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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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! R3 i& n: {1 _: W$ E. aMinister 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.
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; |7 t0 q/ P) qFinely 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.- S) K% ^& }! U( [0 B! d% ~
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Doctors and others are slated to be included in the one-year timetable by the end of 2012.: p+ \. _. T+ Q# t& I
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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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) @/ O( ]! o/ b, v; w4 V4 FOttawa says the governments will work with regulatory bodies, colleges and universities, and other "key partners" to make the changes happen. |
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