TRIEC pays tribute to founding partner, the late David Pecaut

(Toronto – December 14, 2009) The Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) remembers the late David Pecaut, a city champion and tireless leader who passed away this morning at the age of 54. Mr. Pecaut, chair of the Toronto City Summit Alliance...

Canadian Business: The CEO Poll: Help wanted

CEOs support faster credentials recognition for foreign-trained workers Joe Castaldo The federal government announced in late November a new policy framework to accelerate the recognition of credentials of certain foreign workers. The goal is to help new Canadians...

Boosting Your Cultural IQ

U of T programs help immigrants such as Norma Mendez re-establish their careers in Canada UofT MagazineDecember 4, 2009 Susan Pedwell In July 2005, Norma Mendez’s career screeched to a stop. In San Luis Potosí, Mexico, she had headed human resources for the...

Toronto Star: Credentials fight is far from over

When foreign-trained doctors apply for accreditation to work in Ontario, they generally wait four to six weeks to get an answer.  Pharmacists wait about two weeks and engineers six weeks for decisions from their professional regulatory bodies on whether their foreign...

Canada fast-tracks recognition of immigrant degrees

The Economic TimesDecember 1, 2009 TORONTO: Canada, where a majority of new immigrants cannot find work in their chosen fields because of non-acceptance of their degrees, Monday announced to fast-track recognition of foreign credentials. With the shortage of skilled...