{"id":8939,"date":"2025-05-29T07:16:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webtechnomind.in\/work\/global-vision-Immigration\/?page_id=8939"},"modified":"2025-05-29T07:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:16:16","slug":"educational-credential-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webtechnomind.in\/work\/global-vision-Immigration\/educational-credential-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Credential Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt;\">An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt;\"> is used to verify that your foreign degree, diploma, certificate (or other proof of your credential) is valid and equal to a Canadian one.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Who needs an Educational Credential Assessment report?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt;\">If you have a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate, you do not need to get an ECA. But <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt;\">you will need to get an ECA report for your foreign degree, diploma or certificate if:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Firstly, you want to apply to the <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/https:\/\/gvimmigration.com\/express-entry-federal-skilled-worker-fsw\/\"><strong>Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)<\/strong><\/a><\/span> under the <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/https:\/\/gvimmigration.com\/express-entry\/\"><strong>Express Entry (EE) System<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 60px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You are a principal applicant, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You got your education outside Canada, or<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Secondly, you are an Express Entry candidate (or their spouse or common-law partner coming with them to Canada) being considered for the <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/https:\/\/gvimmigration.com\/express-entry-federal-skilled-trade-fst\/\"><strong>Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)<\/strong><\/a><\/span> or the <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/https:\/\/gvimmigration.com\/express-entry-canadian-experience-class-cec\/\"><strong>Canadian Experience Class (CEC)<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. And you want to claim points for your foreign education.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">To be eligible under a) or to get points under b) you must include ECA results as part of your Express Entry profile.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>How can an ECA report help in immigrating to Canada?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) can give you early feedback on how your credentials compare to those in Canada. It may also help when you are looking for a job. But getting an assessment does not guarantee that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Firstly, you will get a job in your field or at a certain level,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Secondly, your work experience and professional credentials will get recognition in Canada,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Also, you will be licensed to practice in a regulated profession.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Please check Job Bank to learn more about the job market outlook for your job profile in the specific region where you plan to settle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt;\">If you plan to work in a regulated profession, you must still get your licence in the province or territory that you plan on settling in. A regulatory<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0authority will decide if you need a license for a profession. They will assess factors such as your education, experience\/competencies and language skills, as well as other factors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You should contact the regulatory authority in the province where you plan to live as soon as possible. Because they can give you information about the process for getting a license, including steps you can take before you leave your home country.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Designated organizations for ECAs<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You can arrange to get your assessment from:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/http:\/\/www.learn.utoronto.ca\/ces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comparative Education Service \u2013 University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies (CES)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/http:\/\/www.icascanada.ca\/fsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/http:\/\/www.wes.org\/fswp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Education Services (WES)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/iqas-immigration.aspx\">International Qualification Assessment Service (IQAS)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/http:\/\/www.bcit.ca\/ices\/eca\/\">International Credential Evaluation Service\u00a0\u2013 British Columbia Institute of Technology (ICES)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/http:\/\/mcc.ca\/repository\/educational-credential-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medical Council of Canada (the professional body for Doctors)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240119223951\/http:\/\/www.pebc.ca\/index.php\/ci_id\/3374\/la_id\/1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (the professional body for Pharmacists) (PEBC)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is used to verify that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8939","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - 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