Peace, new hires (for the last two years) in Alberta must have 6 years training to teach in the system- master's equivalent. Teachers in the system before this change may teach with 4 years training but they are on a different schedule unless they upgrade by taking additional academic work. See graphs of these schedules linked 21 Oct 05, 11:06 pm.

The list of Alberta charter and private schools runs to 16 pdf pages, most of them eligible for funding. Grades PC to grade 12. Teachers must meet the provincial requirements.

Of course Alberta also has home schooling- "the fastest growing education trend."