Canadas

Educa0on Systems
Doctorate
(3 years or more)

Doctorate
(3 years or more)

Doctorate
(3 years or more)

Doctorate
(3 years or more)

Masters
(1.5 to 2 years)

Master's
(1 to 3 years)

Master's
(1 to 3 years)

Master's
(1 to 3 years)

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

College diploma (1 to 4 years)

2

Bachelor's
(3 to 4 years)

College diploma (1 to 4 years)

2

Bachelor's
(3 to 4 years)

College diploma (1 to 4 years)

Bachelor's
(3 to 4 years)

TCST 2 PTC 1
1 2 3

AVS 4 DVS 3 12 years

4 5
1

Appren7ceship Voca7onal & Technical Training (1 to 4 years)

Appren7ceship Voca7onal & Technical Training (1 to 4 years)

Appren7ceship Voca7onal & Technical Training (1 to 4 years)

Secondary 12 years
1

Secondary Middle level Elementary Pre-elementary Prince-Edward Island New Brunswick (EN) Saskatchewan 13 years
1

Secondary
1

11 years

Secondary

Elementary Pre-elementary
Quebec

Elementary

Elementary (Primary - Grade 6)

Pre-elementary
Alberta Bri7sh Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick (FR) 3 Nunavut
1

Ontario Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories 3 Yukon

Nova Sco7a

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)

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.

Legend University Educa7on College Educa7on Appren7ceship - Voca7onal & Technical Training

Notes (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.

2 3

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