Assessment of your credentials for immigration purposes is different than assessment for licensing purposes!

Your education and professional experience will be assessed as part of the immigration process and you may be told that your skills match what is needed in Canada in your field. However, this assessment process does not replace the assessment process that professional regulatory bodies conduct in Ontario for the purposes of granting you a license or certificate to practice here. Some new immigrants have been disappointed by this two-tiered process. While immigration officials have told them that they are likely to be able to practice their profession in Ontario, the professional regulatory body has a different set of standards. They may ask you to complete upgrading courses or reject your application entirely.

For more information about assessing your creditials, please visit the

http://www.icascanada.ca/

or

CICIC

The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) is the referral office established to assist Canada in carrying out its obligations after it ratified the UNESCO Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region, in 1990. This convention promotes international mobility by advocating wider recognition of higher education and professional qualifications.

http://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada

For Information on Labour Market Information in Canada please review this website which I have found to be very helpful from Settlement.org (please copy and paste this link)

http://www.settlement.org/downloads/CdnLabourMarketOnline.pdf