Yes, I would. I think the option available to the federal government is to do as you suggest, exercising what you call moral suasion, that is, trying to convince the provincial authorities that it's in their interest as much as in the federal government's interest to assist these immigrants to gain the appropriate qualifications.
But don't forget, I think you recognize that there may be some jurisdictions where persons are recognized as being qualified, whereas the local professional regulatory group don't think they are qualified. In some cases, that may be a sound judgment. In other cases, some might characterize it as job protection. In either case, the immigrant is unable to work.
Some of this I guess is unavoidable; it's in the nature of immigration. You could go to another country and not be able to work for other reasons--you can't speak the language or something. So there are hardships for everyone, there's no question about it. I understand that members of Parliament often are asked by constituents who are immigrants or second-generation immigrants, and they're trying to deal with that problem.
I think the resources available to the federal government, arguably, are more than moral suasion; they may have fiscal suasion. Then they will tend to advance their view and perhaps bring the provinces. But you see, even if you have one province on side, they've got to get all the rest on side to get the mobility aspect addressed. I would think it's a very complex matter. As urgent and as pressing and as worthy as the goal may be, it seems to me it's a very difficult area to deal with, although some progress has been made in the past because of the mobility rights under the Charter.
Nonetheless, Canadians want to be satisfied that when someone presents themselves as being qualified to do X, they are in fact qualified to do whatever it is they're being paid to do. So the regulatory authorities have to be careful that they maintain their standards appropriately.