I can't say I know the name of the organization, but there is.... I was contacted about this by a doctor in my riding regarding one of their children, who was trained as a nurse in the United States and was looking to come back to Canada to practise as a nurse. It isn't part of the government, but there is an agency, in my understanding, that looks at the training somebody has had overseas and then advises the provinces what would be required in order for them to get up to snuff to practise within that province. It only makes recommendations.
My understanding from him is that it's been six months since his son applied to this program. We heard in testimony from at least one person during a health committee meeting that this same organization.... I think the person was talking about a nurse trained in the United Kingdom who took years to get evaluated. I apologize for not having the name of that organization, but is this being looked at? It seems like a big bottleneck in foreign credentialing.