Is ECA report binding upon CIC?

[S4F]

I would like to ask whether an ECA report is binding upon CIC

explanation: If an applicant's masters degree is awarded after 16 years of education (12 years secondary schooling + 3 years bachelors + 1 year Masters) and the ECA report says that it is equivalent to a Canadian Masters, would this equivalency be binding upon CIC and thus the applicant will definitely be awarded 23 points for education?

Note that most Canadian universities generally award a Masters degree after a total of 18 years of education (i.e. 12 years secondary schooling + 4 years bachelors + 2 years Masters). If 16 years and 18 years masters both have the same equivalency and are both awarded 23 points, isn't this unfair to the later (those who have spend 2 extra years to earn their degree)?

 

[nskatcv]

I would like to ask whether an ECA report is binding upon CIC

explanation: If an applicant's masters degree is awarded after 16 years of education (12 years secondary schooling + 3 years bachelors + 1 year Masters) and the ECA report says that it is equivalent to a Canadian Masters, would this equivalency be binding upon CIC and thus the applicant will definitely be awarded 23 points for education?

Note that most Canadian universities generally award a Masters degree after a total of 18 years of education (i.e. 12 years secondary schooling + 4 years bachelors + 2 years Masters). If 16 years and 18 years masters both have the same equivalency and are both awarded 23 points, isn't this unfair to the later (those who have spend 2 extra years to earn their degree)?

If that is not the case, what a waste would all those hundreds of dollars be, isn't it ?

I guess that is how it would be. They have been authorized to do just that by CIC itself.

Regards

 

[BritishGuy]

FSW application guide:

Note: The ECA report from an organization designated by CIC will be used as conclusive evidence of the equivalency of your foreign educational credential(s) to Canadian educational credential(s).

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/EG7TOC.asp