I'm preparing my e-APR under CEC and I have three questions about the education section. I've searched the forum and found plenty on the work experience equivalent, but very little on education specifically.
Background: My highest credential is a Canadian master's degree, for which I am claiming education points (no ECA required for Canadian credentials). I also hold a foreign bachelor's, for which I answered "No" to the ECA question.
1. do I need to upload the foreign bachelor's?
Points are claimed for the Canadian master's only. The foreign bachelor's has no ECA and contributes nothing. Is the master's degree alone sufficient for the Education (diplomas/degrees) field, or does every declared credential need supporting documents regardless of whether points are claimed for it?
2. Spouse — should the education section be left empty?
My spouse's education contributes zero points (no ECA for any credential). Entering the credentials generates a required document upload field on the personalized checklist. Would the correct approach be to answer "No" in the spouse's education section and declare all the education in personal history instead?
This is what IRCC confirmed for the spouse's work experience — that where no points are claimed, it need not be entered in the work experience section but must be declared in personal history. I haven't been able to find anything equivalent for education.
3. If (2) is correct, which period applies?
The education section covers studies from secondary school onward, while personal history covers the last ten years. If the education is moved to personal history, should the full history from secondary school be listed there, or only the last ten years?
Has anyone dealt with this at the e-APR stage? Particularly interested in what people actually uploaded into that field and whether it caused any follow-up.
Background: My highest credential is a Canadian master's degree, for which I am claiming education points (no ECA required for Canadian credentials). I also hold a foreign bachelor's, for which I answered "No" to the ECA question.
1. do I need to upload the foreign bachelor's?
Points are claimed for the Canadian master's only. The foreign bachelor's has no ECA and contributes nothing. Is the master's degree alone sufficient for the Education (diplomas/degrees) field, or does every declared credential need supporting documents regardless of whether points are claimed for it?
2. Spouse — should the education section be left empty?
My spouse's education contributes zero points (no ECA for any credential). Entering the credentials generates a required document upload field on the personalized checklist. Would the correct approach be to answer "No" in the spouse's education section and declare all the education in personal history instead?
This is what IRCC confirmed for the spouse's work experience — that where no points are claimed, it need not be entered in the work experience section but must be declared in personal history. I haven't been able to find anything equivalent for education.
3. If (2) is correct, which period applies?
The education section covers studies from secondary school onward, while personal history covers the last ten years. If the education is moved to personal history, should the full history from secondary school be listed there, or only the last ten years?
Has anyone dealt with this at the e-APR stage? Particularly interested in what people actually uploaded into that field and whether it caused any follow-up.
