Canadas

Educa0on Systems
Doctorate

Doctorate

Doctorate

Doctorate

(3 years or more)

(3 years or more)

(3 years or more)

(3 years or more)

Masters

Master's

Master's

Master's

(1.5 to 2 years)

(1 to 3 years)

(1 to 3 years)

(1 to 3 years)

Bachelors

College
diploma
(1 to
4 years)

(3 years or more)
Diploma of
College Studies
(DCS)
Pre-university
(2 years)

TCST 2

College
diploma
(1 to
4 years)

Bachelor's
(3 to 4 years)

Bachelor's
(3 to 4 years)

Appren7ceship
Voca7onal & Technical
Training
(1 to 4 years)

Appren7ceship
Voca7onal & Technical
Training
(1 to 4 years)

Appren7ceship
Voca7onal & Technical
Training
(1 to 4 years)

DVS 3
5

Secondary

Elementary

Elementary

Pre-elementary

Pre-elementary

Quebec

1- P TC: Pre-work Training Cer7cate (3 years, aJer

Secondary II)
2- TCST: Training Cer7cate for a Semi-skilled Trade (1
year, aJer Secondary II)
3- DVS: Diploma of Voca7onal Studies (600 to 1,800
hours depending on the program)
4- AVS: AResta7on of Voca7onal Specializa7on (300 to
1185 hours depending on the program)

Secondary

Secondary

Alberta
Bri7sh Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick (FR)
3 Nunavut

Ontario
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories 3
Yukon

In all jurisdic7ons, a secondary school diploma is issued upon

successful comple7on of the secondary school curriculum.

Selected ins7tu7ons in Alberta, Bri7sh Columbia, Manitoba,

Ontario, and Prince Edward Island oer applied degrees.

The Northwest Territories and Nunavut have no degree-

gran7ng ins7tu7ons. Some degrees are available through
partnerships. Students may also access degrees directly from
ins7tu7ons outside the territories.

Secondary
1

Middle level

13 years

12 years

12 years

11 years

(3 to 4 years)

AVS 4

PTC 1
1

Diploma of
College Studies
(DCS)
Technical
(3 years)

College
diploma
(1 to
4 years)

Bachelor's

Elementary
(Primary - Grade 6)

Elementary
Pre-elementary

Nova Sco7a

Prince-Edward Island
New Brunswick (EN)
Saskatchewan

Legend

Notes

University Educa7on
College Educa7on
Appren7ceship - Voca7onal & Technical
Training

(1) All colleges and universi7es oer cer7cate

programs of variable length. (2) Con7nuing and
adult educa7on programs, while not shown on
this chart, may be oered at all levels of
instruc7on. (3) Bri7sh Columbias colleges also
oer associate degrees.

To the job market

Typical pathway
Alternate pathway

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