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This office identifies fair and transparent governance practices for regulated professions and designated occupations or trades.
The Fair Registration Practices Act provides the authority to create a Fair Registration Practices Office, ensuring that qualified individuals entering regulated professions and designated occupations or trades do not face unfair processes or barriers.
As of March 2, 2020, the Fair Registration Practices Office will operate under the working title of the Fairness for Newcomers Office.
The Fair Registration Practices Act and Regulation applies to more than 70 regulatory bodies that oversee the licensing and certification of more than 170 professions, occupations and trades in Alberta.
The Fairness for Newcomers Office:
The Fairness for Newcomers Office and the Minister of Labour and Immigration do not work with individual applicants or participate in:
The Alberta government delegates self-governing responsibilities to a number of regulatory bodies which oversee many professions, occupations and trades. These regulatory bodies are responsible for the registration, licensing/certification, discipline and standards of conduct of its members.
Learn more about Alberta regulatory bodies.
Connect with the Fairness for Newcomers Office:
Phone: 780-422-6777
Email: [email protected]
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