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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.6 H1 }: Y8 W+ j
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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.. |& f/ l$ r% q) @! p7 L6 \
3 I0 L: Q, v# k* S6 kFinely 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.% o3 `* R5 J5 L( B6 F; m" Y
. J5 C: {5 ]$ w( m0 IDoctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.
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5 D& d. u+ z$ J; ^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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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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