Access to Professions and Trades Unit

• Access to Professions and Trades Unit

• Access to Professions and Trades Project

The Task Force on Access to Professions and Trades in Ontario was established in 1987 and mandated to review the rules and practices affecting entry to professions and trades to determine whether they had an actual or potential discriminatory effect on persons with training or experience from outside of Canada. The Task Force issued a report on its findings in 1989, following which the Access to Professions and Trades Unit was established within the Ministry of Citizenship.

The Access to Professions and Trades Unit remained within the Ministry of Citizenship and various successor ministries until 2000, at which time its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. In 2006, the Unit was returned to the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. In 2007, following the passage of the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, 2006, the Unit dissolved with its functions becoming part of the newly formed Office of the Fairness Commissioner.

The Access to Professions and Trades Unit was responsible for the development and implementation of strategies to reduce barriers for foreign-trained professionals and tradespeople to practice the occupations for which they had been trained. The unit worked in partnership with the federal government, educational institutions, and occupational regulatory bodies for improved assessment of foreign academic credentials.

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