Education system in Canada

Canada makes a large investment in its education system. In fact, Canada is one of the world’s top education performers and among the top three countries in spending per capita on public post-secondary education, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The tertiary education system in Canada is divided into:

  • Certificate level, generally for a year

  • Diploma level, for one or two years

  • Advanced Diploma, generally two or three-year programs

  • Bachelor degrees, awarded after four years of full-time study

  • Post-graduate Diplomas/Certificates, for one or two years of study

  • Master’s degrees, available after a bachelor degree to excel in a certain subject, for one to two years

  • Doctorate or PhD, generally four to seven years