© 2012 FRONTIERFOR CENTRE PUBLIC POLICYPOLICY SERIES OLICYOLICY ERIESERIES NO. 138 • AUGUST 2012 FRONTIERPP CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SS Admitted but Excluded Removing Occupational Barriers to Entry for Immigrants to Canada By Bryan Schwartz FCPP POLICY SERIES NO. 138 • AUGUST 2012 • ADMITTED BUT EXCLUDED 1 © 2012 FRONTIERFOR CENTRE PUBLIC POLICYPOLICY SERIES About the author Dr. Bryan Schwartz is the Asper Professor of International Business and Trade Law at the University of Manitoba. He holds an LL.B. from Queen’s and a Master’s and Doctorate in law from Yale Law School. He is the author of seven books and over seventy academic articles in a wide variety of areas, including constitutional and international law, law and economics, Aboriginal law, human rights law, and law and literature. He is the inaugural editor of two journals: the Asper Review of International Business and Trade Law and Underneath the Golden Boy, an annual review of legislative developments in Manitoba. Over the years, he has received numerous awards and honours for teaching, research and community service. Bryan is also a practicing lawyer. He has been counsel to the Pitblado law firm since 1994, and appeared many times before the Supreme Court of Canada. He frequently advises governments, organizations and individuals on legal issues involving policy development or legislative reform. FRONTIER CENTRE www.fcpp.org FOR PUBLIC POLICY Email:
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