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- What is an ECA +
- How to get an ECA + +
- What your report means +
- What to include in your application +
What is an ECA
+If you don’t have a completed Canadian one-year post-secondary education credential or higher, you must get an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) from an approved organization.
+An ECA is used to check that your completed foreign educational credential is valid and equal to a completed Canadian one-year post-secondary education credential or higher. This can be a degree, diploma, certificate or other proof of your education.
+ +How to get an ECA
+Choose a designated organization
+You can get your assessment from any of these organizations:
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- Comparative Education Service – University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies +
- International Credential Assessment Service of Canada +
- World Education Services +
- International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) +
- International Credential Evaluation Service +
Check the websites of the approved organizations or contact them directly to find out:
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- what documents you need +
- how much it will cost +
- how long an assessment will take +
Apply for your assessment
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- apply for an ECA for immigration purposes +
- gather all the documents the organization needs to assess your education +
- ask your school for multiple copies of your degrees, diplomas, transcripts, etc. +
- follow any instructions given to submit the documents, and +
- pay the fees +
What your report means
+Once you get your education assessed, the organization will give you an ECA report that will tell you if your foreign credentials are equal to a completed Canadian one-year post-secondary education credential or higher.
+If your report shows that your completed foreign credential is equal to a completed Canadian one-year post-secondary education credential or higher, you can apply through the Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker pilot.
+ +Your ECA report must:
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- clearly state that your completed foreign credential is equal to a completed Canadian one-year post-secondary education credential or higher, +
- be issued on or after the date the organization was approved by us, and +
- be less than 5 years old on the date that we get your application +
Your completed foreign credential doesn’t meet the education criteria, and you are not eligible to apply, if your report shows your credential is equivalent to
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- a post-secondary diploma from a non-recognized institution +
- years of post-secondary studies (instead of a completed post-secondary credential)
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- For example, an ECA with “Seconary school diploma and 3 years of undergraduate studies” +
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What to include in your application
+In your application, you must include:
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- a copy of the ECA report +
- copies of your degrees, diplomas, transcripts or other proof of your completed foreign credential +
Keep a copy of the report for your records and future use.
+ +We’ll check any ECA report submitted with an application with the organization that produced the report.
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