Educational Credential Assessment
Prospective applicants need to start the process of getting an Educational Credential A
Applicants should meet the other program eligibility requirements:
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A qualifying offer of arranged employment or are applying under the PhD stream or eligible occupations stream
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Meet the minimum language threshold through a designated third-party test.
Applicants who have Canadian educational credentials do not need to get an ECA, unless they are also submitting a foreign educational credential in support of their application.
The ECA process will help determine if the foreign educational credential is authentic and equivalent to a completed credential in Canada. For prospective applicants, the ECA can provide a realistic understanding of how their foreign educational credentials are likely to be recognized in Canada.
Four organizations have been designated by the Minister to provide ECA reports for purposes of immigrating to Canada under the FSWP. Additional organizations may be designated by CIC in the future. The designated organizations are:
Comparative Education Service
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International Credential Assessment Service of Canada
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World Education Services
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Medical Council of Canada.
Assessment Fees :
ICAC CAD 150 to 350 FSW package
WES CAD 220 to 440
CES : CAD 250 to 400
The Medical Council of Canada has been designated only for those principal applicants who intend to apply with specialist physician (2011 National Occupation Classification [NOC] code 3111) or general practitioner/family physician (2011 NOC code 3112) as their primary occupation in their FSWP application. Neither NOC code 3111 nor 3112 is on the eligible occupations list that takes effect on May 4, so this will only affect those applying under the PhD stream or with a qualifying job offer based on those NOC codes.
Note: CIC will only accept ECA reports issued after the date the organization was designated by CIC to provide ECA reports for immigration purposes (i.e. April 17, 2013).