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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I'm just wondering about the mechanics of fast tracking for skilled Immigrants. I would think that especially with Doctors and Nurses and Health That there's a nightmare of verification and backchecks that have to happen.
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I don't think that the actual verification work is such a nightmare. I think a lot of the issue has to do with the ON associations and med schools not wanting to be perceived as equal to those in, say, Cameroon, Moldova, or Tajikistan. Everyone wants the Dr who went to Harvard Med, no one wants the Chiropractor who went to school in Guadalajara. It's a superiority issue.
Most universities have people dedicated to confirming degrees from foreign countries. IIRC a colleague had a Masters from an eastern European university, but U of T would only label it as equivalent to a BA in Canada. (then, of course, noted she could take 3 extra courses to qualify - $5000.)
The government and the associations could conceivably come up with a simple 2-part exam - one written, one tactical - to move this along. It's not like anyone hired today is going to start at the top in the most difficult situations.