Learn about the education systems in the 13 provinces and territories of Canada

Learn about the qualifications frameworks and the particular characteristics of the 13 education systems in Canada.

• Learn about the particular characteristics of the 13 provincial and territorial education systems in Canada, such as:
• structure of the each education system;
• types of educational institutions within each classification structure;
• quality-assurance practices;
• legal framework, enabling the:
• operation of educational institutions (e.g., use of the term “university” in its name);
• delivery of academic programs (e.g., vocational training registration);
• issuing of specific academic credentials (e.g., authorization to issue degrees through ministerial consent).
• Learn about the types and levels of academic credentials typically issued within each of the 13 education systems through:
• their respective qualifications frameworks;
• visual diagrams that illustrate the various levels found in their respective systems.