Foreign credential recognition accelerated by Canadian immigration
December 01 2009 by Liam Clifford
Canadian Immigration announce plans to speed up assessment of foreign qualifications.
Foreign-trained workers looking for the recognition of
their skills to allow them to work in Canada will get notification of
recognition within one year under new plans.
The new Pan-Canadian
Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications will
strive to let applicants know if their qualification is recognised within a
shorter period of time. This will allow immigrants holding certain skills to be
licensed or registered in Canada.
The Framework is part of the plan
introduced by Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney to attract highly
skilled people from around the world to live in Canada.
The new Framework
has also been endorsed by Diane Finley, who is the Minister of Human Resources
and Skills Development. She is also the Co-Chair of the Forum of Labour Market
Ministers. Finley stated, “attracting and retaining the best international
talent to address existing and future labour market challenges is critical to
Canada’s long-term economic success.”
The plan also forms part of the
Canadian government’s intentions outlined in the 2008 Speech from the Throne,
which stated that the country was committed to working with Canadian immigration and “...with the provinces to
make the recognition of foreign credentials a priority, attract top
international students to Canada and increase the uptake of immigrant settlement
programs.”
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