Foreign Credential Recognition Program

From Employment and Social Development Canada

The Foreign Credential Recognition Program supports the labour market integration of skilled newcomers by:

• simplifying and harmonizing national credential recognition processes
• providing loans and support services to help with the foreign credential recognition processes, and
• helping skilled newcomers gain their first Canadian work experience in their profession or field of study

The Foreign Credential Recognition Program also supports joint initiatives among provinces and territories and other partners to improve the mobility of Canadian workers in regulated occupations as they seek jobs across Canada.

The objective of the Program is to:

• support skilled newcomers, and
• reduce barriers that keep newcomers from fully participating in the Canadian labour market

Services

• Foreign Credential Recognition Program Funding
• Foreign Credential Recognition Program – Innovation and skilled newcomer employment
• Funding: Foreign Credential Recognition Loans Program
• Foreign Credential Recognition Program: Approved Projects
• Learn about foreign credential recognition in Canada
• Foreign Credential Recognition in Canada Tool
• Find the information and services you need for your life in Canada
• Job Bank and Job Alerts

Related information

• Evaluation of the Foreign Credential Recognition Program (2020)
• Evaluation of the Canadian Work Experience Pilot Projects – Final Report (2020)
• Success stories
• Best Practices Conference Summary report
• Forum of Labour Market Ministers: Foreign Qualification Recognition
  • 2009 Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications
  • 2014 An Action Plan for Better Foreign Qualification Recognition
  • A Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications: 10-Year Anniversary Report