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EVALUATION OF FOREIGN CREDENTIALS
In cases where the applicant holds a foreign degree, the immigration officer refers to scores of Part 1 of the list of training areas in 2009 (the column "Foreign Degrees").
- To be awarded points in the test area of training, candidates must hold a diploma recognized by the official authorities of the country where he graduated. Moreover, the degree must be "terminal" and lead directly to professional practice.
Training leading to a certificate equivalent to a university degree in 1 cycle of 2 years may be awarded points if the duration and content similar to a technical college 3 years in Quebec, according to tables of CEFAHQ. Otherwise, the diploma is not acceptable for evaluation of the test area of training.
- To determine the area of training related to a foreign training must:
- Establishing the correspondence of foreign degree in the education system in Quebec, from the comparative table of the degrees of the country concerned CEFAHQ (SEE IPG 3-1, ANNEX 4); - Determine if a secondary vocational education, technical college or university. If the degree corresponds to a DVS or technical college 1 to 2 years (eg certificates of college [FAC]), look for related training courses among high school List of professional fields training. If the degree corresponds to a 3-year technical diploma or a university degree in 1, 2-year cycle, where the training meets the prerequisites, it should look for a related training among college-level training technique 3 years included in the list. If a diploma equivalent to a university degree in 1 cycle of 3 years or more or graduate, must be sought among the related training courses at university level 1 cycle of 3 years or more included in the list . In this case, we must ensure that foreign training is at least a period equal to that of the training included in the list (eg 4-year Bachelor, Master);
- Compare the transcript of the candidate list of Quebec during the training (the latter is available to MICC or from Internet sites Infoway FPT MELS or IMT online Emploi-Québec).
- If the applicant's education leads to a profession or trade regulated in Québec, it is not necessary for the evaluation of the field related training, provide evidence that the equivalence of or training he has been recognized, or that he holds a permit to practice his profession or trade.
Above is an extract from the procedure guide. My understanding is the evaluation a candidate does is for him to be granted points for the area of training and not to make it quebec equivalent. In order to determine quebec equivalence there is another set of rules below.
Remarks on the evaluation of qualifications of Quebec:
- In cases where the applicant holds a "diploma of Quebec or a diploma or a qualification which can be assimilated to a degree of Quebec, the immigration officer refers to the scores of the Part 2 List of areas Training 2009 (the column "Degrees of Quebec).
- The "degree of Quebec" is defined by either of the following situations:
- A diploma issued by the Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sport (MELS), high school or college or a university in Quebec. The training may have been followed in Quebec or abroad OR
- An attestation of college studies issued by a college institution recognized by the MELS. The training must have been followed in Quebec and have a duration of one year full-time.
- Is considered a "degree of Québec"
- The Canadian diploma, if issued by the Minister responsible for education or a university in a province or territory of Canada. The training may have been followed in Québec or abroad;
- The equivalent foreign diploma recognized by a regulatory organization in Quebec, except for a medical degree;
foreign diploma or training leading to Quebec to pursue a profession or occupation regulated, if the candidate already holds an authorization to practice this profession in Quebec, including a restrictive permit to practice physician;
- The title of training covered by a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) agreed in the framework of an agreement of mutual recognition of professional qualifications concluded with another government for the exercise of a profession regulated by a professional order in Quebec . The candidate must possess the legal capacity to exercise required by the arrangement and the latter must have been implemented. Note that the only country with which such an agreement is being concluded is France.
- The foreign qualification or training set by ARM and Quebec leading the pursuit of a profession regulated, if Québec regulatory agency certifies that the applicant meets the training requirements and, where appropriate, to 'professional experience required for the exercise of this profession.
- Points are awarded for a diploma Québec diploma or equivalent to a diploma of Quebec without regard to language teaching.
- A candidate holding a diploma attesting to Quebec of the success of a program of distance education provided by TELUQ (Open University, UQAM) or Cegep @ distance (part of the CEGEP system in Quebec ) may be granted a diploma in Quebec.
- Certificates of college authorized by the MELS are listed in the MELS website at the following address: www.mels.gouv.qc.ca / ens-sup / ENS-COLL / etablissements.asp
- Canadian facilities that received their provincial or territorial law to confer academic degrees are listed on the website of the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at the following address: www.cicdi.ca/349/ directory-of-universities-schools-colleges-and-the-canada.canada.
- Professional associations are empowered by regulation, to recognize a diploma equivalence or training equivalence. The points corresponding to a degree of Quebec agreed to with any degree obtained recognition of equivalence of the regulatory body concerned, regardless of whether a
diploma leading to the exercise of exclusive profession, or as reserved.
- For the points corresponding to a degree of Quebec be granted, the applicant must be able to provide an official document (letter, certificate, permit or authorization to practice) issued by the regulatory body to ensure it has obtained recognition of the equivalence of his diploma or training or authorization to practice the profession or trade involved. For example, the junior engineer's permit allows the taking of items Diploma Quebec. For cons, the documents for preliminary assessment of eligibility, as the unofficial score of university education issued by the Order of Engineers of Quebec, do not allow the allocation of points for a diploma in Quebec, because it is not a certificate of diploma equivalence or training.
Let me know if you have any other query after this.
