the CanadaVisa Team - 23 July, 2015
Health care professionals from abroad who wish to immigrate and work in Saskatchewan have a new information resource through which they can better prepare ahead of time. The Internationally Educated Health Professional (IEHP) web portal was launched last week by Rob Norris, Saskatchewan Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour.
"Our goal here is to ensure that foreign health professionals have the information they need - an initial step in help addressing a broader labour force need and most importantly to help address and ensure that we're building more dynamic, diverse and cosmopolitan communities across our province," said Minister Norris.
From Here, potential Saskatchewan immigrants who wish to work in the health care industry can learn about licensing requirements, credential recognition, and the current job market.
The new web portal is designed to respond to the current challenges that face internationally-trained health care professionals as they relocate to Saskatchewan – namely the access to clear and accurate information about health-care regulators, the licensing process, credential recognition, and health-care job opportunities.
This is only the first phase of the Internationally Educated Health Professional web portal. A step-by-step guide to licensing in different fields is currently in development and will be rolled out in the coming months.
Minister Norris expects that the site will speed up the immigration process to a six-month wait.
