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TORONTO - Ottawa says it will let foreign-trained workers know within one year whether their credentials allow them to work in their profession in Canada./ E/ @) |3 C% \# C. B# u
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Minister of Human Resources Diane Finley, speaking in Toronto, says attracting and retaining the best international talent is critical to Canada's long-term economic success.7 D1 i% U+ L; ]& `6 p7 ^7 h5 p" x
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Finely says beginning Dec. 31, 2010, foreign-trained architects, engineers, pharmacists, physio and occupational therapists and registered nurses will be among the groups that fall under the new framework.7 Q. ]# a- y5 V( [6 ~
. L( G F# J' H7 A0 ~5 `Doctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.2 d9 z5 a9 P: y; w7 K! h7 ?
& v/ ^" G) l3 v2 uThe new framework also pledges that federal, provincial, and territorial governments will strive to create better services for immigrants before they arrive in Canada and once they're in the workforce.: d% Q3 @$ B$ Z# X' L1 _2 N0 v' S
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Ottawa says the governments will work with regulatory bodies, colleges and universities, and other "key partners" to make the changes happen. |
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