Canada

ALBERTA:

1. Alberta High School Diploma (General or Advanced) - 12 years completion
2. Diplôme d'études Secondaires de L'Alberta (Diploma of Secondary Education) - 12 years completion
3. Certificate of Achievement - 12 years completion

BRITISH COLUMBIA:

1. Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma or Certificate (Dogwood Diploma) - 12 years completion
2. Diplôme de fin d'études Secondaires en Colombie-Britannique (French Dogwood Diploma) - 12 years completion
3. Provincial Senior Secondary School Certificate - 12 years completion

MANITOBA:

1. High School Graduation Diploma - 12 years completion
2. Diplôme d'Études Secondaires/DES (Diploma of Secondary Education) - 12 years completion
3. Provincial Senior Secondary School Certificate - 12 years completion

NEW BRUNSWICK:

1. High School Diploma (Anglophone) - 12 years completion
2. Diplôme d'Fin d'Études (Francophone) - 12 years completion

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR:

1. Provincial High School Graduation Certificate (Honours, Academic or General) - 12 years completion
2. High School Graduation Diploma or Senior High School Graduation Diploma - 12 years completion

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES:

1. Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma - 12 years completion
2. General High School Diploma - 12 years completion

NOVA SCOTIA:

• High School Graduation Diploma - 12 years completion

NUNAVUT:

• High School Diploma (General or Advanced) - 12 years completion

ONTARIO:

1. Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) - 12 years completion
2. Diplôme d'Études Secondaires (DES) [Diploma of Secondary Education] - 12 years completion

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:

• Provincial Senior High School Graduation Certificate - 12 years completion

QUEBEC:

• Tier One:
  1. Diplôme d'Études Secondaires (DES) [Secondary School Diploma] - 11 years completion
  2. Diplôme d'Études Professionnelles (DEP) [Diploma of Vocational Studies] - 11 years completion
  3. Attestation de Spécialisation Professionnelle (ASP) [Attestation of Vocational Specialization] - 11 years completion
  4. Attestation de Formation Professionelle (AFP) [Attestation of Vocational Education] - 11 years completion
• Tier Two:
  1. Attestation d'Études Collegiales (AEC) [Attestation of Collegial Studies] from a CEGEP - 13 years completion
  2. Diplome d'Études Collegiales (DEC) [Diploma of Collegial Studies] from a CEGEP - 13 years completion
  3. Diplome d'Études Collegiales (DEC) from a CEGEP Career Program - 14 years completion
  4. Pre-University Grade 12 Certificate - 12 years completion

SASKATCHEWAN:

• Official transcript, issued by Saskatchewan Learning, showing that the student has graduated - 12 years completion

YUKON TERRITORY:

• Yukon Certificate of Graduation - 12 years completion

• ALBERTA: None specified
• BRITISH COLUMBIA: Secondary School Adjusted Program Certificate of British Columbia Institute of Technology programs requiring only Grade 10 for admission - 10 years completion
• MANITOBA: None specified
• NEW BRUNSWICK: None specified
• NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR: None specified
• NORTHWEST TERRITORIES: Junior High School Diploma or Arctic College requiring less than completion of grade 12 for admission
• NOVA SCOTIA: None specified
• NUNAVUT: None specified
• ONTARIO: Certificate of Education or Nursing Assistant Certificate
• PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: None specified
• QUEBEC:
  1. Diplôme d'Études Secondaires/Enseignement Professionnel Court - secondary school short vocational education diploma grade 10
  2. Diplôme d'Études Secondaires/Enseignement Professionnel Long - secondary school short vocational education diploma grade 11
• SASKATCHEWAN: Grade 10 or 11 standing
• YUKON TERRITORY: None specified

Canada's education system is administered provincially, resulting in variations across the country. Each province and territory has its own Ministry of Education responsible for curriculum, assessment, and graduation requirements.

Alberta

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years primary, three years junior high, three years senior high

British Columbia

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, three years middle school, three years secondary

Manitoba

• Timeline: 6 + 4 + 2 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, four years middle years, two years senior years

New Brunswick

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, three years middle school, three years high school

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, three years intermediate, three years senior high

Northwest Territories

• Timeline: 12 years total
• Structure: Follows territorial curriculum guidelines

Nova Scotia

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, three years junior high, three years senior high

Nunavut

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, three years middle school, three years high school

Ontario

• Timeline: 8 + 4 = 12 years
• Structure: Eight years elementary and four years secondary

Prince Edward Island

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, three years intermediate, three years senior high

Quebec

• Timeline: Varies (11-14 years)
• Structure: Unique system with CEGEP colleges bridging secondary and university

Saskatchewan

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, three years middle years, three years secondary

Yukon Territory

• Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 years
• Structure: Six years elementary, three years middle school, three years secondary

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