No more doctors driving cabs

National PostDecember 01, 2009NP Editor Talk of making it easier for foreign-trained professionals to have their credentials recognized so they may practice in Canada has been around since at least the 1980s when the Mulroney government more than doubled the number of...

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...

Mentoring Can Make a Difference

The past does not equal the future,” one immigrant says. December 2009Your Workplace   Local professional networks are invaluable to job seekers, but most skilled immigrants do not have access to such networks, or understand how to navigate their job search in...

Ottawa to reduce wait times on foreign credentials

Government set to announce that workers applying to be licensed in 14 fields will learn within a year whether qualifications accepted The Globe and MailNovember 30, 2009 Trevor Pritchard The federal Conservatives are planning to reduce the time it takes for...

Open doors to foreign trained professionals, watchdogs told

South Asian FocusNovember 25, 2009 Sunil Rao The federal government is unequivocally telling the 400-plus Canadian professional licensing bodies: “It’s time to open up your doors to foreign trained professionals.” This was among the key messages...