Harper Government announces more help for new Canadians to get into job market faster

The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, pledged to carefully study the Panel’s recommendations, which include the need to:

• require each regulated occupation to develop a single national standard and point of contact and insist that skilled immigrants take the initiative to have their qualifications assessed prior to arriving in Canada;
• develop a broader strategy for alternative careers, with a more prominent role for regulators, that will support newcomers as part of the licensing process;
• produce better, more coordinated labour market information targeted at newcomers; and
• create a sense of shared responsibility among all stakeholders for helping immigrants find jobs that match their skills, with a focus on engaging employers.

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