Start your assessments
Discover the steps and essential information you need to initiate your pathway to teaching in Canada.
Getting your credentials and language competency assessed
To begin the certification process with a participating provincial or territorial regulatory body for the teaching profession, you first need to get your credentials and/or your language competency assessed. This is an essential step for internationally educated teachers (IETs) who wish to teach in Canada.
Provinces and territories that require credential assessments through Pathways to Teach Canada
A credential assessment is required to initiate the certification process with any of the following participating provincial or territorial regulatory bodies for the teaching profession through Pathways to Teach Canada:
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
IMPORTANT
- The credential assessment report provided by Pathways to Teach Canada is NOT accepted by the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT), and the OCT will conduct its own credential assessment.
Provinces and territories that accept the LCATP through Pathways to Teach Canada
The following participating provincial and territorial bodies for the teaching profession accept the LCATP (this assessment is administered exclusively by Pathways to Teach Canada):
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
IMPORTANT
- The Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) accepts the LCAPT as well as other language competency assessments. Visit their website for more information.
- British Columbia accepts the LCAPT as well as other language competency assessments. Visit their website for more information.
Step 3: Request an assessment and complete the payment
You will be requesting a credential assessment and/or a Language Competency Assessment for the Teaching Profession (LCATP).
| Services | Cost |
|---|---|
|
Credential Assessment and submission of results to one (1) Regulatory Body for the Teaching Profession |
$450 |
|
LCATP – initial registration and submission of results to one (1) Regulatory Body for the Teaching Profession |
$400 |
|
Submission of results (Credential Assessment, LCATP, or both) to additional Regulatory Bodies for the Teaching Profession |
$35 per submission per Regulatory Body for the Teaching Professional |
|
LCATP – rescheduling |
No fee provided the test is rescheduled at least 15 business days before the scheduled test date (for more information, see LCATP Information for Test-Takers |
|
LCATP – rescoring |
$90 per rescored module |
Step 4: Start the assessment
Your credential assessment is carried out by World Education Services (WES) via your Pathways to Teach Canada account.
Your LCATP is scheduled via your Pathways to Teach Canada account (on the Pathways portal).
Timeframes and tracking status
You will be able to track the status of your assessments on your Pathways to Teach Canada account. You will receive a notification once the assessment reports/results are available.
Submitting your assessment report/results
You will submit your credential assessment and/or your LCATP report/results to your chosen participating provincial or territorial regulatory body for the teaching profession via your Pathways to Teach Canada account.
You can apply to more than one provincial or territorial regulatory body for the teaching profession; however, you will be required to pay a fee for each additional province or territory.
If you don’t meet the criteria to start your pathway to certification with us:
Thank you for your interest in our services; however, your preferred province or territory is not a participating member of Pathways to Teach Canada. You will need to apply for certification directly through your chosen provincial or territorial regulatory body for the teaching profession.
Visit your chosen provincial or territorial regulatory body website for more information:
Determine Your Pathway
Several criteria need to be taken into account to see if you can use the Pathways to Teach Canada services. Use this tool to determine if you have to use our services, and whether you need to take both the credential assessment and the LCATP or just one of them.