I do know something about this.
Professional bodies in Canada do their best to educate people on what is required for them to make foreign credentials applicable in Canada—for example, physicians through the Royal College and different colleges across the country for engineers, professional associations and others. It's not a government responsibility in Canada; it is the professional bodies that have responsibility for it.
What we do a poor job of is that we aren't the best at making sure that newcomers to Canada know what those criteria are and who to talk to about getting them recognized. We don't do a good job of that.
In 2012—and in 2014, I think, but in 2012 for sure—there was a study done by the Government of Canada's standing committee on human resources and skills development. I think you'd find it very helpful in understanding what things are done but also in identifying what things still have to be done to make sure that individuals like those in your family have opportunities here.
I think we are doing some work towards it. We could do more, but we do genuinely try to evaluate people's capacity and integrate them, because I think it's in all Canadians' interest to make sure that people who are well educated are integrated into Canadian society.