Canada’s Education Systems

MB NB NS AB BC FR

QC NL NT NU ON YK NB PE SK EN  Canada

Doctorate Doctorate Doctorate 3 years or more 1 3 years or more 3 years or more    YK Master’s NU 1.5 to 2 years Master’s Master’s NT 1 1 to 3 years 1 to 3 years  BC NL   AB MB   Bachelor’s SK QC PE 3 years or more College College ON Bachelor’s Bachelor’s

  3 to 4 years Diploma 3 to 4 years Diploma NS

1 to 3 years 1 to 3 years AB Alberta NB

1-2  2 

 DCS  BC British Columbia Technical DCS Pre-university        3 years ACS 2 years 1 year    Apprenticeship Apprenticeship MB Manitoba  Vocational & Vocational & Technical AVS NB New Brunswick 300 to 1,185 hours AD Technical Training Training   3 2 years 1 to 4 years 1 to 4 years NL Newfoundland and Labrador DVS    600 to 1,800 hours PTC    2 years NS Nova Scotia TCST 5 1 year 4   NT Northwest Territories 3 Secondary Secondary 2 NU Nunavut 4 Secondary 1 4 4 ON Ontario

12 years 12 years Middle level PE Prince Edward Island 11 years 11

Elementary Elementary QC Quebec Elementary SK Saskatchewan

YK Pre-elementary 5 Pre-elementary Pre-elementary Yukon

 Legend  Notes

university education 1 The right to deliver university-level programs and grant prescribed university degrees and applied bachelor’s degrees PTC Pre-work Training Certificate  has been granted to public colleges in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon through legislation. However, some college education degree programs delivered are currently offered through partnerships with educational institutions in other Canadian TCST Training Certificate for a Semi-skilled  Colleges and universities may offer certificate jurisdictions. Trade programs of variable length. apprenticeship - vocational and technical training 2  Select colleges and/or institutes in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and DVS Diploma of Vocational Studies Continuing adult education programs, while not Saskatchewan also have some degree-granting authority. In British Columbia, all bachelor’s degrees are four years in  to the job market duration. AVS Attestation of Vocational Specialization shown on this diagram, may be offered at various  levels of instruction. typical pathway 3  Associate degrees (ADs) are offered only in British Columbia. AD holders obtain two years of transfer credit toward a ACS Attestation of College Studies  four-year bachelor’s degree. alternate pathway DCS Diploma of College Studies 4  In all jurisdictions, a secondary-school diploma is issued upon successful completion of the secondary-school curriculum. AD Associate Degree 5  In Nova Scotia, the elementary system consists of seven years, including Grade Primary, followed by Grades 1 to 6.  2016 Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials