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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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+ o+ q; l$ |; ^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.- _# T8 x9 {, C& C: ]# D
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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.! H' Z1 C+ E' j k }3 z
* f3 H: D4 I; @) _3 r% j4 dDoctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012. T6 l1 E2 C. {' E4 V, f
1 ~; L9 ^- g0 ?7 }; y: ~' ~9 KThe 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.; T6 w1 l( n o* ? ~3 c* [
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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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