Glossary · Express Entry and other economic PR files that claim foreign education.

ECA

Educational Credential Assessment

A report from a designated organization that a completed foreign credential equals a completed Canadian credential.

On the official record

• IRCC requires an ECA for Federal Skilled Worker eligibility if the education is foreign, and to claim CRS points for foreign education.
• The report must be less than five years old when you complete the profile and when you submit the application.
• The terms PDI calls this an equivalency assessment under R73(1).

Common mix-ups

• Not a Canadian diploma.
• Not a licence to practise a profession.

Confirm on the official page

Start here: IRCC: Educational credential assessment.

The catch

Use an IRCC-designated organization, for immigration purposes. A WES or other report for a university admission is not automatically the immigration ECA.

Related

CRS calculator · eAPR · Federal Skilled Worker

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