Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC)
Evaluating Excellence
Consistent quality in a changing world
We live in an evolving world. A world in which disappearing boundaries provide exciting new opportunities and unparalleled access to new and emerging markets. A world in which students can access a wide range of educational opportunities and business can draw from an increasingly international workforce.
Confronted with constant changes in the world's education systems and qualifications and presented with an increasing number of applications from various educational backgrounds, Canada's employers, educational institutions and regulatory bodies face a growing challenge:
- How to evaluate the credentials obtained in another country?
- How to compare the education from another country with requirements in Canada?
- How to know if an assessment of foreign credentials is credible and consistent with good practice?
The answer is the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada. Alliance members offer fair, credible and standardized assessment of foreign credentials to help you make informed decisions regarding applications for employment, education and professional membership.
Alliance members provide accurate and comprehensive information on the comparability of foreign qualifications with Canadian education systems.
An Alliance of quality
The Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada is made up of credential assessment services from across Canada. Alliance members provide a variety of clients —such as employers, professional regulatory bodies and educational institutions— with the assistance they require and the quality assurance they demand in assessing the credentials of prospective applicants.
Alliance clients can expect the following:
- Fair and credible services
All applicants are treated in an equitable manner. - Quality assurance
Alliance members must conform to established principles of good practice and maintain internationally recognized standards of quality. - Portability
Assessments are accepted by other member services and are widely recognized by employers, educational institutions and regulatory bodies. - Consistency in approach
While decisions may vary according to provincial or territorial systems of education, consistent application of standards ensures similar cases are treated in a similar manner. - Accountability
Because members are mandated by provincial or territorial authorities to provide foreign credential assessment services, they are accountable to the public.
Your assurance of excellence
Members of the Alliance undergo a rigorous self-evaluation process including a review of assessment procedures, experience, file management, personnel qualifications, documentation methods and reference material base. To qualify for Alliance membership, an assessment service must demonstrate that it complies with established quality standards and must agree to maintain those standards.
Alliance membership is your assurance of excellence. It tells you that the evaluation service you've retained offers the most effective, accurate and efficient method for evaluating foreign qualifications. Alliance members are committed to upholding the highest level of service.
The Alliance acknowledges the contribution and ongoing support of the following federal government departments:
How to find out more
- The Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC)
- http://www.canalliance.org
- Alliance Secretariat
- Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC)
- http://www.cicic.ca
- Email: info@cicic.ca
Alliance Members:
- Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories
- International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
- http://www.employment.alberta.ca/
cps/ rde/ xchg/ hre/ hs.xsl/ 4512.html - British Columbia
- International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
- http://www.bcit.ca/ices/
- Manitoba
- Academic Credentials Assessment Service (ACAS)
- http://www2.immigratemanitoba.com/
browse/ work_in_manitoba/ work-recognition-acas.html - Ontario
- World Education Services-Canada (WES)
- http://www.wes.org/ca/
- Quebec
- Centre d'expertise sur les formations acquises hors du Québec (CEFAHQ)
- http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/
en/ education/ comparative-evaluation/ - Other provinces and territories
- For credential evaluation services in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut or Yukon, you can contact any of the services listed above.