Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada

the Canadian Global standard

For Education & Talent Development
Across the World.

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Core Partners & Funders

Making trusted Canadian standards accessible to institutions, professionals, and learners wherever they are.

500K+

Professionals and students projected in the CEC ecosystem by Year 3

12+

Countries with active CEC operations

8

Program verticals covering the full education-to-employment journey

90%

International employment license pass rate with placements through vetted talents.

Education
that travels further than borders.

The Canadian Education Council was established with a singular purpose: to make the Canadian standard for education, professional development, and talent credentialing accessible to every institution, professional, and student who aspires to it — regardless of geography.

We are Canada's institutional presence in the markets we serve — issuing credentials, accrediting schools, certifying professionals, and building the infrastructure that connects ambition in Kathmandu, Dhaka, Manila, or Kuala Lumpur to opportunity in Toronto, Calgary, Dubai, and beyond.

One Ecosystem

Four Pathways

Whether you lead a school, employ a workforce, seek a career abroad, or want your students to learn in Canada, CEC has a structured pathway for you.

For students

students
& Graduates

Study in Canada as a 'Vetted Scholar.' Get scholarships, settling-in grant, airport to accommodation support, and earn your degree as an 'International Fellow.'

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For institutions

School
& universities

Accredit your school to Canadian standards. Register your students with the Canadian Ministry of Education. Build a globally credentialed teaching faculty.

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For professionals

Working
Professionals

Validate your qualifications with a Canadian Employment License. Get internationally certified. Access Canadian and global employers through Vetted Talents.

Start Your Journey

For partners

agencies
& organization

Become a CEC Founding Partner. Join the 2,000+ agent network. Operate a CEC "International Career Center" at your institution. License CEC in your market.

Become a Partner

The CEC Ecosystem

Eight verticals.
One Canadian Standard.

Whether you lead a school, employ a workforce, seek a career abroad, or want your students to learn in Canada — CEC has a structured pathway for you.

The summer
that changed everything

CEC Summer Camps give students aged 12–18 from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Malaysia an immersive experience in Canada or the USA — fully managed by CEC, from visa to departure to the Young Global Leader alumni network that lasts a lifetime.

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The summer
that changed everything

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The summer
that changed everything

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Why CEC?

Whether you lead a school, employ a workforce, seek a career abroad, or want your students to learn in Canada — CEC has a structured pathway for you.

Canadian Authority

Backed by Canada. Trusted by the world.

CEC is not an agency acting in Canada's name. We are a Canadian government-backed institution with the authority to accredit schools, issue internationally recognized credentials, and connect graduates to Canadian employers, universities, and immigration pathways. Our credentials carry the weight of a system ranked among the world's best.

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Ecosystem Depth

From Classroom to Career. In one Institution.

A student who begins with CEC at age 6 in an accredited school, studies abroad at 18 through our Study Abroad network, earns an Employment License at 22, and accesses Canadian employers through Vetted Talents — has spent their entire education-to-employment journey within a single Canadian-standard ecosystem. That continuity is CEC's most powerful offering.

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Uncompromising Ethics

We credential what we can genuinely stand behind.

CEC operates with an ethical rigor that is uncommon in international education. Every credential CEC issues reflects a real standard, a real assessment, and real institutional backing. We do not enter sectors where malpractice is endemic. We do not issue credentials we cannot defend. Our reputation is the product our clients actually pay for.

Our Philosophy

Build
the future of
Education in your market.

CEC is actively seeking institutional partners, country Licensees, and agency networks across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. We bring the Canadian credential. You bring the market. Together, we build the infrastructure that transforms how talent is credentialed and deployed in your country.

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School Accreditation
Partners

Private K-12 schools in Nepal and India seeking Canadian Ministry registration and international standard accreditation.

International Fellowship
Partners

We are forever changing Study Abroad. Students pursuing education abroad are filtered through 'Vetted Scholars' making them eligible for scholarships, destination grant, and 'International Fellow' recognition.

Country License
Partners

Institutional investors in India, Bangladesh, Philippines, and Malaysia seeking a Master License to operate CEC in their country.