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Originally published in French by Symposium+, this article is now presented in its English version.

Bianca Briciu

Lorraine Ste-Marie

Saint Paul University

In response to the underutilization and de-skilling of immigrants in health-related occupations in Canada (Hou & Schimmele, 2020), Saint Paul University has started a collaboration with the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4)  in 2022 to design and deliver an on-line professional program to support the integration of internationally educated...

N4 offers a variety of accredited webinars that provides continuing education for CPA, CCHL, and Royal College Members.

N4 is approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL), and the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education for their members.

You may receive different credits depending if you watch a live webinar or a recorded one. 

“When you are rejected from job after job, simply because you don’t have Canadian experience, one starts to lose faith in the system. And one starts to lose confidence.”

The requirement for Canadian experience refers to the preference that some employers have for candidates who have worked for a Canadian employer before.

There is growing concern, especially as Canadian governments boost efforts to target immigration levels to meet needs for key work sectors like health care and housing, that this...