College (Credentials)

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Credential Assessment Services in Ontario
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Credential Assessment Services in Ontario

Three credential assessment services exist in Ontario and they are all members of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada.
All are recognized by the Council of Ministers of Education (CMEC) through its special unit called the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials.

The three Ontario-based services that assess international and/or out-of-province credentials are:

1. World Education Services (WES)
2 Carlton Street, Suite 1400
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1J3
Tel.: (416) 972-0070
Fax: (416) 972-9004
Toll-free: 1 866 343-0070 (from outside the 416 area code)

2. International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
Ontario AgriCentre
100 Stone Road West, Suite 102
Guelph, Ontario N1G 5L3
Tel: (519) 763-7282
Toll-free: 1 800 321-6021
Fax: (519) 763-6964
Note: In addition to postsecondary credential assessment, ICAS does secondary school course assessment reports.

3. Comparative Education Service (CES)
School of Continuing Studies
University of Toronto
162 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario
Tel.: (416) 978-2400
Fax: (416) 978-7022

Please visit the website of each service for a detailed description of thetypes of services and reports each provides, as well as the fees that apply.