The model is a bit different in our profession. As I said, the organizations that conduct assessments are the regulatory bodies of Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and CAMRT on behalf of all the other provinces. All these organizations use panels of content experts, so the staff is based in the organization only for the administrative part of handling papers and applications. All the assessment and evaluation is done by content experts. The cost of assessment for all these organizations is between $300 to $400 per person.
On October 18th, 2011. See this statement in context.