Educational Credential Assessment – Service Providers
An educational credential assessment (ECA) is a report that
- assesses whether a client’s foreign educational credential is authentic
- determines if it is equivalent to a Canadian educational credential
We use ECA reports to award immigration selection points or make program eligibility decisions for clients who have completed their education outside Canada.
To assess foreign credentials, we’ve designated
Multipurpose assessment organizations
Multipurpose assessment organizations authenticate and assess foreign educational credentials across a wide range of disciplines. The designated organizations are
Professional bodies
Professional bodies assess whether foreign educational credentials are authentic and determine if they are equivalent to a credential needed to practise in a specific regulated occupation in Canada.
ECA reports from a professional body can benefit clients by connecting them with a regulatory body that oversees their occupation earlier in the immigration process. This can help clients learn about foreign credential recognition processes and the steps to take to become licensed to practise.
Profession-specific ECAs are also recognized as a step in the licensing process, which helps to reduce duplication between immigration and licensing processes.
The designated professional bodies are
Call for service proposals
Current calls
Call for service proposals for professional bodies providing educational credential assessments
This is an open-ended call that was relaunched on October 2, 2024, to make it easier for professional bodies to prepare and submit a proposal.
Past calls
Call for Service Proposals for Multipurpose Educational Credential Assessment Organizations
This call was closed on March 13, 2015.
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