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International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
IQAS provides certificates of comparison between degrees, diplomas and certificates received in another country with Canadian degrees, diplomas and certificates. The assessment process is based on the following key principles:Official documentation
Document Review
Translation Review
Recognition Status of Institutions
Description of Educational Program
General Statement of Comparability
Does IQAS state what my education is equivalent to in Canada?IQAS does not use the term equivalent on assessment certificates because the term implies that there is an exact match between a credential issued from one institution and a credential from another institution. No credential will be exactly the same from one institution to another. For this reason, IQAS always uses the term generally compares because it is a more accurate reflection of the fact that there will always be some measure of differences in courses and curriculums from one program to another. Professional licensing bodies and post-secondary institutions that need to make decisions based on specific course content can, in addition to the IQAS assessment, review course descriptions and outlines to determine whether a course covers a subject area in the breadth and scope that they require. Only experts in a field of study are able to make these types of content assessments. IQAS is able to facilitate this type of analysis by establishing the general credibility and level of the credential. In addition to a general statement of comparability, individuals, professional licensing bodies and post-secondary institutions can request a Description of Course Work from IQAS. A Description of Course Work provides a listing of the course titles taken within an educational program from another country. Where appropriate, IQAS will convert credits earned in another country to comparable Canadian credits. The Description of Course Work is designed to facilitate an understanding of courses taken and credits earned in an out-of-country program. The Description of Course Work does not indicate a content match between courses taken in an out-of-country educational program to courses within a Canadian program. Subject matter experts can use the Description of Course Work, along with course descriptions and outlines to examine the subject content under each course title to make their determination of equivalency to Canadian courses.
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