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Assessment of Credentials

An assessment of your credentials compares your degrees and diplomas to Canadian standards.

Having your credentials assessed will help you determine if your qualifications will be transferable to work in Canada.

However, an assessment does not guarantee that:

• your credentials will be recognized by a regulatory body or employer;
• you will be issued a licence to practise by a regulatory body.

You will have to pay a fee for an assessment.

Several credential assessment services will do assessments while you are outside of Canada. However, you must be aware that some employers and some regulatory bodies may ask you to complete additional assessments once you are in Canada.

Assessment of credential services, by province:

• Alberta
  International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
  
  
• British Columbia
  International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
  
  
• Manitoba
  Academic Credentials Assessment Service-Manitoba (ACAS)
  
  
• Quebec
  Comparative Evaluation for Studies Done Outside Quebec
  
  
• Ontario
  World Education Services-Canada
  
  
• Saskatchewan
  International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
  Saskatchewan provides this service through an interprovincial agreement with Alberta.
  
  
• New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island
  You may contact any of the credential assessment services listed above.
  
  
• Northwest Territories, Nunavut or Yukon
  International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca/iqas/iqas.asp
  The Northwest Territories provides this service through an interprovincial agreement with Alberta.

Other assessment services

• International Credential Assessment Service of Canada
• Comparative Education Service

For more information on assessment of credentials, contact:

• Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials