Human Resources committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. I would echo my colleagues' remarks that unfortunately most of the substantive changes we'd like to see in the area of FCR are monetary-based, whether it's more money for bridge training, MRA development, or moving assessment of applicants overseas. I do ag

Human Resources committee  Well, you're right, language proficiency and the ability to communicate is really one of the foundation pieces for successfully integrating and finding employment in the labour market. It's something that research at CIC has confirmed again and again. Along with a person's other

Human Resources committee  Well, I'll ask my colleagues to join in on this. In my own view, it's quite likely that this issue of FCR really requires three departments to work on it, because we all come at the issue with different perspectives and with different mandates so that we can be responsive to the

Human Resources committee  Thank you. In this matter it's a question of working particularly with the regulatory bodies in Canada. As my colleague Mr. LaRue has said, through our work on the FQR framework we are actively engaging with regulatory authorities and those who assess credentials for those targ

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Brendan Walsh. I am the director of foreign qualification recognition of the Foreign Credentials Referral Office, or FCRO, at Citizenship and Immigration Canada. I am here today on behalf of the FCRO's acting director general, Ms. Natasha Pateman