British Columbia is set to make the process of getting a job in Canada easier for international workers. To achieve this goal, the province’s recently introduced International Credentials Recognition Act will eliminate the Canadian work experience requirement for most of the foreign workers, language proficiency requirements for some workers, and expedite the processing times for all processing times. This act will come into effect starting 1 July 2024.
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The International Credentials Recognition Act will help foreign workers get their credentials recognised in a much faster and easier way. For this, the provincial government will require 18 of its regulatory bodies to eliminate the barriers in 29 professions so as to make their credential recognition process faster.
The professions that will benefit from this change are:
- Applied biology technician
- Applied science technologist
- Architect
- Associate real estate broker
- Certified technician
- Chartered professional accountant
- Conditional teaching certificate holder
- Early childhood educator
- Early childhood educator assistant
- Emergency medical assistant, including paramedics
- Landscape architect
- Land surveyor
- Lawyer
- Managing real estate broker
- Notary public
- Professional agrologist
- Professional biologist
- Professional engineer
- Professional geoscientist
- Professional teaching certificate holder
- Real estate representative
- Registered biology technologist
- Registered clinical social worker
- Registered forest technologist
- Registered music teacher
- Registered professional forester
- Social worker
- Technical agrologist
- Veterinarian
Once the International Credentials Recognition Act comes into effect, it will become easier for professionals in the healthcare industry to get their foreign credentials recognised in the province. This will directly assist the province to fill the job vacancies in its healthcare sector.
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