EVALUATION OF FOREIGN CREDENTIALS
In cases where the applicant holds a foreign degree, the immigration officer refers to scores of Part 1 of the list of training areas in 2009 (the column "Foreign Degrees").
- To be awarded points in the test area of training, candidates must hold a diploma recognized by the official authorities of the country where he graduated. Moreover, the degree must be "terminal" and lead directly to professional practice.
Training leading to a certificate equivalent to a university degree in 1 cycle of 2 years may be awarded points if the duration and content similar to a technical college 3 years in Quebec, according to tables of CEFAHQ. Otherwise, the diploma is not acceptable for evaluation of the test area of training.
- To determine the area of training related to a foreign training must:
- Establishing the correspondence of foreign degree in the education system in Quebec, from the comparative table of the degrees of the country concerned CEFAHQ (SEE IPG 3-1, ANNEX 4); - Determine if a secondary vocational education, technical college or university. If the degree corresponds to a DVS or technical college 1 to 2 years (eg certificates of college [FAC]), look for related training courses among high school List of professional fields training. If the degree corresponds to a 3-year technical diploma or a university degree in 1, 2-year cycle, where the training meets the prerequisites, it should look for a related training among college-level training technique 3 years included in the list. If a diploma equivalent to a university degree in 1 cycle of 3 years or more or graduate, must be sought among the related training courses at university level 1 cycle of 3 years or more included in the list . In this case, we must ensure that foreign training is at least a period equal to that of the training included in the list (eg 4-year Bachelor, Master);
- Compare the transcript of the candidate list of Quebec during the training (the latter is available to MICC or from Internet sites Infoway FPT MELS or IMT online Emploi-Québec).
- If the applicant's education leads to a profession or trade regulated in Québec, it is not necessary for the evaluation of the field related training, provide evidence that the equivalence of or training he has been recognized, or that he holds a permit to practice his profession or trade.
Above is an extract from the procedure guide. My understanding is the evaluation a candidate does is for him to be granted points for the area of training and not to make it quebec equivalent. In order to determine quebec equivalence there is another set of rules below.
Remarks on the evaluation of qualifications of Quebec:
- In cases where the applicant holds a "diploma of Quebec or a diploma or a qualification which can be assimilated to a degree of Quebec, the immigration officer refers to the scores of the Part 2 List of areas Training 2009 (the column "Degrees of Quebec).
- The "degree of Quebec" is defined by either of the following situations:
- A diploma issued by the Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sport (MELS), high school or college or a university in Quebec. The training may have been followed in Quebec or abroad OR
- An attestation of college studies issued by a college institution recognized by the MELS. The training must have been followed in Quebec and have a duration of one year full-time.
- Is considered a "degree of Québec"
- The Canadian diploma, if issued by the Minister responsible for education or a university in a province or territory of Canada. The training may have been followed in Québec or abroad;
- The equivalent foreign diploma recognized by a regulatory organization in Quebec, except for a medical degree;
foreign diploma or training leading to Quebec to pursue a profession or occupation regulated, if the candidate already holds an authorization to practice this profession in Quebec, including a restrictive permit to practice physician;
- The title of training covered by a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) agreed in the framework of an agreement of mutual recognition of professional qualifications concluded with another government for the exercise of a profession regulated by a professional order in Quebec . The candidate must possess the legal capacity to exercise required by the arrangement and the latter must have been implemented. Note that the only country with which such an agreement is being concluded is France.
- The foreign qualification or training set by ARM and Quebec leading the pursuit of a profession regulated, if Québec regulatory agency certifies that the applicant meets the training requirements and, where appropriate, to 'professional experience required for the exercise of this profession.
- Points are awarded for a diploma Québec diploma or equivalent to a diploma of Quebec without regard to language teaching.
- A candidate holding a diploma attesting to Quebec of the success of a program of distance education provided by TELUQ (Open University, UQAM) or Cegep @ distance (part of the CEGEP system in Quebec ) may be granted a diploma in Quebec.
- Certificates of college authorized by the MELS are listed in the MELS website at the following address: www.mels.gouv.qc.ca / ens-sup / ENS-COLL / etablissements.asp
- Canadian facilities that received their provincial or territorial law to confer academic degrees are listed on the website of the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at the following address: www.cicdi.ca/349/ directory-of-universities-schools-colleges-and-the-canada.canada.
- Professional associations are empowered by regulation, to recognize a diploma equivalence or training equivalence. The points corresponding to a degree of Quebec agreed to with any degree obtained recognition of equivalence of the regulatory body concerned, regardless of whether a
diploma leading to the exercise of exclusive profession, or as reserved.
- For the points corresponding to a degree of Quebec be granted, the applicant must be able to provide an official document (letter, certificate, permit or authorization to practice) issued by the regulatory body to ensure it has obtained recognition of the equivalence of his diploma or training or authorization to practice the profession or trade involved. For example, the junior engineer's permit allows the taking of items Diploma Quebec. For cons, the documents for preliminary assessment of eligibility, as the unofficial score of university education issued by the Order of Engineers of Quebec, do not allow the allocation of points for a diploma in Quebec, because it is not a certificate of diploma equivalence or training.
Let me know if you have any other query after this.
