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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.7 S/ X e! o+ j) H
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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.- S$ t6 v) |8 p/ W& u- \- ]/ l; i
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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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; Z) R W1 H3 u( j! ]Doctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.
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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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% a( j; _6 X7 Y( c$ r- w- W: B4 N" G% 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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