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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.
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* ]4 a# c4 c* b& h+ ~; iMinister 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.2 Q4 c S( Z# Z% V. m8 X! i
) ^( a$ h' E% ^/ e7 p: nFinely 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.
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Doctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.4 {* j2 B/ Z& O2 }9 Y! v: M
2 y9 Y. B& \4 v2 OThe 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.
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$ y b% M0 j8 c. s" KOttawa says the governments will work with regulatory bodies, colleges and universities, and other "key partners" to make the changes happen. |
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