Canadian course equivalents
For students studying in Canadian provinces and territories outside Ontario.
Note that you can find each program's detailed admission requirements for your province or territory in our National Admissions e-brochure. You can also request a paper copy of this brochure.
Instructions for using the chart below:
Look up the required Ontario courses for the program(s) you wish to apply to.
Select your province or territory from the list below.
Find the equivalent required course(s).
Note that Advanced Placement courses may be substituted for required courses.
Select your province or territory:
- Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
- British Columbia and Yukon
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec (CEGEP)
- Quebec (Grade 12)
- Saskatchewan
Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | Alberta, NWT, and Nunavut equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Pure Mathematics 30 |
| Biology | Biology 30 |
| Calculus and Vectors | Mathematics 31 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry 30 |
| English | English Language Arts 30 - 1 |
| Physics | Physics 30 |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with 5 academic courses at the 30 or 31 level.
- Physical Education 30 and Career and Technology Studies courses are not acceptable academic courses.
- For admission purposes, two 3-credit 30-level academic courses may be considered equivalent to one 5-credit 30-level academic course.
British Columbia and Yukon
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | British Columbia and Yukon equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Mathematics 12 |
| Biology | Biology 12 |
| Calculus and Vectors | Calculus 12 or AP Calculus |
| Chemistry | Chemistry 12 |
| English | English 12 |
| Physics | Physics 12 |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with 4 academic courses at the Grade 12 level.
- Provincial exams are not required, except for Grade 12 English.
- If you write a provincial exam, your better grade – either your in-class school grade or your final grade (blended school and exam mark) – will be used for admission and scholarship decisions.
- For Grade 12 English, your final grade (blended school and exam mark) will be used.
- Courses such as Law 12, Comparative Civilizations 12, and Social Justice 12 are acceptable academic courses for admission consideration.
- For the new mathematics curriculum, the Mathematics 12 requirement listed above is equivalent to either of the new courses Foundations of Mathematics 12 or Pre-Calculus Mathematics 12.
- While British Columbia has automatic electronic submission of your grades, they will not arrive in time for our admissions decisions. You'll need to ask your school to send us a transcript of your final semester mid-term marks.
Manitoba
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | Manitoba equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S |
| Biology | Biology 40S |
| Calculus and Vectors | Calculus 45A or 45S or AP Calculus |
| Chemistry | Chemistry 40S |
| English | English 40S |
| Physics | Physics 40S |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with 5 academic courses at the 40 level or higher.
New Brunswick
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | New Brunswick equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Trigonometry and 3-Space 121 or 122 |
| Biology | Biology 121 or 122 |
| Calculus and Vectors | Advanced Mathematics with Introductory Calculus 120 or 121 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry 121 or 122 |
| English | English 121 or 122 |
| Physics | Physics 121 or 122 |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with 6 academic courses at the 120, 121, or 122 level.
Newfoundland
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | Newfoundland equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Advanced Mathematics 3204 or 3205 |
| Biology | Biology 3201 |
| Calculus and Vectors | Mathematics 3207 or AP Calculus |
| Chemistry | Chemistry 3202 |
| English | English 3201 |
| Physics | Physics 3204 |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with six academic courses (2-credit) at the 3 level.
Nova Scotia
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | Nova Scotia equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Advanced Mathematics 12 or Pre-Calculus 12 |
| Biology | Biology 12 Academic |
| Calculus and Vectors | Calculus 12 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry 12 Academic |
| English | English 12 Academic |
| Physics | Physics 12 Academic |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with 5 academic courses at the Grade 12 level.
Prince Edward Island
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | Prince Edward Island equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Mathematics 621B |
| Biology | Biology 621A |
| Calculus and Vectors | Mathematics 611B |
| Chemistry | Chemistry 611A or 621A |
| English | English 621A |
| Physics | Physics 621A |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with 5 academic courses at the 611 or 621 level.
Quebec (CEGEP)
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | CEGEP equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Linear Algebra |
| Biology | Biology I and II |
| Calculus and Vectors | Calculus I (Calculus II recommended) |
| Chemistry | Chemistry I and II |
| English | 2 English 603 series or 604 series |
| Physics | Mechanics plus either Electricity & Magnetism or Waves, Optics & Modern Physics |
Other minimum requirements
- One year of CEGEP with a minimum of 12 semestered academic courses.
- Note that Chemistry I and II may also be referred to as General Chemistry or Chemistry of Solutions.
Note: Applicants with 2 years of CEGEP may be considered for transfer credits.
Quebec (Grade 12)
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | Quebec Grade 12 equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Grade 12 Algebra and Geometry |
| Biology | Grade 12 Biology |
| Calculus and Vectors | Grade 12 Calculus |
| Chemistry | Grade 12 Chemistry |
| English | Grade 12 English |
| Physics | Grade 12 Physics |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with 6 academic (university-preparation-level) subjects.
Saskatchewan
| Ontario Grade 12 U course | Saskatchewan equivalent |
| Advanced Functions | Mathematics 30B and 30C |
| Biology | Biology 30 |
| Calculus and Vectors | Calculus 30 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry 30 |
| English | English 30A and 30B |
| Physics | Physics 30 |
Other minimum requirements
- High School diploma with 6 academic courses at the 30 level.
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