Premier David Eby and Workforce Development Minister Andrew Mercier introduced a new bill Monday that aims to deliver on a promise ensuring new arrivals to British Columbia can put their training and abilities to work as quickly as possible. If passed, Bill 38, the International Credentials Recognition Act, will remove barriers such as redundant language testing and requirements for work experience in Canada for 29 professions, including engineers, lawyers, teachers and social workers.
“We have many unfair processes that force new arrivals to British Columbia to go through incredibly complex, contradictory, hard-to-understand, expensive, repetitive processes that are frustrating and ultimately cause people to give up and work in a field that they’re not trained in,” said Eby, who announced the bill at a news conference Monday morning. The promise to further allow and vastly speed up the employment of immigrants with foreign training has been a priority for Eby since he became premier in November 2022.”
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