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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Flawed study that doesn't examine the economic impact of immigrants in our work force to do the jobs that other people won't do at the wages that are attractive to companies in Canada. So yes they do receive more government benefits (because of lower wages) and yes they usually work in lower paying jobs (therefore pay fewer taxes) because Canada is still poor at recognizing international accreditation but our overall economy and wealth would likely be much worse off without them and the net effect is probably positive.
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I think that Canada is getting a bad rep for recognizing foreign professional accreditation. It takes years for an immigrant to be granted entry into Canada. Once their application is submitted they should apply for foreign recognition. It is a long process but a lot of that is due to the difficulty of verifying records from a lot of countries/universities. To give someone credit for their education you need to determine the level of education they received which means finding the course syllabus and having a translator go through it to compare it to a Canadian syllabus. An engineering degree can mean quite different things in different countries and between different universities within a country. Many institutions have no syllabus available so it comes down to talking with professors to determine what is actually covered in class. Once you have approved the course itself you need to verify that an applicant actually attended and graduated. In Canada this whole process takes a few days, you send a request to your institution and ask them to mail a certified copy of your transcripts to the professional association. In many countries there are no digital records and some have only spotty paper records.
With education done you need to start on work experience, what have they been doing and what standards were they following. From there they need to obtain some local experience or knowledge to learn the local laws and standards before being welcomed into the profession.
Everything except the local experience can be obtained from abroad and should be complete before the immigrant sets foot in the country. This can be a frustrating process but a local employer is far more likely to hire someone who is already well on their way to obtaining their designation.