It doesn't matter if you did 5-7 years of pharmacy or you have a doctorate of pharmacy just like me, PEBC and WES will recognize any pharmacy degree (bachelor, master or doctorate) as a professional 4-year degree as the pharmacy program is only 4 years in Canada. Professional degrees such as MD, DMD or PharmD are not considered graduate degrees in canada, only general Masters and PhDs are.
Get a WES ECA only if your professional experience doesn't require licensing such as drug representative or industrial pharmacy job (jobs with no interaction with patient).
Get a PEBC ECA only if your professional experience requires licensing such as retail or hospital pharmacist (jobs with direct interaction with patients).
You will get your application denied if you don't get the correct ECA based on your claimed professional experience.
I did both because I got both experiences.
WES was very cheap and quick to get (2 weeks), PEBC was an expensive and long process (2-3 months) and more a pain because they required proof of licensing in your country and you need to have the application notarized, which is completely silly. You may have to take the equivalency exam before they can give you the ECA. I was waived the exam because I have a US PharmD.
Hi!
I have done my ECA for my doctor of pharmacy degree from WES since I am working for Government and CIC offers choice of either WES or PEBC.
However, In the WES ECA report, it says:
Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Canadian Equivalent: Bachelor's degree ( four years )
With this ECA, what is my point for FSW 21 or 23 ?
It's creepy system, cz you get 23 points for the same degree if ECA is done through PEBC and 21 points if it's done through WES. Please correct me if I am wrong.
With 21 points I'm ineligible for FSW even though i have CRS score 410+.
In all threads, I see that with WES ECA for pharmacy, you receive only 21 points and 120 CRS.
I am very confused regarding this. I hope someone could clarify me.