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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.% x$ G- T9 s7 F3 n, E
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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.
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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." v j. t& @$ a- f
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Doctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.
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' R. K, f$ b( }The 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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4 i- A; K5 y1 `2 g* x0 vOttawa says the governments will work with regulatory bodies, colleges and universities, and other "key partners" to make the changes happen. |
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