2024 is the year of Canada’s immigration updates. Following the tradition Canada is sharing wonderful news for architects who wish to get an ECA report for their Canada visa. Architects to get ECA for Canada visa from new designated body. As of May 20, 2024, the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) will be evaluating the educational credentials of architects.
The CACB is the 8th addition to the list of designated bodies that the Canada government authorises to issue an ECA report.
An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report is a document that you must get when applying for a Canada visa. With an ECA report, IRCC can check:
This is why Canada mandates all visa aspirants to submit an ECA report when applying to most of its economic immigration programs.
As an architect do you intend to move to Canada in 2024? If yes, then the current Canada immigration update is the best for you. As architects get new ECA body CACB, you can get an ECA report in no time.
Up till now, applying to other bodies could have resulted in delays due to heavy application intake. However, with CACB, you can easily get an ECA report in no time. Also, an ECA report is valid for 5 years. So, even if you are applying for a Canada visa again, you need not go through the whole ECA process again.
You will majorly need an ECA report when you are applying to get a Canada PR visa. However, to do the same you will have to apply to the infamous Express Entry (EE) System. To do so you will have to:
Besides, IRCC holds periodic Express Entry draws of 6 types:
If you match the CRS cut-off in any of the above EE draws, you will get an ITA. With this invitation, you will have to submit a complete and error-free Canada PR application with all supporting documents. One such document is the ECA report.
Be it any immigration update such as a new ECA body for architects or any other requirements, GVI knows them all. As a Canadian CICC Licensed Immigration Firm, we must be updated with immigration law, rules, regulations, and the latest updates.
As a result, we are equipped to help you make a swift move to Canada in a legal and hassle-free manner. So, what are you waiting for?
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Mr. Kalyan Paul, President & CEO is the founder of GVI, an MBA in Finance and also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from Canada. Mr. Paul has more than 18 years of experience in immigration consulting that made him one of the preferred & valued immigration consultants in the immigration industry. He is a licensed member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) [Previously known as Immigration Consultants Of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC)] (Membership ID: R417119) which is a professional body of licensed immigration consultants recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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