B.C.’s International Credentials Recognition Act (ICRA) took full effect on July 1, promising to make credential recognition for internationally trained professionals “more transparent, efficient and fair.”
According to government, the legislation was enacted as the BC area expects one million job openings in the next 10 years, and most positions will be filled by foreign professionals trained from their respective countries.
Some of the fields covered by the law are veterinary medicine, architects, surveyors, applied biologists, registered teachers, accountants, and notaries public, to name a few.
