On Recognizing Foreign Credentials
March 21, 2007News out today that the Conservative led minority government in Ottawa won't be establishing a federal agency to review and recognize the work and educational credentials of newly-arriving immigrants, after all. Notwithstanding their pre-election promise to help newcomers become accredited in Canada, the party now in power has instead decided to refer immigrants to provincial bodies for the assessment of their credentials. Talk about passing the buck.
To be fair, the Conservative party has done no worse on this particular issue than any other political party that has formed a government, going back as far as I can remember. Come election time, politicians trip over themselves in their haste to make promises... but you've heard all this before.
In truth, the problem all along here has been the provinces and the professional orders that regulate many skilled occupations. With regard to the latter, it would be naïve to think that professional bodies care about anything other than the well-being of their existing members. As for the provinces, they are much better at erecting barriers than at removing them. Take, for example, the case of Ms. Tia Quance, a registered nurse in Ontario, who wanted to transfer her qualifications to Quebec. According to her letter to the editor in today's Montreal Gazette, she faced nothing but "bureaucratic traps and obstacles" in her attempt to register with the Quebec Order of Nurses. She faces a two-year application process - and she is Canadian.
The average Canadian probably doesn't give much thought to the difficulty faced by foreign-trained professionals in their efforts to have their credentials recognized in Canada. But we should. As Canadians, we all pay more for skilled and professional services and we all wait longer for medical and social services than we ought to. Once we're fed up enough, we'll insist that politicians deliver on their promises.
2 Comments:
dear david,
after reading the experience that you have with your grandfather sadness, i was so touched due to his case was almost the same as how we felt. one of our family member till now cant come to canada to unite with the whole family. our request were in deaf ears too.
we hope you can undertand us through the experience of your granpa, you can help us out.thank you so much.
i did email you regrading this matter.
As you may have notice, the immigration debate has elevated couple of notches... In the last two paragraphs page 52 of my manuscript "ONE KING, ONE RACE, ONE WORLD" I commence to write about this hot topic, immigration... Immigration not only affects the western hemisphere, but all other regions of our only blue planet...
My approach to the immigration issue is very simple, we as human beings have the right to live anywhere on this planet, and it's our right to do so… To help other regions in dire economic needs will only bring balance, long term prosperity, wealth, and security... What does this mean to the Industrialized Nations? Simple, once NATIONS around the world have a thriving economy, less people will migrate to your Nation… Then you will beg them to enter, instead of kicking us out.
By not allowing human beings enter a region, it has only created an underground economy, ignorance, wasted negative time and energy on how we take your jobs or business opportunities. How about putting people's lives at risk because they are afraid to report crime and or partake in civic duties, since they are considered illegal.
True Nations have the right to protect there borders from individuals, groups or other Nations, just as the head of the family has the right to defend his/her place of residence from intruders…
Remember bad apples are found in every region of the world and those need to be dealt swiftly, but most immigrants want to have a normal life, unfortunately their current regions cannot meet such goals… If you like to put blame, put blame where it belongs! Who do we blame? For starters Governments around the world that only steal from their people and watch them starve, and or die with unfulfilled goals/dreams. How about, the wealthy elite families around the world who only think of themselves and not of their NEIGHBORS, by paying low wages, terrible awful work condition…
To all Citizens who belong to the privileged wealthy Nations (Industrialized Regions)… Put yourself in the shoes of these poor 3rd world citizens! What would you do? You have the answer and we know what it is, finding a better place to live for you and your families…
To all citizens of this great planet of ours: the media, religion, commerce, and world governments thrive on disinformation and for you TO stay ignorant, because it will accomplish their goals, to separate the human race…
Be part of the Intellectual Revolution!
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