THE PARTIES TO THIS FRAMEWORK
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Initiating joint work among jurisdictions to develop and implement the Pan-Canadian Framework is a critical step for Canada in addressing these national challenges. The Framework provides a shared vision, guiding principles, and desired outcomes for improving the assessment and recognition of foreign qualifications in regulated occupations in Canada.
This Framework represents a joint commitment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together to improve the foreign qualification assessment and recognition systems in Canada. This Framework complements and coordinates the efforts of governments and their foreign qualification recognition partners, as well as being a reference point for individual federal, provincial and territorial strategies.
Qualification recognition for regulated occupations is mainly a provincial and territorial responsibility that has often been delegated in legislation to professional regulatory authorities. A number of jurisdictions have introduced Fair Access legislation that regulates the registration practices of these authorities.
Regulatory authorities, in each jurisdiction, have the primary responsibility for establishing occupational standards that ensure public, consumer and environmental protection. Regulatory authorities are responsible for assessing the skills and credentials of applicants against those standards in order to certify, register, and license qualified applicants in regulated occupations.
The right of each province and territory to adopt occupational standards at levels they consider appropriate has been accompanied by the introduction of a range of assessment tools, certification and qualifications requirements, which may vary across jurisdictions.
In addition to the central role played by regulatory authorities, numerous other individuals and organizations, including various government departments, post secondary and vocational institutions, immigrant settlement agencies and employers, are meaningfully involved in the various steps associated with the assessment and recognition of foreign qualifications. Collaboration and coordination between these many stakeholders is necessary to further reduce duplication and to continue to make system-wide enhancements.
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