relation to gaining employment on par with their Affected persons: Comments: Canada recognizes that employment services and - migrants education, experience and skills (Sri Lanka); Foreign Qualification Recognition are vital to helping newcomers access the labour market and obtain employment Source of position: A/HRC/24/11/Add.1 - Para. 27 on par with their education, experience and skills. Under Canada’s Settlement Program, employment-related services for newcomers include: employment counselling, job search training, language training, work placements, mentoring, networking, and preparation for licensure. These types of supports help prepare newcomers for Canada’s labour market. In addition, the Settlement Program provides many indirect services for newcomers, engaging with employers and Immigrant Employment Councils to help motivate businesses to become more involved in newcomer employment. Canada created the Employer Awards for Newcomer Employment to recognize the exceptional action on behalf of Canadian employers in the hiring, training and retention of newcomers into the labour market on an annual The Government of Canada provides funding to provincial and territorial governments and organizations through the Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP) to support foreign credential recognition in Canada. The FCRP also helps implement the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign The Framework is a joint commitment by Qualifications. federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together to improve foreign credential recognition processes in Canada. The new Foreign Credential Recognition Program offers loans to newcomers to help cover the costs of getting their foreign credentials recognized. The Government of Canada also launched a new Targeted The Strategy helps Employment Strategy for Newcomers. reduce barriers and support newcomers as they put their skills to work in the Canadian economy.
relation to gaining employment on par with their education, experience and skills (Sri Lanka); Source of position: A/HRC/24/11/Add.1 - Para. 27 Affected persons: - migrants Comments: Canada recognizes that employment services and Foreign Qualification Recognition are vital to helping newcomers access the labour market and obtain employment on par with their education, experience and skills. Under Canada’s Settlement Program, employment-related services for newcomers include: employment counselling, job search training, language training, work placements, mentoring, networking, and preparation for licensure. These types of supports help prepare newcomers for Canada’s labour market. In addition, the Settlement Program provides many indirect services for newcomers, engaging with employers and Immigrant Employment Councils to help motivate businesses to become more involved in newcomer employment. Canada created the Employer Awards for Newcomer Employment to recognize the exceptional action on behalf of Canadian employers in the hiring, training and retention of newcomers into the labour market on an annual The Government of Canada provides funding to provincial and territorial governments and organizations through the Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP) to support foreign credential recognition in Canada. The FCRP also helps implement the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. The Framework is a joint commitment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together to improve foreign credential recognition processes in Canada. The new Foreign Credential Recognition Program offers loans to newcomers to help cover the costs of getting their foreign credentials recognized. The Government of Canada also launched a new Targeted Employment Strategy for Newcomers. The Strategy helps reduce barriers and support newcomers as they put their skills to work in the Canadian economy.
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