What's the difference between a graduate certificate and a diploma in Canada?

A diploma means that you have to study all the courses to get it. You need to complete compulsory courses and elective courses to get your diploma.

The certificate is only part of the course, so you can only get the certificate at most. In other words, if the master's course is 13 to 15, you only study 1, or 2, or 3, or 4. .........................................................................................

Postgraduate diploma/postgraduate certificate is a unique form of education in Ontario, Canada (for example, there are basically no postgraduate certificate courses in BC). The purpose of postgraduate diploma/certificate course is to enable students to study for a short time and then find employment as soon as possible. Therefore, the course has a high degree of integration with the needs of enterprises and is very popular among China college students who want to study for a short time and then emigrate. The course length of general postgraduate diploma/certificate is 1-2 years.

After graduating from a postgraduate diploma/certificate course, you get a certificate, not a degree. Postgraduate diplomas/certificates have nothing to do with masters and postgraduates. It should be noted that the main enrollment targets of postgraduate diploma/certificate courses are university graduates and three-year college graduates, and high school students cannot apply directly. Postgraduate diploma/certificate is generally a one-year course, and you can get a work visa for the same time after graduation. If you graduate from a one-year course, you can only get a one-year work visa. However, if you want to immigrate to Canada, you need to work for at least one year before you can apply, which will cause your work visa to expire at the time of application and become an illegal immigrant. Therefore, most students will choose two one-year postgraduate diploma/certificate courses in succession. However, at present, some public universities or colleges in Canada provide two-year postgraduate certificates, and they can get a three-year work visa after graduation.