WES Canada Fees: Cost, Documents & Time (2026)

WES ECA for Canadian immigration costs C $264 as WES lists it today, before delivery and 13% applicable HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) where it applies. Standard delivery adds C$14, and international courier adds C$97 per address. Indian applicants also pay their university for the transcripts WES needs. We handle that university step. 

In this guide:

• Which WES report you’re actually paying for
• WES’s current fees, with worked totals
• The documents Indian graduates need, and where the time goes

The WES fee is the one number everyone quotes, and it’s rarely the number you actually pay. Delivery, tax, your university’s own charges, and a wrong report type all land on top. This guide lays out WES’s current Canadian fees with worked totals, the documents Indian graduates need, and where the time goes. Worldwide Transcripts has delivered 175,000+ orders in 15+ years with academic document procurement from 850+ Indian universities. We checked WES’s pages on November ‘26, but fees change, so confirm before you pay.

Which WES Report Are You Paying For?

For Canadian immigration, you need the ECA; IRCC accepts a WES evaluation report for that purpose. WES also provides document-by-document and course-by-course evaluation reports for study, work, and licensing. Pick the wrong one, and you may pay twice, since the reports aren’t interchangeable.

When you open your WES account, choose the immigration option for Canada PR. If you’re going to the US, WES’s prices and report types differ, and some universities accept other evaluators. Our blog on Josef Silny & Associates explains one of them. For a comparison of WES and IQAS for Indian applicants, see IQAS or WES: document requirements.

Source: WES, Evaluations and fees

What WES Charges

These are WES’s Canadian fees in Canadian dollars, as listed on its WES website. WES says all fees are subject to change, so check before you apply.

• ECA for Canadian immigration: C$264, valid for five years
• Standard delivery: C$14, tracking not included
• Next-day courier within Canada: C$29 per address
• US and international courier, with tracking: C$97 per address
• HST: 13% where it applies, on top of the above

Here’s how it adds up. An ECA with standard delivery is C$264 +C$14 = C$278 before tax. With an international courier instead, it’s C$264 + C$97 = C$361 before tax. WES also provides document-by-document and course-by-course reports, with Basic prices listed at C$133 and C$242 when I checked. Those are for study, work, and licensing.
All prices can change from time to time; please refer to the WES website for the exact price. 

Sources: WES, ECA page, and WES reports.

What WES Doesn’t Charge, But You Still Pay

The WES fee covers the evaluation. It doesn’t cover the records WES needs from your Indian university. Your university charges for issuing transcripts, and what it charges varies. Worldwide Transcripts can get it done for you in the shortest possible time while charging a small service fee.

Documents WES Wants for Indian Degrees

WES’s India page lists what it accepts: consolidated transcripts or yearly marksheets issued by the degree-granting institution, sent in a sealed envelope or electronically where the institution has a digital partnership with WES. It also asks for a copy of your degree or provisional certificate. If you have an Indian master’s that isn’t one of a short list of exceptions, it also needs your bachelor’s documents. Everything has to be clear and complete.

Don’t have your degree yet? See WES evaluation without a provisional degree certificate. For the full flow, our WES process guide walks through it.

Source: WES, Credential evaluation and document requirements for India, May 2026, checked.

How to Get the Records WES Needs, with Worldwide Transcripts

You pay WES yourself. We handle the university side.

• Step 1: Open your WES account and get your reference number.
  You’ll need it on the request to your university. Where to find it: WES Reference Number: What It Is & Where to Find It.
• Step 2: Visit the Worldwide Transcripts website.
  Go to worldwidetranscripts.com, or WhatsApp us at +91 88173 53627.
• Step 3: Fill in the enquiry form.
  Share your programme, university, year of passing, and your WES reference number.
• Step 4: We review your records and send a quote.
  We check for mismatches, you see the amount before you pay, and you pay online through our website or the Pay Online page. Time depends on your case and sets requested.
• Step 5: We deal with your university.
  We raise the request naming WES and your reference number, and you follow the progress on the app. Time: depends on the university and your records.
• Step 6: Delivery and confirmation.
  The records go to WES. Check your WES account to see the status move on. If the receiver accepts electronic copies, ask about our e-transcript service.

Don’t want to chase the university yourself? See how we handle marksheet transcripts or talk to our team.

How Long Does It Take?

We don’t put a fixed number of days on this page. WES publishes its own processing times, and they’ve changed over time, so check WES’s Processing Times page when you order. What matters more is when the clock starts: WES counts from when it has received and approved all your documents. For Indian applicants, the records from the university usually decide the real timeline. Our WES transcript timeline blog goes into more detail. Ask us about your case when you enquire, and follow progress on the app.

Order It Yourself or Go Through Worldwide Transcripts?

You’ll order and pay WES yourself. The records are a different matter.

• Going direct. You ask your university to send documents to WES. The university has its own process and pace, and you may not know whether the records were sent, received, or matched. If the request lacks your WES reference number, matching can take longer. If WES then asks for something missing, you’re back to the university again. If your records also need an apostille or attestation, that’s another set of steps.
• Going through us. We handle the university side from start to finish. We submit the request, follow up, collect the documents, and send them to WES. You send your details once, pay online, and follow progress on the app. We check your records and your reference number before anything is submitted.

If that sounds easier, start your request or talk to our team.

Mistakes That Cost Money or Time

The most expensive one is choosing the wrong report type, because you may pay again to fix it. Close behind is ordering before you have a plan for the university records, so the evaluation sits waiting.

People also forget to provide a WES reference number and ask the university to send records without a WES reference number, or leave out the bachelor’s document needed. Names that don’t match across your documents and WES application cause questions too.

What We See at Worldwide Transcripts

With WES, the fee is the easy part. The stalls are almost always the university step: records not yet requested, a reference number missing, or a set of marksheets that’s incomplete. We check those before anything goes out. We work with 18+ affiliated ECA bodies, for example, IQAS, NCEES, CES, and UMKC, and our job is to take the university side off your plate. See our affiliates.

Are You Ready to Order Your WES ECA?

• ☐ I’ve chosen the ECA for Canadian immigration
• ☐ I’ve budgeted for delivery and HST
• ☐ I’ve budgeted for my university’s own charges
• ☐ I have my WES reference number
• ☐ I have every marksheet and my degree or provisional certificate
• ☐ I know whether my master’s needs bachelor’s documents