The Canadian Health Sector Needs Workers

The Canadian government recognises that there is a labor shortage in many sectors, thus it would be advantageous to facilitate people's migration to Canada. Healthcare was also one of the industries affected by the epidemic. To make the situation better, Canada has approved a $1.5 million investment to assist foreign-trained health care employees in achieving credential recognition.

The funding, announced on Monday by Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, would support professionals trained overseas in filling key roles in Canada's health-care system in provinces other than Quebec.

The project will see the construction of a platform for globally educated health care workers to acquire information on credential recognition through the extension of the successful Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario's (CHEO's) National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4).

“CHEO has a proven track record of ensuring health and social service sector professionals have the knowledge and tools they need to provide equitable care and services to newcomers,” said Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the immigration minister. “We are pleased to continue working with the National Newcomer Navigation Network to support health care professionals educated abroad in securing jobs in Canada’s health care sector. These services will help more newcomers succeed, while also helping to build a better future for all Canadians”.

The project's main goals include identifying issues that international health workers experience while trying to have their qualifications recognised. It also intends to accelerate credential recognition and reduce barriers to employment in the health care sector. Finally, it will propose policy suggestions to address some of the challenges raised above. N4 was established in April 2019 to improve access to health and social services for immigrants.

Quebec's Strategy

Quebec is addressing the issue of newcomers being unable to find work in their industries by investing its own money, including $130 million announced in December. The funds will be used to build initiatives in areas like as recruiting, skills evaluation, tailored support, refresher training, and skill and credential validation during a two-year period.

The strategy calls for efforts in six major areas:

1. Identifying Fresh Talent

Quebec intends to use part of the funds to find nations with similar professional training in order to provide recruiters with access to a wide talent pool.

2. Assistance To Regulatory Agencies and Professional Organisations

Regulatory authorities and professional orders will be encouraged to enhance skill evaluation, offer refresher training, and give temporary restricted permits to particular employees in order for them to conduct their profession.

3. Individualised Assistance For Newcomers

Support services will be improved to provide assistance with specific talent recognition methods. Throughout the immigration procedure, candidates will have access to assistance.

4. Refresher Training and Internship Funding

Immigrants should be able to receive refresher training and internships both from overseas and in Quebec in order to speed up skill recognition.

5. Financial Assistance For Talent Recognition

Candidates may be eligible for particular financial assistance for refresher training as well as tuition cost waivers.

6. Assistance To Quebec Companies in Evaluating Foreign Qualifications

Employers in Quebec will be able to compare a foreign credential to the Quebec education system using an online application.

Express Entry Programs For Healthcare Workers

Professionals in the health care field may be qualified for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). The Express Entry system manages these two federal immigration programs.

Express Entry is a federal government internet system that processes immigration applications. It ranks qualified individuals based on their skilled job experience, age, education, and official language proficiency, among other characteristics, using the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). In biweekly Express Entry drawings, the top-scoring individuals are asked to apply for permanent residence. Despite the fact that CEC and FSWP candidate drawings were halted during the pandemic, Minister Fraser recently confirmed that they will resume in early July. The minister also stated that the processing time for new Express Entry candidates will be reduced to six months, which was good news for everyone who was stuck in the backlog.

PNP For Medical Professionals

Although the Immigration and Refugee Council has the last word on who can immigrate to Canada, governments can propose suitable applicants through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Some PNPs are only for health care workers, whilst others have more broad work experience criteria but may organize immigration nomination draws for individuals in the industry. Several jurisdictions have multiple programs that attract health care workers. PNPs will occasionally choose individuals through the Express Entry system and encourage them to file for a provincial nomination. If these applicants are nominated, their Express Entry score will be increased by 600 CRS points. This reward is more than sufficient to invite the individual to seek permanent residency.

• Through its Human Capital Priorities Stream, Ontario encourages health care professionals to apply.
• Under the Skills Immigration and Express Entry paths, British Columbia has a Health Care Professional category.
• Saskatchewan has established an International Health Worker EOI pool for health care workers.
• The Labour Market Priorities Stream of Nova Scotia sometimes runs draws in which health care practitioners are invited to apply for a provincial nomination.
• The Internationally Educated Nurses (IEN) program in New Brunswick offers a route for international nurses who speak English or French.

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