Fingerpainting, in Canada, anyway, may be 'taught' in Kindergarten, but by age 7, the student should be using pencil and brush.

Requirements for a BEd are more or less equivalent but differ across Canada.
The basic Bachelor Ed. for the Elementary teaching route is a four-year program. At The University of Alberta-
"In the first two years of the 4-year BEd program, students complete non-education courses in seven specific elements that provide a necessary breadth in content background. Core requirements include courses in educational psychology and 13 weeks of field training. In addition to the core requirements, students select a minor consisting of 18 to 24 units of course weight.
Fourteen minors are listed; including: Native Studies, Math/Science, Music, Social Studies, English as a Second Language, Second Languages, Language, etc.

A Diploma course (1 yr.) is offered, requirements are completion of the above, plus a valid teaching certificate.