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Broadly Experienced Foreign Architect Certification

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BEFA Certification

Eligibility Self-Assessment Interview BEFA

Certification

Successful candidates are granted a BEFA Certificate which will serve as a recommendation for

recognition as an equivalent to successful completion of the Canadian Education, Experience, and

Examination Standards that are in place for licensure by a provincial or territorial licensing body.

With the BEFA Certificate, successful candidates can apply for licensure to the Provincial/Territorial

Association they have chosen to register with.

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CACB Website

www.cacb-ccca.ca

Interview

Self-

Assessment

Eligibility $1,050.00

$2,200.00

$2,750.00

On-line

Application

$6,000.00

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architectural degree

at least seven years of post-registration/licensure experience in architecture within the last

ten years

six months of relevant Canadian architectural work experience by the time of the assessment

interview This work experience cannot be gained more than three years before the date

scheduled for the assessment interview.

practiced as a licensed/registered architect in a foreign jurisdiction

Eligibility Criteria

This experience must be gained under the personal supervision and direction of a

registered/licensed architect within the Canadian province or territory in which you intend to

be licensed/registered

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submit eligibility fee along with on-line application enclosing the following documents:

• proof of either licensure/registration in a jurisdiction outside Canada

mail or courier certified true copies of proof of architectural education and proof of either

licensure/registration in a jurisdiction outside Canada

• proof of architectural education

Eligibility Step

If the documents listed above are not in English or French, a certified true copy of an

official translation for each document is also required.

• chronological resume

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read the Self-assessment Guide

download Project Resume Template; once complete upload it back onto the on-line system

to access the twelve competency templates

download twelve Competency Templates; once complete upload them back onto the on-

line system along with supporting material and submit your portfolio

submit Self-assessment fee

Self-Assessment Step

You must include at least one Canadian project in the self-assessment step to

demonstrate that you meet the Canadian experience requirements.

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completeness check by BEFA Coordinator

assessment by three member panel including Chair

invitation to Interview

preliminary review by panel Chair

Submission Review

Panel may ask for more information and/or require you to obtain additional work

experience in Canada in a particular competency before proceeding to interview.

confirm invitation to interview by submitting interview fee

prepare to answer questions on the twelve competencies from a panel of three assessors

panel members may provide verbal feedback

bring three projects paper format only

Interview Step

Assessment Panel may decide that your application does not demonstrate compliance with

the competency standard in certain area(s) and some remedial action is required before

receiving BEFA Certification.

CACB communicates decision

BEFA Certification issued by CACB

Invite Candidate to re-

submit his portfolio

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Panel Chair

Preliminary

Review

Three member

Panel assess

documentation

No

Request for additional

information and/or

documents

Yes

Successful

No

Remedial Actions

Unsuccessful

Remedial Actions

Yes

Yes

Completeness Check

by BEFA Coordinator

Yes

BEFA PROCESS

BEFA

Certification

Interview Self-Assessment

Eligibility

Review by BEFA

Coordinator

No

No

File remains

open for

Candidate to

meet

mandatory

requirements