Commerce/Business at Ontario Tech
Yes — commerce/business is a direct-entry program at Ontario Tech University. You apply to it from Grade 12.
You apply to
Commerce
70–73%OUAC DBCCo-op available
Prerequisites
- Six 4U or 4M credits, including ENG4U (minimum 60%)
- One of Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Mathematics of Data Management (MDM4U) with a minimum grade of 60%
- Alternative Offers
- If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.
What to watch for
Commerce is direct entry at low-70s (DCC co-op), with separate named business codes for Accounting (DBG), Finance (DBF), Marketing (DBM), Entrepreneurship (DBE), Organizational Behaviour and HR (DBH), Business Analytics and AI (DBI) and Technology Management (DBT). Ontario Tech publishes nearly every major twice, a base code and a co-op code, usually at the same range.
Commerce/Business at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- AlgomaDirect entry70%
- BrockDirect entry80–83%
- CarletonDirect entry80%
- GuelphDirect entry80–86%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)Direct entry87–90%
- McMasterDirect entry83–90%
- NipissingDirect entry70%
- Queen'sDirect entry87%
- TMUDirect entry70–75%
- TrentDirect entry70%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Commerce & Management (TMG)83–87%
- U of T (Scarborough)Direct entry83–90%
- U of T (St. George)Direct entry83–90%
- WaterlooDirect entry83–87%
- WesternDirect entry83–87%
- WindsorDirect entry73–78%
- YorkDirect entry87–93%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Ontario Tech’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.