SimranBaidwan67 said:
Hi DoubleS,
I spoke to a lawyer and she said once we study in canada our previous studies automatically gets evaluated.
anyways i am living in alberta how can i get ECA and how long will it take.
When you are completing your profile, and you are entering the details of your Bachelors, you will be asked "Was Simran Baidwan Awarded a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate for this period of study?" If your answer is no, your next question will be whether you did an assessment for this period of study. If you say no, you will not receive any points for this period of study.
The lawyer you spoke with is half right, in the sense that in order to get acceptance for your 1 year Diploma programme, your Canadian school probably evaluated your Bachelors, however, CIC will not see it this way, you would only be awarded points for your Diploma. If you had a Canadian Masters, there would be no need to evaluate your Indian Bachelors, because your Masters gets you more points than a Bachelors. But in your case a Diploma will get you less points than a Bachelors will.
The processing time for ECA vary, most persons of the forum have stated that WES offers the fastest service. Here is a link to their website and also to CIC's website:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assessment.asp
http://www.wes.org/ca/fswp/updates/
BTW, if your score with only your Diploma is high enough to get you an ITA, then there is no need to get your Bachelors assessed.
Good luck!!!