Protecting the right to pursue a livelihood for foreign-trained professionals: toward building an enabling regulatory system
by France Houle
International Journal of Migration and Border Studies (IJMBS), Vol. 2, No. 4, 2016

Abstract: The literature developed in Canada on the impact of conditions imposed by professional associations on the fundamental rights of foreign-trained professionals has focused primarily on the right to equality, while the discussion could also be centred on the right to pursue a livelihood. This article suggests a post-welfare state interpretation of the right to pursue a livelihood based on the capabilities approach and the enabling state. For foreign-trained professionals immigrating to a new country, empowerment starts with the ability to earn a living in their profession as quickly as possible. To achieve this goal, the author suggests that regulatory systems pertaining to the recognition of qualifications of foreign-trained professionals should be proportionate, contain as few restrictions as possible and take the professional experience of applications into account.

Online publication date: Tue, 27-Sep-2016

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