hello guys,
I just want to share my humble opinion and understanding.
As far as I understand the credential assessment, first point, one should be certain as to where to land because each province of Canada has its own provincially regulated/ mandated agencies.
Second point, if you are planning to be registered and get a licence in Canada, you should have your credentials evaluated by the regulatory board of your profession. If you just need an assessment to support your immigration papers and/or compare your education to the standard of education in Canada for employment purposes later on, you may send your credentials for evaluation to one of the credential assessment agencies i.e. ICES.
You can find from the website of these different agencies the documents you need to send them and what type of evaluation you need ( Basic or comprehensive).
In my humble opinion, why do we have to undergo an extensive evaluation from a regulatory body ( a long complicated procedure and will surely cost a lot of money ) if we are not certain if we will be able to pass the immigration process.
As of this time, nobody is certain if CIC will require credential assessment this coming July and if it will designate a certain body/agency to do the credential evaluation. We are just doing this in anticipation of the possible inclusion of credential assessment to the new set of rules that will apply to new applicants of FSW.
This is how I understand it and I could be wrong ;D
Good luck to everybody!!!!
bereth