Canada opens new residency paths for military recruits, other workers

[FJAG]

Yup, this occurred to me. It would probably heavily depend on where they’re coming from. With that said, this is also something that’s entirely a matter of policy within the federal executive; with ministerial level support, much could be decided and implemented.

Less of a concern for doctors and nurses; much more of one for pilots.

I'm not 100% sure about doctors and nurses, but one requirement for being a legal officer is qualification and good standing in a provincial law society. That's because that's where the evaluation standards and control take place. My guess is that its the same for various other professions including doctors and nurses. To the best of my knowledge, the feds have no system for professional qualification evaluation and accreditation for those fields either.

I think the last thing we'd want is yet another "trade" which is not transferable from the military to civvy street. That would mean this initiative needs to partner with at least one province's various accreditation authorities or be a bit of a lame duck.

 

[brihard]

I'm not 100% sure about doctors and nurses, but one requirement for being a legal officer is qualification and good standing in a provincial law society. That's because that's where the evaluation standards and control take place. My guess is that its the same for various other professions including doctors and nurses. To the best of my knowledge, the feds have no system for professional qualification evaluation and accreditation for those fields either.

I think the last thing we'd want is yet another "trade" which is not transferable from the military to civvy street. That would mean this initiative needs to partner with at least one province's various accreditation authorities or be a bit of a lame duck.

It may not be a tough sell to find a province willing to move quick to accredit if it potentially gets them an inside track on enticing those medical professionals over to the civilian system after service.

 

[OldSolduer]

These are the types of immigrants that were coming here in the 60s.
It’s about time.