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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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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." b5 j8 `% ` Y C
& c: s, \2 k6 UFinely 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.4 ^3 k8 k1 {# \* }& B+ R- C. F J2 E
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Doctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012. E5 i& _2 M, B7 Q7 a
5 P- e0 k- q$ U) b5 HThe 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.: ]' j& y1 Q# H1 c# R/ d
- N( O$ J% p( u. ` oOttawa says the governments will work with regulatory bodies, colleges and universities, and other "key partners" to make the changes happen. |
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