Mobility of the Skilled Workforce: A European Union-Canada Roundtable

Winnie Wong, 12/11/2009

The Public Policy Forum (PPF), in partnership with the European Policy Centre (EPC), organized Mobility of the Skilled Workforce, a European Union-Canada roundtable that was held in Brussels on September 29th and 30th. The roundtable, which convened over 60 Canadian and European stakeholders, provided an opportunity to learn about progress in the coordination and streamlining of qualification recognition policies, and to determine some of the key areas where further discussion would help to promote mutual understanding and build upon promising developments. Providing a point of departure for future dialogue, this summary report captures highlights from the roundtable presentations, as well as some of the main issues and ideas that were raised throughout the discussions.