December 13, 2021
Updated Legislation Proclaimed To Remove Barriers For Internationally Educated Professionals
– – –New Regulation to Make it Easier For Internationally Educated Professionals To Work in Manitoba: Reyes
The Fair Registration Practices in Regulated Professions Amendment Act has been proclaimed, which will further reduce barriers for internationally educated professionals to register in Manitoba’s self-regulated professions, Economic Development and Jobs Minister Jon Reyes announced today
“Qualified professionals who want to practice in Manitoba should be able to, no matter where they were educated, and we want these professionals to have the same access to their profession as their locally educated counterparts,” said Reyes. “Their value to the Manitoba economy cannot be understated, and this legislation supports them to join the workforce sooner and begin their lives here in Manitoba.”
Amendments to the Fair Registration Practices in Regulated Professions Act transitions the Office of the Manitoba Fairness Commissioner to a new Fair Registration Practices Office. The amendments also include:
- proactively ensuring professions comply with domestic trade agreements such as the Canada Free Trade Agreement and the New West Partnership;
- clarifying the requirement for professions to ensure registration requirements and assessments for internationally educated applicants are necessary
- obligating self-regulatory bodies to notify the office of changes to their assessment and registration practices;
- allowing the establishment of a timeliness standard for registration of qualified internationally educated applicants by regulation; and
- authorizing the minister to issue compliance orders when necessary, through enforcement mechanisms outlined in the legislation.
For more information on the Fair Registration Practices Office, visit www.gov.mb.ca/frpo/.
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