Credential Evaluation Requirements

Orthotics Prosthetics Canada (OPC)

Please click here to review OPC’s policy and requirements for Internationally Educated Applicants.

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Stream One: New Applicants to WES

  1. Create a new WES Account: Visit Create a WES Account, select Canada, and choose a WES Standard Application.

  2.  Select Evaluation Type: Choose Course-by-Course (ICAP) and ‘Licensing’ as the purpose of evaluation report.

  3. Add OPC as a Recipient of your evaluation report.

  4. Submit Application, Pay and Obtain a Reference Number: Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive a WES Reference Number.

  5. Submit Academic Documents: Follow WES’s Country-Specific Document Requirements and arrange for your academic documents to be sent directly to WES. Certain academic documents can be uploaded to MyAccount.

  6. Monitor Application Status: Log in to WES MyAccount to track updates. WES will contact you if additional documents are required.

  7. Receive Final Report: The evaluation report will be mailed to you, and OPC will have an electronic access to your evaluation report and the associated academic documents.

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Stream Two: Existing WES applicants with Course-by-Course ICAP evaluation report

If you already have a Course-by-Course ICAP evaluation report, you will need to order an ‘Additional Report’ for OPC:

  1. Login to MyAccount.
  2. Order Additional Report and select ‘Licensing’ as the purpose.
  3. Add OPC as a Recipient of your evaluation report.
  4. Pay the applicable fee.
  5. Final Report: OPC will have an electronic access to your evaluation report and the associated academic documents.

Note: if you already have a WES standard Document-by-Document evaluation report, you need to “Upgrade” it to a Course-by-Course ICAP evaluation report and add OPC as a Recipient.

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Stream Three: Existing WES applicants With ECA for IRCC

If you already have a WES account and evaluation report, an Education Credential Assessment (ECA) for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Express Entry Program, and need a Course-by-Course evaluation report for OPC purposes:

  1. Login to MyAccount.
  2. Upgrade your ECA to Course-by-Course evaluation report and select ‘Licensing’ as the purpose of evaluation report. You will receive a new WES Reference Number which is linked to your ECA file.
  3. Add OPC as a Recipient of your evaluation report.
  4. Pay the applicable fee.
  5. Monitor Application Status in MyAccount; since you already have an ECA, WES may ask for additional academic documents.
  6. Receive Final Report. The evaluation report will be mailed to you, and OPC will have an electronic access to your evaluation report and the associated academic documents.

Notes: WES fee is applied per applicant and not per academic credentials; and If you have questions about registering with OPC, please visit their Website.

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