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Project to Speed up Licensing of Internationally Trained Geoscientists Receives Funding Geoscientists Canada is receiving $782,000 in funding from the Government of Canada through the Foreign Credential Recognition Program for its Admissions Tools Project. Through this project, Geoscientists Canada will create assessment tools to evaluate the education and work experience of internationally trained geoscientists applying to become licensed in Canada. This new, national approach to credential assessment aims to help internationally trained geoscientists put their skills to work sooner, anywhere in the country. newcomers can find meaningful jobs that contribute to Canada’s economy.” “Geoscientists Canada very much appreciates the funding being made available for this important project,” said Timothy Corkery, P.Geo., president of Geoscientists Canada. “Geoscientists provide vital services to society and they are important innovators in Canada’s resources sectors. The approach to the assessment of internationally trained geoscientists for professional licensure that this project should bring will benefit all concerned.”

The announcement was made by Wai Young, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. “Our government’s top priorities are job creation, economic growth and long-term prosperity, and we recognize that internationally trained professionals help fill skills shortages in key occupations,” said Ms. Young. “This is why we are working with partners like Geoscientists Canada so that

Under the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications, the Government of Canada is working with the provinces and territories and other partners, such as regulatory bodies, to improve foreign credential recognition. Geoscientists Canada is the national association of the 11 provincial and territorial licensing bodies for the practice of geoscience. v

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