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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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! `* B( ^' u* E, h+ a7 JMinister 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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& W3 Q$ F: w/ ZFinely 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.7 u$ z7 K, ~/ O1 ^
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Doctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.2 b! N: s% X$ ?/ f4 C# `" O- D' D; w
% _( Y2 h2 }! s( VThe 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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* G" v+ v$ d* g" x4 s2 @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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