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  

Reference: 
http://www.educanada.ca/index.aspx?lang=eng