Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
Foreign Credential Recognition Program (N-R)
Develop fair, accessible, coherent, transparent and rigorous foreign credential assessment and recognition processes to enhance the labour market outcomes of foreign-trained individuals
- Total value
- $35M
- Agreements
- 47
- Mar 2006 to Feb 2011
- Median agreement
- $401K
- Typical range
- $142K–$781K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
Applying? Foreign Credential Recognition Program. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16 | $6.1M |
| 2007 | 14 | $9.2M |
| 2008 | 8 | $7M |
| 2009 | 1 | $1.3M |
| 2010 | 5 | $8.9M |
| 2011 | 3 | $2.5M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 28 | $18.2M |
| British Columbia | 4 | $7.1M |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | $4.1M |
| Alberta | 2 | $1.7M |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $1.3M |
| Manitoba | 2 | $1.1M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $479K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | $413K |
| Yukon | 1 | $368K |
| Quebec | 1 | $284K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 47 | $35M |