Education and training
Learn about Ontario’s early years, education and training systems. Includes information on child care, elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, universities, skills training and financial aid.
Kindergarten to grade 12
Full-day kindergarten
Learn more about full-day kindergarten and other learning programs for 4- and 5-year-olds.
School curriculum
The subjects taught in our elementary and secondary schools and the achievements expected from students.
School year calendar
Key dates in the school year.
Skilled trades in Ontario schools
Learn about school programs that can help students discover the skilled trades and explore them as careers of choice.
Child care
Find out more about child care, including what programs are available, how to get funding and how to know if a program is licensed.
College or university
Study in Ontario
Attend one of Ontario’s 20 public universities, 24 colleges or 600+ registered private career campuses.
International students
Information for international students who want to attend college or university in Ontario.
Transfer credits
Learn how to transfer credits between schools in Ontario’s postsecondary system.
Study abroad
What you need to know if you live in Ontario and want to attend college or university outside of Canada.
Choose a career
Find out which jobs suit your strengths and interests, which jobs are in demand and where they're located.
Student aid
OSAP
How to get help paying for your college or university education.
Other loans, grants scholarships and bursaries
Help beyond OSAP that can help you pay for a college or university program after high school.
Skills
Apprenticeships
Information to help you get started in the skilled trades.
Adult learning
Programs for adults looking to upgrade their skills or go back to school.
Second Career
Skills training and financial support to help laid-off workers find work in high-demand occupations.
Bridge training
How skilled newcomers can get licenses or certificates to work in the occupations they were trained for.
Employment Ontario
Get training, build skills or find a job through Ontario’s official employment and training network.
Contact us
Ministry of Education
Works to make Ontario’s publicly funded education and child care systems the world’s best, where all children and students have the opportunity to achieve success.
Ministry of Colleges and Universities
Works to build an excellent higher education system that gives people a high-quality education and a solid foundation of relevant skills and training.
Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Working to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses, promoting and enforcing employment standards, helping settle workplace disputes and collective agreements, supporting apprenticeships, the skilled trades, industry training and employment services in Ontario.
