ECA from University of Toronto Comparative Education Service (CES) - My Experience

[Mada]

How long does it take to receive your ECA report through the post if you live outside Canada? I live in Dubai and had chosen the regular international mail option for delivery of my ECA reports. My decision was dispatched on the 26th of March and I haven't received my post yet.

Any suggestions?

Sorry, I have no idea unfortunately as I’m located in Canada. You should reach out to them asking for updates as I don’t think that is should take so long to receive your ECA report. Good luck!

 

[miucat]

Same here.... it has been almost two months since I submitted my application.

My timeline:

• Started Feb 20, 2019
• Submitted Feb 21, 2019
• Current at 2. Transcript(s) Received since Mar 9, 2019, no any update after that.

 

[salmanasmat]

Hi,
is there any application form that we need to submit alongside sealed envelopes via mail/courier?
do we need to send photocopies of documents from ourselves in addition to sealed envelopes?

Thanks

 

[Tina2211]

Same here.... it has been almost two months since I submitted my application.

My timeline:

• Started Feb 20, 2019
• Submitted Feb 21, 2019
• Current at 2. Transcript(s) Received since Mar 9, 2019, no any update after that.

3 months after transcripts received stage...so you need to wait till first week of June

 

[Tina2211]

Hi,
is there any application form that we need to submit alongside sealed envelopes via mail/courier?
do we need to send photocopies of documents from ourselves in addition to sealed envelopes?

Thanks

You have to upload all documents online and only sealed transcripts is required to be sent.

 

[Mada]

Hi,
is there any application form that we need to submit alongside sealed envelopes via mail/courier?
do we need to send photocopies of documents from ourselves in addition to sealed envelopes?

Thanks

you should check their website as the requirements might be different depending on the country: https://learn.utoronto.ca/comparative-education-service/apply-now/new-applicants/step-2-country-document-requirements

 

[singh-avi]

As I've now received my paper copies in the mail, I wanted to add a little bit to the end of this post.

Additional timeline:

04/27/2018: Approved. Decision dispatched.
05/05/2018: Documents received (US mail).​

They sent the (2) paper copies in a folder inside of a large envelope marked as coming from the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies. The presentation is very professional. Inside they also include a sheet thanking you for using their service and asking you to review your reports and get back to them within 30 days if there are any discrepancies. They also offer a $200 discount on a course should you decide to enroll in some studies. Overall, I am quite pleased with the results and will be using the UofT reports in my application.

Can you please tell me that how CES provide reference id for IRCC? is there any other option to choose or they provide reference id for IRCC by default so IRCC can check?

 

[northern sunshine]

Can you please tell me that how CES provide reference id for IRCC? is there any other option to choose or they provide reference id for IRCC by default so IRCC can check?

When you register, you must select that your purpose for the ECA is "immigration". As long as you have done this, you do not need to do anything special to share it with IRCC. You will be asked to provide the reference number that CES gives you when you create your EE profile, and IRCC will be able to check the validity of your ECA using that. That is how it works for all ECA providers.

 

[ammad88]

Is there anybody who lives in the UAE, applied for ECA from CES and opted for the 'regular international post' service and received their documents?

 

[Mada]

Dear all,

Just to let you know that today I received an update on my CES application: “initial review” was marked as completed today. I also received an e-mail from School of Continuing Studies telling me that “Your application is accepted as of 2019-02-05 and is currently in queue for assessment. The estimated processing time is based upon this acceptance date.”

Below my updated timeline:

• Complete 1. Initial Review In Progress - JAN 25th

• Complete 2. Transcript(s) Received - FEB 7th

• Complete 3. Initial Review Complete - APRIL 23rd

• Not Complete 4. Assessment In Progress

• Not Complete 5. Assessment Decision Made

• Not Complete 6. Decision Dispatched

 

[carlosbaldojr]

Dear all,

Just to let you know that today I received an update on my CES application: “initial review” was marked as completed today. I also received an e-mail from School of Continuing Studies telling me that “Your application is accepted as of 2019-02-05 and is currently in queue for assessment. The estimated processing time is based upon this acceptance date.”

Below my updated timeline:

• Complete 1. Initial Review In Progress - JAN 25th

• Complete 2. Transcript(s) Received - FEB 7th

• Complete 3. Initial Review Complete - APRIL 23rd

• Not Complete 4. Assessment In Progress

• Not Complete 5. Assessment Decision Made

• Not Complete 6. Decision Dispatched

Hi, thank you for the information, I also applied for the ECA with CES, but even though my trascripts have already been delivered (According to DHL tracking) CES hasn´t still acknowledged that. Do you have any idea how long it might take for them to update "transcripts received" status from the day of the actual delivery? Thanks again.

 

[Mada]

Hi, thank you for the information, I also applied for the ECA with CES, but even though my trascripts have already been delivered (According to DHL tracking) CES hasn´t still acknowledged that. Do you have any idea how long it might take for them to update "transcripts received" status from the day of the actual delivery? Thanks again.

Hey Carlos,

In my case, I sent the transcripts by UPS on February 4th, received the delivery notification from UPS on February 5th, and CES confirmed that the transcripts were received on February 7th.

Thanks!

 

[Mada]

Dear all,

New updates from CES see below my updated timeline:

• Complete 1. Initial Review In Progress - JAN 25th

• Complete 2. Transcript(s) Received - FEB 7th

• Complete 3. Initial Review Complete - APRIL 23rd

• Complete 4. Assessment In Progress - APRIL 26th

• Complete 5. Assessment Decision Made - APRIL 26th

• Not Complete 6. Decision Dispatched

 

[mumbai2edison]

Hello Folks,

Below is my timeline from CES

• Complete 1. Initial Review In Progress - APR 18th

• Complete 2. Transcript(s) Received - FEB 6th

• Complete 3. Initial Review Complete - APR 18th

• Complete 4. Assessment In Progress - APRIL 23rd

• Complete 5. Assessment Decision Made - APRIL 23rd
  
  
• Received email with attached soft copy of ECA for verification - APR 24th
  
  
• Complete 6. Decision Dispatched - APR 26th

 

[kluthra]

Hello Folks,

Below is my timeline from CES

• Complete 1. Initial Review In Progress - APR 18th

• Complete 2. Transcript(s) Received - FEB 6th

• Complete 3. Initial Review Complete - APR 18th

• Complete 4. Assessment In Progress - APRIL 23rd

• Complete 5. Assessment Decision Made - APRIL 23rd
  
  
• Received email with attached soft copy of ECA for verification - APR 24th
  
  
• Complete 6. Decision Dispatched - APR 26th

Hi what degree did you get assessed and what was the outcome