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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY April 16 - 30, 2016
IMMIGRATION CORNER
LEARN ABOUT CREDENTIAL
ASSESSMENT IN CANADA
The Notary
Corner
By Editha Corrales Nelson
Immigration Consultant, Notary
Public, Mediation / Arbitrator
You will need to have the
education, work experience
or professional credentials
you received outside Canada
assessed if you are:
• immigrating
to
Canada as a Federal Skilled
Worker
• coming to Canada to
work in specific professions
or trades, or
• coming to Canada to
study,
Credential assessment
will help you:
• see whether your
credentials are equal to the
standards set for Canadian
workers
• find out whether you
need more training, education
or Canadian work experience
• understand the types
of jobs for which you might
be qualified
• help
employers
understand
your
qualifications
You can start the
credential assessment and
recognition process before
you arrive in Canada. This
takes time and costs money.
1. TO IMMIGRATE AS A
FEDERAL SKILLED
WORKER (FSW)
To apply to the Federal
Skilled
Worker
Program
(FSWP), you must get an
Educational
Credential
Assessment (ECA) of your
completed foreign educational
credentials.
An ECA is used to verify
whether your:
• foreign degree,
• diploma,
• certificate, or
• other proof of your
credential.
is valid and equal to
a completed credential in
Canada for the purpose of
immigrating to Canada.
Remember that you will
also have to have your skills
and training assessed to work
in particular jobs in Canada.
2. TO WORK IN
SOME JOBS IN CANADA,
INCLUDING
CERTAIN
TRADES
Reminder: No matter
which type of job you are
looking for, make sure you have
the language skills needed.
Even if you have the language
skills needed to immigrate to
Canada, those skills may not
be strong enough to work in
your preferred profession.
There are two types
of occupations in Canada:
regulated (including trades)
and non-regulated.
Regulated occupations,
including trades
A regulated occupation
(for
example,
architect,
engineer or plumber) is
controlled by provincial and
territorial (and sometimes
federal) law and governed
by a regulatory body or
apprenticeship
authority.
They
are
also
called
professions, skilled trades or
apprenticeable trades. These
jobs are regulated to protect
public health and safety, and
to make sure that people
working in those jobs are
qualified. About 20 percent of
jobs in Canada are regulated.
A
regulatory
body
usually assesses credential
recognition.
Check
with
the regulatory body or
other organization for your
occupation to find out whether
you need an assessment.
They can tell you which
credential assessment agency
you should use. You can find
contact information for your
regulatory body on Job Bank.
You can also check their
website to find information
about:
• licensing,
• eligibility,
• the
recognition
process, and
• fees.
To work in a regulated
occupation and use a
regulated title, you must:
• have a licence or
• a certificate or
• be registered with
the regulatory body for your
occupation in the province
or territory where you want to
work.
Each
regulated
occupation has its own
requirements for getting
a licence or certificate.
Requirements can be different
between
provinces
and
territories. Requirements for
entry usually include:
• An assessment of
your training and skills against
the profession’s standards
by comparing your original
academic transcripts and
other related documents,
such as university course
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descriptions, with the training
provided by Canadian colleges
and universities
• Written examinations,
an interview or both
• An evaluation of your
language and communication
skills
• A specified period of
supervised work experience
You will be evaluated
as an individual. Do not
compare your experience
directly with that of someone
else. You must understand
the requirements as they
apply to your own situation in
the province or territory where
you intend to work.
If you want to work in a
trade (carpenter, electrician,
bakers), visit Red Seal for
more details about the
training, skills and experience
you will need to meet. As a
tradesperson, you may be
eligible to immigrate through
the Federal Skilled Trades
Program.
In
Canada,
some
provinces and territories
regulate certain professions
and trades while others do not.
If you have a licence to work
in one province or territory,