http://lawiscool.com/2009/11/30/immigration-and-foreign-credentials/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:34:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lawiscool.com/2009/11/30/immigration-and-foreign-credentials/comment-page-1/#comment-8215 neelam Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:25:57 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=2300#comment-8215 Its nice to see that the federal government is helping foreign immigrants with foreign credentials. In my personal life my husband is a doctor from pakistan and is a permanent resident he faced many hardhship due to the fact that canada won't accept him to practice he has to do the test, which i believe is a wasting people hard earned money and also not being certain they will get residency as many people are facing and more priority is being given to canadian medical students and foreign doctors are left in the back burner delivering pizza making minimum wage as compared to other less qualified. We are facing doctor shortages in the provinces and yet we fail to give opportunities to foreign doctors, because of this my husband is doing his masters just to have a alternative career to fall back on because hes not certain that he will not be given a chance to practice here its a shame. I think the province should be ashamed of themselves letting talented people go through this treatment. I believe that racism still exists in this country and we see it. People abuse their power and this problem should be addressed. I feel the foreign trained doctors are brilliant and bring years of experience with them and for them to give tests and that maybe they deliberately make it tougher for only foreign doctors and taking peoples money and not giving them residency just shows how we treat people no wonder even canadian dont like living here they go to the US , I dont blame them. Its nice to see that the federal government is helping foreign immigrants with foreign credentials. In my personal life my husband is a doctor from pakistan and is a permanent resident he faced many hardhship due to the fact that canada won’t accept him to practice he has to do the test, which i believe is a wasting people hard earned money and also not being certain they will get residency as many people are facing and more priority is being given to canadian medical students and foreign doctors are left in the back burner delivering pizza making minimum wage as compared to other less qualified. We are facing doctor shortages in the provinces and yet we fail to give opportunities to foreign doctors, because of this my husband is doing his masters just to have a alternative career to fall back on because hes not certain that he will not be given a chance to practice here its a shame. I think the province should be ashamed of themselves letting talented people go through this treatment. I believe that racism still exists in this country and we see it. People abuse their power and this problem should be addressed. I feel the foreign trained doctors are brilliant and bring years of experience with them and for them to give tests and that maybe they deliberately make it tougher for only foreign doctors and taking peoples money and not giving them residency just shows how we treat people no wonder even canadian dont like living here they go to the US , I dont blame them.

]]> http://lawiscool.com/2009/11/30/immigration-and-foreign-credentials/comment-page-1/#comment-7752 E.Bardowell Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:14:15 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=2300#comment-7752 The recognition of foreign credential by the federal government should be very straight forward. These professionals should be processed at the immigration office in their country. Each applicant applying for immigration status to Canada,during the application and interview process, a copy of their credentials, including the professional license to practice in their country from the state board.These documents should be submitted to the provincial licensing body in which the person is intended to settle.For example, the Ontario Medical association,receive the qualifications and then process it and make the decision on the suitability of the applicant. This would reduce the frustration of the applicant in that they would know if they are qualified to practice medicine in Canada. Also, it would reduce the number of bogus qualifications submitted to immigration Canada. Borderline cases could be given an examination by immigration Canada at the embassy or high commissioner office. These exams are drawn from the OMA syllabus. We do not have to reinvent the wheel, however, we can modify the design and make it better. The recognition of foreign credential by the federal government should be very straight forward. These professionals should be processed at the immigration office in their country. Each applicant applying for immigration status to Canada,during the application and interview process, a copy of their credentials, including the professional license to practice in their country from the state board.These documents should be submitted to the provincial licensing body in which the person is intended to settle.For example, the Ontario Medical association,receive the qualifications and then process it and make the decision on the suitability of the applicant. This would reduce the frustration of the applicant in that they would know if they are qualified to practice medicine in Canada. Also, it would reduce the number of bogus qualifications submitted to immigration Canada. Borderline cases could be given an examination by immigration Canada at the embassy or high commissioner office. These exams are drawn from the OMA syllabus. We do not have to reinvent the wheel, however, we can modify the design and make it better.

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