How to Apply
To apply for the WES Gateway Program, eligible individuals need to be referred by a designated referral partner.
The WES Gateway Program is currently available to individuals who:
- Possess at least one piece of credible evidence issued by their academic institution
- Were educated in one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Syria, Türkiye, Ukraine, and Venezuela
- Are referred to WES by a designated Canadian partner organization
For a list of referral partners, see below.
Note: Whenever possible, WES recommends that applicants use its standard evaluation process. If you are able to submit standard country-specific required documents, please start your application here.
Referral Organizations
WES works with partner organizations across Canada to refer clients to the WES Gateway Program. Our designated partners are listed below.
Note: If you cannot find an organization in your region, please contact us (select “WES Gateway Program” as the question category).
Referral partners for the WES Gateway Program include:
- ACCES Employment (Greater Toronto Area, ON)
- Access Centre for Regulated Employment (London, ON)
- Achēv (Greater Toronto Area, ON)
- Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee and Immigrant Services (Greater Toronto Area, ON)
- Arab Community Centre of Toronto (Toronto, ON)
- Archway Community Services (Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Langley, BC)
- Association for New Canadians Newfoundland (ANCNL) (St. John’s, NL)
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (Edmonton, Calgary, AB)
- AXIS Career Services (St. John’s, NL)
- Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (Calgary, Okotoks, High River, Banff, Brooks, AB)
- The Career Foundation (Toronto, ON)
- Catholic Crosscultural Services (Greater Toronto Area, ON)
- Catholic Social Services (Edmonton, AB)
- Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (Greater Toronto Area, ON)
- COSTI (Greater Toronto Area, ON)
- The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association (TCCSA) (Greater Toronto Area, ON)
- EduNova Cooperative Ltd. (Halifax, NS)
- Goodwill, The Amity Group (Halton Region, ON)
- Halton Multicultural Council (Halton Region, ON)
- Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) (Halifax, NS)
- Immigrant and Refugee Services Association PEI (IRSA) (Prince Edward Island)
- Immigrant Services Kingston and Area (Kingston, ON)
- Immigrants Working Centre (Hamilton, ON)
- Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (Toronto, ON)
- Jumpstart – Refugee Talent (Nation-wide)
- JVS Toronto (Toronto, ON)
- Kingston Employment and Youth Services (KEYS) (Kingston and its surrounding region, ON)
- The Learning Enrichment foundation (LEF) (Toronto, ON)
- Lethbridge Family Services (Lethbridge, AB)
- London Cross Cultural Learner Centre (London, ON)
- Lutherwood (Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, ON)
- Madison Community Services (Toronto, ON)
- Mennonite New Life Centre (Toronto, ON)
- Miramichi Regional Multicultural Association (MRMA) (Miramichi, NB)
- Mission Community Services Society (Mission, BC)
- Mohawk College (Hamilton, ON)
- MOSAIC BC (Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, New Westminster, Port Moody, BC)
- Multicultural Association of Fredericton Inc. (Fredericton, NB)
- Multicultural Association of Greater Moncton and Area (MAGMA) (Greater Moncton Area, NB)
- The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO) (Toronto, ON)
- Newcomer Centre of Peel (NCP) (Peel, ON)
- Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre (St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, ON)
- Northumberland County (Cobourg, ON)
- North York Community House (NYCH) (Toronto, North York, ON)
- The Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County (Windsor, ON)
- Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (Province-wide)
- Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO) (Ottawa, ON)
- Polycultural Immigrant & Community Services (Greater Toronto Area, ON)
- Regina Open Door Society (Regina, SK)
- The Refugee Centre Montreal (Montreal, QC)
- Saskatoon Open Door Society (Saskatoon, SK)
- The Saint John Newcomers Centre (Saint John, NB)
- Skills for Change (Toronto and Hamilton, ON)
- Social Enterprise for Canada (York Region, ON)
- Success Skills Centre (Winnipeg, MB)
- Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, ON)
- WoodGreen Community Services (Toronto, ON)
- YMCA of Niagara (St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Thorold, ON)
These referring organizations confirm applicants’ eligibility, submit documents for evaluation, and provide additional information and resources to support program participants in achieving their professional and academic goals in Canada. WES will update this list as we add more referral organizations across the country.
