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LABOUR MOBILITY AND THE PAN-CANADIAN FRAMEWORK

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Through the Agreement on Internal Trade, federal, provincial and territorial governments agreed to eliminate inter-provincial barriers to the free movement of workers, goods, services and investments.

In early 2009, all governments approved amendments to Chapter 7 of the Agreement to achieve full labour mobility for workers in regulated professions and regulated trades.

The Chapter now requires that a certified worker in one province or territory who wishes to relocate to another province or territory to work shall, upon application, be certified for that occupation by the destination province or territory, unless an additional pre-defined allowable certification requirement or limitation is imposed, or unless a province or territory has noted the need for an exception as necessary to achieve public, consumer or environmental protection.

Building upon these advances, governments recognize that we are collectively faced with both the opportunity and the need for moving forward in a concerted way on issues of foreign qualification recognition.

The Agreement encourages the adoption of occupational standards based on common interprovincial standards, where it is possible and practical to do so. Governments have agreed that there can be different pathways for a worker to acquire and demonstrate the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities required for certification in a regulated occupation. Differences may therefore exist between jurisdictions in terms of the assessment processes and criteria that determine whether or not foreign qualifications will be recognized. However, recognition of foreign qualifications in one jurisdiction requires that other jurisdictions accept that licensing decision. Once an internationally-trained individual is certified by a province or territory, he or she cannot be treated any differently for certification purposes than a domestically-trained worker.

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2011-08-30