In every province the provincial governments are responsible for the management of the public education in it’s province.  You will be able to get information from each department from the websites below. The websites  also list the post-secondary education facilities (community colleges and universities) in each province. Colleges have different names. They might be called any one of the following:  colleges of applied arts and technology, institutes of applied arts and sciences, community colleges, technical/vocational and university-oriented colleges,  institutes of technology or technical institutes and  in Quebec, they are known as collèges d'enseignement général et professionnel, or CEGEPs.

Although the education is paid for by taxes – parents should expect to pay for certain things such as field trips, cheap musical instruments for music education, etc.  There are also private schools in Canada, which charge high school fees.   

The education is in English or French and children with language difficulty get extra language training for free.

When immigrants enroll their children they would expect to bring their Immigrant Visa or Permanent Residence Card, the birth certificate of the child, the vaccination certificate and any previous school records to the school.

Distance Education Through Canadian Universities

Ontario Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities

Distance Education Opportunities in Ontario

Distance Education Opportunities for Ontario Colleges

British Columbia Department  of Education

Alberta Department of Education

Saskatchewan Department of Education

Manitoba Department of Education

Yukon Department of Education

Department of Education Culture and Employment of NWT

Education Quebec

Nova Scotia Department of Education

New Brunswick Department of Education

Prince Edward Island Eduction

Newfoundland Education