{"id":411,"date":"2020-04-17T22:32:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontoqbank.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2020-04-17T22:32:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:32:47","slug":"source-verification-request-and-educational-credential-assessment-services-remain-available-during-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontoqbank.com\/uncategorized\/source-verification-request-and-educational-credential-assessment-services-remain-available-during-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Source Verification Request and Educational Credential Assessment services remain available during COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-411\" data-postid=\"411\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-411 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_c2os770 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_83zr771 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uhai917   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>Are you an International Medical Graduate (IMG) requiring source verification of your medical credentials or an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report? You can still submit your requests through your physiciansapply.ca account.<\/p><p>On March 24, 2020, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) closed its building to ensure the health and safety of its employees and to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Operations continue during the building closure. With the majority of MCC staff members working remotely, we continue to offer many of the MCC\u2019s services and process requests, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcc.ca\/services\/source-verification\/\">Source Verification Requests (SVR)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcc.ca\/services\/repository\/educational-credential-assessment\/\">ECA<\/a>\u00a0requests.<\/p><p>IMGs who wish to practise medicine in Canada must submit medical credential documents for source verification through their physiciansapply.ca account so that their authenticity can be officially confirmed. Once they have submitted their medical degree credentials for source verification, physicians may request other MCC services through their physiciansapply.ca account. When their medical degree or medical school transcript has been successfully source verified, a physician can request an ECA report if they are applying to an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html\">Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a>\u00a0program, such as the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) or the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). An ECA report confirms whether or not an international medical degree\/diploma is comparable to a Canadian degree.<\/p><p>During the MCC building closure, candidates are encouraged to submit all documents by email or fax and we are accepting electronic copies of certified identity documents and Certified Identity Confirmation forms. However, original certified paper copies are still required and must also be submitted by mail or courier.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an International Medical Graduate (IMG) requiring source verification of your medical credentials or an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report? You can still submit your requests through your physiciansapply.ca account.On March 24, 2020, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) closed its building to ensure the health and safety of its employees and to help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"builder_content":"<p>Are you an International Medical Graduate (IMG) requiring source verification of your medical credentials or an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report? You can still submit your requests through your physiciansapply.ca account.<\/p><p>On March 24, 2020, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) closed its building to ensure the health and safety of its employees and to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Operations continue during the building closure. With the majority of MCC staff members working remotely, we continue to offer many of the MCC\u2019s services and process requests, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcc.ca\/services\/source-verification\/\">Source Verification Requests (SVR)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcc.ca\/services\/repository\/educational-credential-assessment\/\">ECA<\/a>\u00a0requests.<\/p><p>IMGs who wish to practise medicine in Canada must submit medical credential documents for source verification through their physiciansapply.ca account so that their authenticity can be officially confirmed. Once they have submitted their medical degree credentials for source verification, physicians may request other MCC services through their physiciansapply.ca account. 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