graduates have come to the NutraPhoria Integrative Health Institute from marketing, health care, fitness and movement teaching, and many had no science training when they started.

Yes. Tier 1 includes the Nutrition Business Blueprint course, so students finish with the business training to launch a practice. Graduates see clients online or in person, in their own practice or as part of other health and wellness work.

Graduates typically charge about $100 to $120 an hour, depending on location.

Yes. Every course is online and self-paced, and students join from Canada, the U.S. and more than 30 countries. You can study from wherever you live and fit your coursework around work and family.