Foreign Credential Recognition Program

Value

Varies

Description

Foreign Credential Recognition Program provides funding to provincial and territorial governments and other organizations.

The FCRP also helps implement the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. The Framework is a joint commitment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together to improve foreign credential recognition processes in Canada.

Eligible Applicants

Provincial and territorial governments
Regulatory bodies
Professional associations
Industry groups
Public health institutions
Not-for-profit organizations
Sector and cross-sectoral councils
Unions
Municipal governments
School boards
Universities
Colleges
CÉGEPs; and
Consortia composed of all or some of the aforementioned types of recipient organizations

Eligible Expenses

The following costs are eligible for funding (please note that all eligible costs are subject to evaluation and negotiation):

administrative costs (e.g. wages, general operational expenditures, equipment rental and employment-related costs for staff)
capital costs
professional fees (e.g. research, legal, consultants, facilitation, IT and technical expertise)
travel costs; and
other costs reasonably associated with operation of a non-for-profit association or ad-hoc consortium and related to the objective of the project