WES Online Application Submission Instructions for the Candidates for Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario

College of Nurses of Ontario

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Stream One: Existing WES applicants with an existing Document by Document Evaluation Report

If you already have a Document-by-Document or Course-by- Course WES evaluation report, you will need to order an ‘Additional Report’ for CNO:

  1. Login to MyAccount.
  2. Order an Additional Report.
  3. Add College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as a Recipient of your Document-by-Document or Course-by-Course evaluation report.
  4. Pay the applicable fee.
  5. Final Report: CNO will have electronic access to your evaluation report and the associated academic documents.
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Stream Two: Existing WES applicants With ECA for IRCC

If you already have a WES account and evaluation report, for example an Education Credential Assessment (ECA) for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Express Entry Program, and need a standard Document-by-Document evaluation report for the nursing registration purposes:

  1. Login to MyAccount.
  2. Upgrade your ECA to standard Document-by Document evaluation report and select “Licensing” as the purpose of evaluation report. You will receive a new WES Reference Number which is linked to your ECA file.
  3. Add College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as a Recipient of your Document-by-Document or Course-by-Course evaluation report.
  4. Pay the applicable fee.
  5. Monitor Application Status in MyAccount; since you already have an ECA, WES may ask for additional academic documents.
  6. Receive Final Report. The evaluation report will be mailed to you, and CNO will have electronic access to your evaluation report and the associated academic documents.

Notes:

  • WES fee is applied per applicant for an upgraded evaluation fee or for other types of evaluation reports, and not per academic credentials.

If you have questions about registering with CNO, please visit their website.

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Stream Three: New Applicants to WES

  1. Create a new WES Account: Visit Create a WES Account, select Canada, and choose a WES Standard Application.
  2. Select Evaluation Type: Choose Document-by-Document (with ICAP) and ‘Licensing’ as the purpose of evaluation report.
  3. Submit Application, Pay and Obtain a Reference Number: Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive a WES Reference Number.
  4. Submit Academic Documents: Follow WES’s Country-Specific Document Requirements and arrange for your academic documents to be sent directly to WES. Certain academic documents can be uploaded to MyAccount.
  5. Monitor Application Status: Log in to WES MyAccount to track updates. WES will contact you if additional documents are required.
  6. Receive Final Report: The evaluation report will be mailed to you, and CNO will have electronic access to your evaluation report and the associated academic documents.
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