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Article in Article on the Design Engineering website
Humber helps internationally trained engineers
By Design Engineering
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is launching a program to assist internationally-trained engineers to find work in their field in Canada.
http://www.bizlink.com/designengineering/content/newsbulletin/de_news_260508_Humber-helps-internatio

Internationally Educated Graduates: Licensed, Mobile, Employable
By Engineers Canada
Of the thousands of immigrants arriving in Canada annually, many identify themselves as engineers. In 2001, of the 44 percent of skilled workers who identified an intended occupation at the time of immigration, 63 percent indicated engineering. These international engineering graduates may be seasoned engineering professionals, recent engineering graduates or have worked in jobs that would be considered technologist, technician, architect or scientist positions in Canada. Regardless of which group they fall into, some arrive in Canada expecting to begin work as engineers but are unable to find engineering employment. Click below to read the rest of this article written by Engineers Canada which was included in numerous engineering publications.
http://www.engineerscanada.ca/fc2i/e/documents/Article_Engineering_Licensing_Changes.pdf

Canadian Issues Spring 2007 Article: Canadian engineering and international graduates
By Marie Lemay, P.Eng.,ing.,Chief Executive Officer, Engineers Canada
An article that was printed in the Spring 2007 Canadian Issues published by Metropolis. The article titled From Consideration to Integration: Canadian engineering and international engineering graduates is about the story of Rakesh Shreewastav, an international engineering graduate and his efforts to become a professional engineer in Canada.
Document: Final article layout1.pdf

PILOT PROGRAM OFFERS INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING GRADUATES CANADIAN EDUCATION
By CCPE
This article details the Internationally-Educated Engineers Qualifications (IEEQ) Pilot Program which is a one-year program combining two academic terms and one internship term offered through the University of Manitoba to international engineering graduates (IEGs). IEEQ is an alternative path to licensure as a Professional Engineer for IEGs who have been assigned five exams or fewer to verify their academic credentials through the Manitoba engineering licensing body, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM).
Document: FC2I IEEQ Article _final _060113.pdf

Article in Toronto Sun
The apartment entrepreneur
By Nicholas Keung
Mahesh Agarwal arrived in Canada in 1968. Through his persistence, he became a successful entrepreneur.
http://www.skillsforchange.org/news/articles/toronto_star_march_24_2004.htm

Article in Engineering Dimensions
Fitting In: From Consideration to Integration Project to Help International Engineering Graduates Succeed in Canada
By Gurmeet Bambrah and Jane Cullingworth
More than 60 per cent of skilled workers in the recent immigrant population intend to practice engineering. However, many are struggling to understand the marketplace and find suitable employment. From Consideration to Integration is a national project aimed at helping international engineering graduates integrate into the Canadian engineering community.
http://www.peo.on.ca/publications/DIMENSIONS/marapr2004/FittinIn.pdf



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Article in MacLean's Magazine
A Glimmer of Hope
By Mary Janigan
A look at how Canada continues to draw immigrants with top skills, however, does not do enough to facilitate their work within their profession.
http://www.macleans.ca/switchboard/columnists/article.jsp?content=20040510_80083_80083