Capacity Canada
Capacity Canada is a national process through which Internationally Educated and Trained Professionals work together to build community, provincial, and national capacity for dialogue amongst Canadians on the importance of equity in access to trades and professions.
Capacity Canada began as a seed of an idea in 2001, during discussions between organizations in Toronto and British Columbia. This early sharing pf ideas and collaboration followed with the development of PROMPT, a Toronto-based roundtable of internationally educated professional associations and new associations being established throughout British Columbia.
In the ensuing five years, new IETPs associations formed Coast to Coast and participating IETPs “built the foundation for a national policy roundtable of internationally educated/trained professionals.” We did this by:
-building and maintaining partnerships to support inter-provincial and national activity
-organizing IETP associations in most provinces
-communicating to stakeholders such as IETPs associations, regulatory bodies, roundtables, government, media and the general public
-researching the issues and assessing opportunities for strategic influence
-building expertise for involvement in public dialogue; and
-coordinating a national process.
We use a "community capacity building" approach to addressing the issue." This means that we work together as a community of IETPs, with our allies - immigrant serving organizations, governments, institutions, regulatory bodies and industry - to identify community issues and put in place meaningful solutions, contributing to an equitable Canada. It also means that our experience is valued, recognized, and listened to in the process.
