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ANNEX A – IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES

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Governments agree to work together and in collaboration with affected stakeholders to apply the principles of the Framework, establish service standards, and to help support the labour market needs of immigrants across Canada.

The following implementation strategies will guide federal, provincial and territorial government efforts so that the joint commitments and desired outcomes articulated in the Framework are achieved.

These strategies are not substitutes for initiatives and legislative approaches already underway. Rather, they are a guide to collective work and a common reference point for individual federal, provincial and territorial strategies that are made in full recognition of the existing roles and responsibilities of governments and affected stakeholders. These strategies will be implemented in accordance with existing intergovernmental agreements, notably those regarding immigration and the labour market.

Given the varying starting points, as well as differing immigration and labour market priorities, it is recognized that the parties to the Framework will need to determine what actions are required for their own jurisdiction to honour the commitments made in the Framework.

1. Enhancing Pre-Arrival Supports

  • Pre-arrival assessment tools, on-line and overseas services, and information supports will be upgraded to help immigrants prepare for entry into the Canadian labour market.
  • Strategies will be developed for providing prospective immigrants with pre-arrival labour market integration information as early as possible in the immigration process.
  • Where feasible and able to be delivered on a practical scale, approaches will be developed that assist immigrants in initiating assessments before arrival.

2. ASSESSMENT AND RECOGNITION

  • The institutional capacity of key foreign qualification recognition stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, will be strengthened to assess and recognize foreign qualifications, and implement the principles in the Framework.
  • Information resources and tools to support foreign qualification assessment and recognition in the skilled trades will be enhanced.
  • Project-based funding will be made available to:
    • enhance collaboration of regulatory bodies and assessors, and to develop processes and tools to improve the assessment and recognition of foreign qualifications across Canada, and
    • improve the consistency and portability of assessment results across Canada.
    • improve the consistency and portability of assessment results across Canada.
  • The decision making capacity of governments and stakeholders will be enhanced through improvements to data collection and information sharing related to assessment and recognition processes across Canada.

3. ADDRESSING WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION NEEDS

  • Supports for immigrant labour market integration will be introduced, enhanced, or expanded according to local and regional labour market conditions and institutional capacity:
    • basic and occupation specific language training
    • bridge-to-work and bridge-to-licensure programs
    • mentorships and internships
    • employer engagement
    • orientation to working in Canada
    • other information resources

4. TARGET OCCUPATIONS

While the principles of the Framework apply to all regulated occupations, the following list of target occupations will be the common focal point for governments’ individual and collective actions related to implementing the Framework. This list was established based on analysis of foreign qualification assessment needs.

Jurisdictions are free to supplement this list with additional occupations in response to local labour market conditions and priorities. Over time, additional occupations will be included on the list.

Target occupations for December 31, 2010:

  • Architects
  • Engineers
  • Financial Auditors and Accountants
  • Medical Laboratory Technologists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Pharmacists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Registered Nurses

By December 31, 2010, it is expected that these target occupations will have in place the processes and supports necessary to ensure the application of the Framework’s principles, including achieving the Pan- Canadian Commitment to Timely Service.

Governments will work collaboratively with regulatory authorities and other key stakeholders, to share successful practices, develop capacity-building strategies and implement new models in line with the Framework in order to achieve these commitments.

Over the course of the implementation of the Framework, a list of medium term target occupations will be developed. This list will target a date of December 31, 2012 for ensuring that the Framework, including the Pan-Canadian Commitment to Timely Service is in place, and will include at least the following occupations:

  • Dentists
  • Engineering Technicians
  • Licensed Practical Nurses
  • Medical Radiation Technologists
  • Physicians
  • Teachers (K-12)

Skilled trades are integral to the Framework. Advice will be sought from the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship on how best to apply the Framework to skilled trade occupations.

Jurisdictions may wish to define additional standards in collaboration with affected stakeholders, as described in the Framework.

5. GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Public reporting by governments, in accordance with their unique contexts and programs, will form the basis of accountability under the Framework.

Jurisdictions with Fair Access legislation are expected to use the existing reporting obligations of regulatory authorities as the basis for their public reports. Other jurisdictions may require the provision of additional information from regulatory authorities.

These requirements will be developed in conjunction with affected stakeholders, and every effort will be made to minimize the reporting burden on regulatory authorities and other stakeholders.

The implementation of the Framework will continue to be monitored by the Forum of Labour Market Ministers in coordination with Immigration and other affected federal, provincial, and territorial tables. The Forum of Labour Market Ministers will ensure that there is a federal, provincial, and territorial working group in place for ongoing implementation and collaboration.

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2011-08-30