Credential Evaluation, Assessment and Qualification Recognition Services
All agencies and organizations listed below adhere to the General Guiding Principles for Good Practice in the Assessment of Foreign Credentials and the Recommendation on Criteria and Procedures for the Assessment of Foreign Qualifications adopted under the 1997 Lisbon Recognition Convention.
Note that their assessments are not necessarily appropriate or applicable to all situations.
- If you are planning to study in Canada, consult our Fact Sheet #1 "Information for students educated abroad applying for admission to Canadian universities and colleges" at http://www.cicic.ca/392/admission-to-universities-and-colleges.canada.
- If you intend to work in a regulated occupation, you will first need to contact the pertinent regulatory body (see our occupational profiles at http://www.cicic.ca/403/occupational-profiles-for-selected-trades-and-professions.canada) for detailed instructions on the procedure to follow (Note: even if you are already licensed to practice a regulated occupation in Canada, employers may request that you provide them with a formal assessment of your academic credentials; if that is the case, please contact one of the services listed below).
If you are not sure how you should proceed, contact us. We will assist you.
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identifies the provincially-mandated or provincially-recognized agencies, which make up the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC). The Alliance developed a Quality Assurance Framework, under which its members operate.
- Alberta
- International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
- Foreign Qualifications Recognition (FQR) Unit
Immigration Division
Alberta Employment and Immigration
- 9th Floor, 108 Street Building
- 9942 - 108 Street
- Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J5 Canada
- Tel.: +1 780 427-2655
- Toll-free in Alberta: 310-0000 ask for 427-2655
- Fax: +1 780 422-9734
- Web site: http://employment.alberta.ca/Immigration/4512.html
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- British Columbia
- International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
- 3700, Willingdon Avenue
- Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 3H2 Canada
- Tel.: +1 604 432-8800
- Toll-Free within North America: +1-866-434-9197
- Fax: +1 604 435-7033
- Email: icesinfo@bcit.ca
- Web site: http://www.bcit.ca/ices/
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- Manitoba
- Academic Credentials Assessment Service - Manitoba (ACAS)
- Manitoba Labour and Immigration
- 5th Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
- Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1N3 Canada
- Tel.: +1 204 945-6300
- Toll-Free within North America: +1-800-665-8332
- Fax: +1 204 948-2148
- Web site: http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/immigrate/work/recognition/acas.html
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- Ontario
- Comparative Education Service (CES)
- School of Continuing Studies
University of Toronto
- 158 St. George Street
- Toronto, Ontario M5S 2V8 Canada
- Tel.: +1 416 978-2400
- Fax: +1 416 978-7022
- Email: learn@utoronto.ca
- Web site: http://learn.utoronto.ca/international-professionals/comparative-education-service-ces
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- International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
- Ontario AgriCentre
- 100 Stone Road West, Suite 102
Guelph, Ontario N1G 5L3 Canada
- Tel: +1 519 763-7282
- Toll-free: +1 800 321-6021
- Fax: +1 519 763-6964
- Email: info@icascanada.ca
- Fees and Services
- Web site: http://www.icascanada.ca/
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- World Education Services-Canada (WES) is recognized by the Government of Ontario
2 Carlton Street, Suite 1400
- Toronto, Ontario M5B 1J3 Canada
- Tel.: +1 416 972-0070
- Fax: +1 416 972-9004
- Toll-free: +1 866 343-0070 (from outside the 416 area code)
- Email: inquiryca@wes.org
- Web site: http://www.wes.org/ca/
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- Québec
- Centre d'expertise sur les formations acquises hors du Québec (CEFAHQ)
- Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles
- 255, boulevard Crémazie Est, 8e étage
- Montréal (Québec) H2M 1M2 Canada
- Tel.: +1 514 864-9191
- Elsewhere in Quebec (toll free): +1 877 264-6164
- Contact Information: http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/reach/
Web site: http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/education/comparative-evaluation/index.html
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- Saskatchewan
- International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
- Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry
- 9th Floor, 108th Street Building
- 9942 - 108 Street
- Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J5 Canada
- Tel.: +1 780 427-2655
- Toll-free in Alberta: 310-0000 ask for 427-2655
- Fax: +1 780 422-9734
- Web site: http://employment.alberta.ca/Immigration/4512.html
- * The Government of Saskatchewan provides this service through an interprovincial agreement with the Government of Alberta.
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- Northwest Territories
- International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
- Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry
- 9th Floor, 108th Street Building
- 9942 - 108 Street
- Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J5 Canada
- Tel.: +1 780 427-2655
- Toll-free in Alberta: 310-0000 ask for 427-2655
- Fax: +1 780 422-9734
- Web site: http://employment.alberta.ca/Immigration/4512.html
- * The Government of the Northwest Territories provides this service through an interprovincial agreement with the Government of Alberta.
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- Yukon
- International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
- Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry
- 9th Floor, 108th Street Building
- 9942 - 108 Street
- Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J5 Canada
- Tel.: +1 780 427-2655
- Toll-free in Alberta: 310-0000 ask for 427-2655
- Fax: +1 780 422-9734
- Web site: http://employment.alberta.ca/Immigration/4512.html
- * The Government of Yukon provides this service through an interprovincial agreement with the Government of Alberta.
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- Other provinces and territories
- For credential evaluation services in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Nunavut, you may contact any of the services listed on this page.
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Comparative Chart of Services and Fees