| Before profile | Foreign education used for FSW principal eligibility or education points generally requires valid immigration-purpose ECA. Report must be less than 5 years old when profile is completed. | Designated organization/professional body, immigration-purpose label, issue date, report/reference number, credential/equivalency and current IRCC source. | Standard evaluation, application receipt or pending provider order is not completed ECA. ECA does not guarantee job/licence or program eligibility. |
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| Profile in pool | IRCC says ensure ECA is valid for rest of time in pool if not invited. Profile facts must remain current. | Expiry calendar, actual report, profile education entries and official calculator snapshot. Renewal initiated early where needed. | Report valid on profile creation can expire later. Active profile/account does not freeze old ECA or guarantee invitation before expiry. |
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| After ITA / before e-APR | ECA must still be less than 5 years old when application is submitted. IRCC says an application with expired ECA will be refused. | Planned submission date versus issue date, current report upload, profile/e-APR values and recalculated CRS/program. New/re-issued report verified. | ITA does not lock expired ECA. LOE or provider order confirmation does not replace valid report or automatically preserve points. |
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| WES Duplicate IRCC | WES current renewal guidance says order an extra copy via My Account → Duplicate IRCC to extend ECA validity, subject to current account/report availability. | Live My Account option, order/fee receipt, newly issued/renewed report, new expiry/reference details and electronic delivery status. | Blog/button can change. Ordering is not completion; WES workflow does not bind IRCC until valid report exists and correct data are used. |
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| Different report type | IRCC needs ECA for immigration purposes. Other ECA/evaluation types may be re-issued depending on organization/type. | Report purpose and recipient, provider conversion/reissue instruction, designated status and final immigration report. | Course-by-course, document-by-document, employment or admission evaluation is not automatically Express Entry ECA, even if WES account is active. |
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| Professional body | Architects, physicians and pharmacists may need designated professional body depending on primary occupation/licensing conditions under current IRCC rules. | Current NOC/primary occupation, licence-needed analysis, IRCC designated-body instruction and correct report. | Old WES ECA may have transitional treatment only where IRCC explicitly says. Do not renew wrong provider report without occupation check. |
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