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New committee established to streamline foreign credential recognition system

Jul 5, 2024 | 12:03 PM

Alberta’s government is establishing a new advisory committee that is expected to help improve the province’s foreign credential recognition system.

Officials say that recognizing foreign credentials helps internationally trained professionals put their specialized training and skills to work in Alberta faster. This is of particular importance for professions with current and anticipated labour shortages.

“Alberta’s growth continues across all industries and shows no signs of slowing down. By streamlining international qualification recognition, we can attract more skilled professionals to Alberta and help them put their education and training to work faster,” says Muhammad Yaseen, minister of immigration and multiculturalism.

A new 13-member committee, led by chair Dr. Misheck Mwaba, is expected to provide recommendations to Alberta’s government to help improve the current system of credential assessment and recognition.

Members of the committee include representatives from industry, regulatory bodies and educational institutions, and those who have navigated through the foreign qualification recognition system.

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Committee members:

• Dr. Misheck Mwaba, president and CEO, Bow Valley College
• Shauna Feth, president and CEO, Alberta Chamber of Commerce
• Glenys Reeves-Gibbs, executive director, Alberta Federation of Regulated Health Professionals
• Kene Ilochonwu, senior legal counsel, Woodfibre LNG
• Deidre Lake, executive director, Alberta International Medical Graduates Association
• Cam Linke, CEO, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
• Dr. Megan Bergman, registrar and CEO, Alberta Veterinary Medical Association
• Susan McGillivray, interim vice-president, people and health professions, Alberta Health Services
• Rachel Miller, CEO, Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta
• Jay Nagendran, registrar and CEO, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
• G. Nabi Chaudhary, retired manager/senior economist, Alberta Agriculture
• Bruce Randall, retired executive director, Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council
• Cinnamon Stacey, director research and assessment, National Nursing Assessment Service

The committee’s recommendations will be summarized in a report to the minister of immigration and multiculturalism by June 28, 2025. The committee’s term will be a maximum two years in length and will expire no later than March 28, 2026.

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