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Old 15th January 2008, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by andyi59 View Post
I was recently searching for information about jobs etc in Canada and came across these websites with informations about immigrants specially from Asia being doctors and engineers in their own country, working in macdonalds and driving cabs. Because their qualification is not recognized in Canada and if they want to practice they have to do it all over again. It really scared me off lol. Is this true?
In fact, it is true - but in many cases, the real "issue" is one of language. There is usually a way to take some additional classes or exams to get around a qualification that isn't recognized (in Canada, or elsewhere) especially in a profession that is needed. But it's often the language issue that keeps immigrants from being able to pursue the "catch-up" process for a high-level profession.
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