Internationally Trained Applicants

Academics

If your credentials are from outside Canada, you are required to obtain a specialized assessment from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or a Comprehensive Course-by-Course Report from World Education Services (WES). These assessments will list the courses you have taken, as the ASPB counts courses to determine if you meet the qualifications, and compare your educational credentials against Canadian standards. Please note that thesis-based degrees without coursework may be assessed as basic.

For more details on academic requirements, please refer to our Membership Categories pages on the left menu and visit our FAQ for additional information.

For further information, please visit the IQAS or WES websites. Kindly refrain from sending your academic credentials directly to ASPB; only the specialized certificate from IQAS or WES is necessary.

The assessment must be delivered directly from IQAS or WES to the ASPB office.

Experience

Your work experience outside of Canada counts towards your Professional Biologist designation. Please review the membership categories to the left and visit our FAQ page for further details on what we require for work experience.

References

If you are new to Canada, and you do not know a regulated professional yet, you may use a University Professor that has taught you, or PhD holder you have worked with or been supervised by, or a registered professional under another national jurisdiction - the Legislation they are regulated under must be provided. It is advisable to network with fellow biologists as soon as you can, so you can build a rapport and use one of them as a reference when you apply for membership.