Citizenship and Immigration committee  We also have a mentoring program within the public service. The public service is the largest employer in Canada, and we have, of course, many professional occupations. We are involved in providing mentorship as well as in helping newcomers with resumé writing, expanding their professional networks in the local community, and things like that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, yes, we do have the foreign credential referral office. There is a difference; many of you might notice in the documentation credentials versus qualifications. In the federal government, we use credential, which typically refers more to an education level; whereas qualification is a broader range of credentials, experience, and skill level.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's right. You would be referred to the B.C. professional engineers association, and there's a website. The B.C. government also has competency profiles for all the professional designations. That person would be directly referred to the professional body. They would find out that there are online exams available.