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It's not employers that prevent doctors and engineers from working -- it's provincial licensing organizations that base their certification at least in part on
by woodrow 15y ago
It's not employers that prevent doctors and engineers from working -- it's provincial licensing organizations that base their certification at least in part on Canadian education. Some provinces have programs that allow foreign-trained professionals to quickly shore up their qualifications, but it takes time.
Personally, I'd take this approach over letting anyone who claims to have an engineering or medical degree practice obtain certification and practice accordingly.
- potatolicious 15y agoIt goes beyond professional licensing - my father is an IT consultant (a damn good one at that) that started out in Canada after immigrating, building security cameras in an assembly line. He had years of international consulting experience in Asia, flying all over the world. Nobody would acknowledge either his education (masters degree) nor his >10-year experience in the field. His path was: factory line worker -> IT infrastructure wiring guy -> front-line customer service phone jockey -> senior customer service phone jockey -> DBA -> consultant. So at least he's back where he belongs. Honestly, I think it was years wasted. The Canadian government's definition of "valuable international education/experience" is rarely ever acknowledged by private industry - licensed/regulated field or otherwise.