Archive for October, 2011
The New West Partnership Agreement
Many long-time residents of Western Canada question why the 3 western-most provinces, who rely so much on one another and who interact to the degree that they do, never thought of this before. Between the three provinces, B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, there has finally been an agreement to function, more or less, as a single economic zone. Between oil and gas, mining, farming and lumber, these three provinces also share a major part of their population. Many people leave their native province to zip into one of the others for work. Closer to the Alberta / BC border, some even live in one and while working in the other.
So now that the premiers of B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan have finally signed a deal that has helped remove those barriers and encourages these provinces to function more as a single economic zone, what exactly does this mean? Well, under the new West Partnership Agreement, these changes mean that professional qualifications and business licenses that were earned in one province will be transferable and recognized by each of the three partnering provinces. This is great news for the trades industry or for anyone who holds a skills ticket. This means if you are a teacher who earned a teaching certificate in Alberta, you will be able to gain certification and teach in either B.C. or Saskatchewan.
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