Funding to Support the Labour Market Integration of Internationally Educated Health Professionals
Application period
You can apply between December 5, 2022, and January 30, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Description of this funding
The objective of the Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP) is to improve the integration of skilled newcomers into the Canadian labour market. This includes:
- Developing and strengthening Canada’s foreign credential recognition assessment and recognition capacity
- Contributing to improving labour market integration outcomes of skilled newcomers, and
- Supporting interprovincial labour mobility
Eligible organizations can apply for funding at a minimum of $500,000 and a maximum of $10,000,000.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) expects that successful projects may begin as early as August 2023.
Objective
The objective of this Call for Proposals (CFP) is to support projects enabling the labour market integration of internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs).
Find information on funded grants and contribution projects in proactive disclosure.
National priorities
Priority may be given to organizations that demonstrate they will:
- provide employment and wrap-around services tailored to the needs of skilled newcomer women, who face additional barriers to having their credentials recognized and integrating into the labour market compared to their male counterparts
- Provide support services to skilled refugees, including those without documentation of their academic credentials and qualifications
- develop an outreach strategy to improve awareness among skilled newcomers and increase program participation
The Department may also prioritize projects based on:
- geographical representation (in an effort to have pan-Canadian coverage)
- service to Official Language Minority Communities (where there is a need), and/or
- funding a distribution of projects that align with all CFP project areas
Eligibility
This is an open Call for Proposals. To apply for funding under this competitive process, your application must meet all of the following eligibility criteria.
Eligible applicants
Your organization must be one of the following types:
- Provincial, territorial, or municipal governments
- Regulatory bodies
- Professional associations
- Industry associations
- Unions
- Post-secondary institutions
- Hospitals and healthcare institutions
- Not-for-profit organizations
Eligible participants are skilled newcomers. For the purposes of this call for proposals, skilled newcomers must be internationally educated health providers (IEHPs).
Only 1 funding application per organization will be accepted.
For complete details visit: Government of Canada- Employment and Social Development