What is Educational Credentials Assessment (ECA)?
An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is an assessment of your degree, diploma, or certificate compared to Canadian standards of education for immigration purposes.
If you’re applying under Federal Skilled Worker program, you’ll need an ECA before you show an Expression of Interest. You don’t need if you’re eligible under the Federal Skilled Trade program or Canadian Experience Class.
Assessment of most foreign education
You must submit ECA report only from approved organization on below list.
- Comparative Education Service (Designated April 17, 2013)
- International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (Designated April 17,2013)
- World Education Services (Designated April 17, 2013)
- International Qualifications Assessment Service (Designated August 6, 2015)
- International Credential Evaluation Service (Designated August 6, 2015)
- Medical Council of Canada (Designated April 17, 2013) (professional body for Doctors)
- Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (Designated January 6, 2014) (professional body for Pharmacists)
ECA Validity:
Your ECA report will be valid for 5 years from the date of report issued.
How to apply ECA report?
- Step 1: Create an ECA application for IRCC from approved qualification assessment organization.
- Step 2: Enter details as per education certificates and select standard courier service to save nearly $10
- Step 3: Don’t add additional recipients since only electronic PDF report is enough.
- Step 4: Apply all your degree’s at once to fasten the process.
- Step 5: Apply ECA for your spouse, only if her education add some points in your CRS score.
- Step 6: Apply transcript from education institutes.
What is Transcript?
A transcript, sometimes called a marks sheet, degree or academic record, is an official record of the program you studied, courses you took, and mark sheets you have received. You can get your transcript by contacting your school directly.
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