Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathji
Exactly. I understand why it happens, but the reality is that it is very hard for these immigrants to do this.
Imagine you had to go work for the equivalent of unskilled labour wages in Russia, support your family and find time to jump through all the hoops required to validate your credentials there. All this while learning Russian and trying to become used to a totally different way of doing things.
The only real solution is to establish international guidelines so that if you have this degree/certificate/etc from this institution then it is equivalent to this degree/etc in Canada/US/etc. Then when a professional applies to come into the country and would like to have their credentials transfer, they are given the opportunity to do the work required in advance so when they get here they are either ready to go right away or close to it.
One particular guy I was friends with applied to come to Canada 3-4 years before he was allowed to. That time could have been easily spent doing things like this, with him earning his salary and supporting his family in the Philippines instead of here for a pittance.
|
I know a bit of Russian so I think I could make a go of it. Seriously though that is why they are allowed to start the process before they get here. They can fill out forms and study for exams from any location. And as for international standards, TILMA is only a few years old and it was a landmark agreement between Alberta and B.C. to formalize labour mobility requirements between the provinces. in my industry you still have to write an exam to transfer into B.C. The country has also recently passed the agreement on internal trade which is supposed to be similar between the whole country and it is tough to get all the provinces to agree on a standard for many professions. To normalize everything across the world would require one set of standard laws for many industries. Alberta has profession specific regulations that are independent of every other jurisdiction and it is important to make sure that someone coming into the province to work is aware and familiar with the local laws.
To the temporary worker program I would love to see something in place for TFW's to convert into permanent citizens. It seems wrong to bring in someone to do work in our country and then after a few years we tell them to go home you are no longer welcome here. Who would make a better immigrant than someone who is already here with stable employment. It also solves some of the isolated area issues as there would be more demand for TFW's in remote areas and they could be invited to stay.