Sayin Excellans,
Yukarida verdiginiz siteden biraz arastirma yaptim ve Toronto icin sahip oldugum Makina muh diplomasinin denkligi icin, Professional Engineers Ontario` a gonderdigim maile su sekilde cevap geldi paylasmak istedim.
Sorum:
To whome it may concern,
I,......., currently work as a mechanical engineer in Turkey. I have applied for immigration and I believe I will be living in Canada in a couple of months. I have gained my degree in Turkey and I also have other certificates and plus an International Welding Engineer degree. Besides, I have a seven years of experience as a mechanical engineer. I now would like to know what should my first step be to get an equivalence to my degree in Canada.
There will be some other further questions after I hear from you.
Gelen Cevap;
We have a program called the Engineering Intern Financial Credit program (please see our website,
www.peo.on.ca). If you apply within 6 months of your landing date in Canada (this date would appear on your permanent resident card) and you have a bachelor’s degree in engineering then your application fee will be waived (i.e. no fee required). Please go to our website and apply on our website for the Engineering Intern Financial Credit Program once you are a permanent resident of Canada. For example, if your landing date on your PR card is January 2011 then you will have until the end of July 2011 to submit your application along with all the required documents to qualify for the FCP program. If you fail to provide us the required documents within the required time period then your file will be closed and if you wish to apply to PEO you will be required to pay the application fee of $339 (currently).
Your file will go to our Academic Requirements Committee (ARC) for assessment and they will determine what technical exams are required.
You can go to our website and look under licensing and registration and then click on technical exams and it will give you a list of all the disciplines that we offer and under each discipline are the required technical exams.
If you decide to apply we will require the following information.
We will require certified copies of your degree certificates and transcript of marks for each year studied. If these documents are not issued by the school in English, we will require the original language (Turkish) documents in addition to an official translation. Please note that official English translations are those prepared by certified translators belonging to the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO). To find a certified translator, you may call 1-800-234-5030 and they will assist you. Translations will also be accepted if prepared and certified by a Professional Engineer fluent in both languages. Please note that if a Professional Engineer translates your documents he/she must state that they are fluent in both languages and that this is an accurate translation.
Please submit an updated experience record (please refer to section 7 on page 9 of the Licensing Guide and Application for Licence). The experience requirement is 48 months of engineering experience including at least 12 months of Canadian engineering experience.
In order that we may proceed with the processing of your application, please provide documentation of Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency. A photocopy of one of the following documents would be acceptable:
i) Canadian Birth Certificate;
ii) Canadian Citizenship Card (both sides);
iii) Permanent Resident Card (both sides)
Please note that if the name on your documentation does not match the name on the licence application you will be licensed under the name that appears on the documentation, not the name that appears on the application form.
Sincerely,
Esther Kim
Senior Admissions Representative
101-40 Sheppard Ave. W.
North York, ON M2N 6K9
Tel: 416-840-1039
Fax: 416-224-8168
ekim@peo.on.ca
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