An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (recognition of foreign credentials)

Bill C-286 (44-1) was a Conservative Private Member's Bill from Brad Redekopp to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act so that, after consulting the provinces, the federal government could make regulations on recognizing foreign credentials. Many newcomers trained as doctors, nurses, engineers, or tradespeople abroad cannot work in their field in Canada because licensing is slow and fragmented across provincial regulators. The bill aimed to give Ottawa a clearer role in coordinating credential recognition, though licensing itself stays mainly provincial. It did not pass second reading.