- The funds are intended to promote collaboration and information sharing in the health sector.
- The project builds on the success of the National Navigation Network for Newcomers (N4).
- An online platform for foreign health professionals who wish to work in Canada.
Parliamentary Secretary of Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced nearly $1.5 million in money to help newcomers work faster in the industry canadian health.
The funds are intended for promote collaboration and information sharing in the health sector. Specifically, to help internationally educated healthcare professionals obtain their recognized credentials faster.
The project builds on the success of the National Navigation Network for Newcomers (N4), a platform in line for foreign health professionals who wish to work in Canada. N4 was launched in 2019 by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario’s (CHEO).
The funds will enable N4 to serve as a platform
In addition to helping internationally educated health professionals work in Canada, funds will allow N4 to serve as a platform where newcomers information on foreign qualifications and credential recognition can be found in all provinces and territories outside of Quebec.
“Newcomers are an integral part of our communities,” said Alex Munter, CEO and President of CHEO. “Her full inclusion in our healthcare workforce will help us address staffing shortages while incorporating richly diverse voices of lived experience and better supporting other newcomers.”
This funding comes from a dedicated stream within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada‘s Settlement Program, which invests in projects that support future settlement programming. IRCC has allocated a total of almost $1.02 billion in settlement services in 2022-2023, an increase of about 11% from 2021-2022, according to public records obtained by CIC News.
Canada is facing a tight labor market, especially in the health sector. Statistics Canada recently reported record levels of job vacancies in health and social care. In March, out of more than 1 million job openings, health care and social assistance employers were looking to fill 154,500 openings.
Express Entry Programs for Healthcare Professionals
Health professionals may be eligible for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). These two federal immigration programs are administered by the Express Entry system.
Express Entry is an online system that manages immigration applications for the federal government. use the Comprehensive classification system (CRS) to rank eligible candidates based on skilled work experience, age, education, and official language ability, among other factors. The candidates with the highest score are invited to apply for permanent residence in bi-weekly Express Entry drawings.
Although draws for CEC and FSWP candidates have been halted during the pandemic, Minister Fraser ad before these draws resume early july. The minister also said that the processing standard for new Express Entry applicants would return to six months.
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