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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.4 @/ G% K }5 x+ `8 z
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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.: O5 G' n( O7 [/ f$ S
1 u5 L2 S% a" ] W. F( A7 |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.; `! s$ _/ F1 p4 o; a& D. U- t8 B; [
) }* m9 M5 c" F) k2 B8 V- Y ZDoctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.% u% `; R: A' {/ D2 {& [0 W% K w) |
d P6 C% p! J$ G4 d) w8 A8 jThe 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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/ w+ I; z! q+ i3 K2 z: m$ d# V |8 xOttawa says the governments will work with regulatory bodies, colleges and universities, and other "key partners" to make the changes happen. |
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