Your education and qualifications from home can count here, but the path depends on your goal and profession. Learn the three routes below, then find the right organization to contact.
An Educational Credential Assessment compares your foreign degree or diploma to a Canadian one. You'll usually need one for immigration (Express Entry), and it helps employers understand your qualifications. It's done by designated organizations like WES.
About one in five jobs, such as nurse, engineer, teacher, or accountant, needs a licence before you can work. Start with the national body for your profession, then apply to your province's regulator. The other jobs are not regulated, so the employer decides.
Trades like electrician or welder run through your province's apprenticeship authority. A Red Seal endorsement lets you work in that trade across Canada.
The organizations you contact to get your education assessed or your profession licensed. Filter by type or search for your field.
The official Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) can point you to the right authority for any profession and any province or territory.
This page is a starting point compiled from public information. Newlander is not affiliated with these organizations. Requirements differ by profession and province and change over time, so always confirm the current steps directly with the organization and with official sources such as Canada.ca foreign credential recognition.
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