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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.3 G) d3 m4 b' X6 z J
" w# S6 ]% B" c/ g- |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., B; h+ x6 O2 e3 y
* ?2 G {, V. b, e; _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.
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3 y: A$ R' |& _* x1 }0 U% R8 S& a( rDoctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.
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, r: m% z* A8 r% P6 C' J& G- _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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0 K8 e) p. s& ^0 y* FOttawa says the governments will work with regulatory bodies, colleges and universities, and other "key partners" to make the changes happen. |
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