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Lost Identities: The Credentialing of Immigrant Engineers from the Former Soviet Union in Ontario

This study examines how the credentialing process for foreign-trained engineers implemented by the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) affects newcomers from the former Soviet Union and Russia seeking to re-enter the profession. Applying critical sociological theory to its analysis of data generated through qualitative methods, it highlights how the ethnic, racial, and educational background of applicants shapes their encounters with the PEO and the outcome of their applications. It sheds light on the crises of identity and in social and family relations experienced by these individuals, as well as the lack of supporting services to address such crises. This study contributes to existing literature on the subject by taking a new approach to the credentialing of foreign-trained engineers in Ontario, focusing on the perspective of individual applicants rather than structural factors. It concludes with specific recommendations on how the process could be improved and the regulatory body itself reformed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/35565
Date10 July 2013
CreatorsOstapchenko, Oksana
ContributorsTodorova, Miglena
Source SetsUniversity of Toronto
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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