World Education Services (WES) is designated by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to provide Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs) for degrees and diplomas earned outside of Canada. An ECA is required to apply for certain IRCC immigration programs. Candidates who select the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class Program (CEC) are exempt from this requirement.

WES is required for PNPs as well as the Express Entry profile. By the time you get an invitation for a specific PNP, you should have already done the ECA and provided the report to the PNP when you submit your profile. The ECA process would take at least a month by WES.