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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./ R8 D" T" r9 P u9 v
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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.8 Q m6 V& l7 |- k- I0 r- g6 g
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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.; Z6 H( ~) {- r$ f
) f4 V6 f- H* N/ l* MDoctors 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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0 M) M0 h! P! u' B9 \8 x2 {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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