Inform the applicant of the assessment outcome

Provide the assessment outcome to the applicant, including the terminology used, rights conferred, and guidance on next steps.

• Update the status of the application and provide the assessment outcome (e.g., statement, report, letter), in physical and/or digital form, to the applicant and the designated third-party user (if applicable). The outcome may contain information such as:
  • the academic credential submitted for assessment;
  • the type of documents submitted (e.g., official documents);
  • the purpose of the assessment;
  • the comparable academic credential in Canada;
  • the rights (or level of authority) conferred by the assessment outcome to the applicant, which may be:
    • a recognition decision (e.g., admission to an academic program);
    • an expert, nonbinding opinion, to assist third-party users in making recognition decisions;
  • references for the terminology used in the assessment outcome (if necessary).

• Provide guidance to the applicant on next steps, such as:
  • the process for forwarding the official assessment outcome to third-party users;
  • the process for requesting additional copies of the official assessment outcome;
  • alternative pathways to recognition and the process for appealing the assessment outcome (see step 6.2).