Education Credential Assessment

Education Credential Assessment

An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is used to verify that your foreign degree, diploma, certificate (or other proof of your credential) is valid and equal to a completed credential in Canada. Your education must be assessed against Canadian standards by one of the organizations designated by IRCC. When you apply as a federal skilled worker with a foreign educational credential, an original ECA report must: Be included with your application along with proof of your foreign credential, Be issued on or after the date the organization was designated by IRCC, Not be more than five years old on the date that IRCC gets your application, and Show your credential is equal to a completed Canadian one.



An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is used to verify that your foreign degree, diploma, certificate (or other proof of your credential) is valid and equal to a completed credential in Canada. Your education must be assessed against Canadian standards by one of the organizations designated by IRCC. When you apply as a federal skilled worker with a foreign educational credential, an original ECA report must: Be included with your application along with proof of your foreign credential, Be issued on or after the date the organization was designated by IRCC, Not be more than five years old on the date that IRCC gets your application, and Show your credential is equal to a completed Canadian one.