CICIC explains who is allowed to recognize your studies or your occupation, and points to its directory of occupational profiles by province and territory.
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Use CICIC when you are not sure whether the problem is the diploma, the job title, or the licence. The directory is the map of organizations. It is maintained as a public information centre, and the page we checked publishes a telephone number, +1 416-962-9725.
An academic assessment from an alliance member can help a university, a regulator, or an employer understand your transcript. CICIC is careful: some regulators ask for that report, and some do the assessment themselves. Ask the organization the directory names before you pay an assessment firm.
Anyone trying to work or study in Canada with credentials from another country. There is no immigration-status test to read the directory.
Search the Directory of Occupational Profiles on cicic.ca for your occupation and your province. Contact the organization it names.
IRCC's help centre says an Educational Credential Assessment done for immigration does not license you to practise a regulated profession in Canada.
Last checked October 19, 2026
A Job Bank search that tells you whether your occupation is regulated in a province or territory, who to contact, and what else you could do while you wait.
Last checked October 19, 2026
If your job is regulated or a compulsory trade, the province or territory decides whether your training is equivalent. Canada publishes the process, the lookup tool, and loans of up to $30,000 for the fees.
Last checked October 19, 2026