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Immigration & Refugees

Credential Recognition platforms

Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

Work with provinces, territories, & regulatory bodies to improve foreign credential recognition.

Conservative

Immediately launch a Credential Recognition Task Force to develop new credential recognition strategies.

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One area this task force will study is credential pre-qualification – allowing people in other countries to acquire Canadian-standard proficiency through accredited institutions overseas or distance learning with Canadian institutions.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Credential Recognition.

NDP

Improve foreign credentials recognition.

Green

  • Review & update accreditation policies & licensing programmes.
  • Work with accreditation institutions to recognise foreign training & education.
  • Allocate more funding to provide training language & employment skills, & accreditation recognition for any newcomers legally eligible to work in Canada.
  • Incentivise employers to hire newcomers & refugee claimants.

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● Review and update accreditation policies and licensing programs to better and more accurately reflect the current needs of our Canadian society.

● Collaborate with accreditation institutions in Canada to recognize foreign training and education.

● Allocate greater funding to provide training language skills, employment skills. and accreditation recognition for any newcomer legally eligible to work in Canada.

● Create incentives for employers to hire newcomers and refugee claimants.

Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11

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