30-Day Processing Time for Labour Credential Recognition
Agreement Reached
Labour Mobility
Deadline: No date set
Launch Date: No date set
Timeline
2025
2026
Jan 31, 2025
Under Negotiation
Mar 4, 2025
Agreement Reached
Sep 2, 2025
Partially Implemented
Today
Summary
All provinces and territories have committed to a 30-day service standard for processing labour mobility applications. Provinces and territories will have to enact legislation and regulations to support the implementation of a 30-day processing time.
Description
Provinces are progressively enshrining the 30-day service standard in home legislation/regulation. No deadline for doing so has been set by First Ministers or the Committee on Internal Trade.
Jurisdiction Status
| Jurisdiction | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Engaged | Agreed to 30-day service standard, must still undertake implementation work (via legislation or regulation). |
| Alberta | Complete | Completed by way of its 2021 Labour Mobility Act. |
| British Columbia | Engaged | Agreed to 30-day service standard, must still undertake implementation work (via legislation or regulation). |
| Manitoba | Committed | |
| New Brunswick | Committed | See Bill No. 114 An Act to Amend the Fair Registration Practices in Regulated Professions Act |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Engaged | Agreed to 30-day service standard, must still undertake implementation work (via legislation or regulation). |
| Northwest Territories | Engaged | Agreed to 30-day service standard, must still undertake implementation work (via legislation or regulation). |
| Nova Scotia | Complete | See NS's Free Trade and Mobility within Canada Act, 2025. Companion regulations pending. |
| Nunavut | Engaged | Agreed to 30-day service standard, must still undertake implementation work (via legislation or regulation). |
| Ontario | Complete | See ON's Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025 and companion regulations. |
| Prince Edward Island | Complete | See PEI's Interprovincial Trade and Mobility Act, 2025. Companion regulations pending. |
| Quebec | Committed | See QC's Loi favorisant le commerce des produits et la mobilité de la main-d’œuvre en provenance des autres provinces et des territoires du Canada. Must still enshrine the 30-day standard via legislation or regulation. |
| Saskatchewan | Engaged | Agreed to 30-day service standard, must still undertake implementation work (via legislation or regulation). |
| Yukon | Engaged | Agreed to 30-day service standard, must still undertake implementation work (via legislation or regulation). |
Agreement History
Under Negotiation
Jan 31, 2025
Agreement Reached
Mar 4, 2025
Partially Implemented
Sep 2, 2025
Created: Aug 30, 2025
Updated: Nov 21, 2025