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The following acronyms are used in this publication:

ACHDHR Advisory Committee on Health Delivery and Human Resources

AETS Adult Education and Training Survey

CAAT Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology

CAPLA Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment

CASN Canadian Association of schools of Nursing

CEGEP Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel

CIHI Canadian Institute for Health Information

CNA Canadian Nurses Association

CIP Classification of Instructional Programs

CV Coefficient of variation

FMM First Ministers' Meeting

FOG Follow-up of Graduates Survey

HEAL Health Action Lobby

HHR Health Human Resources

HHRE Health Human Resources and Education

HPDB Health Personnel Database

IALSS International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey

LSIC Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada

M.D. Medical Doctor

NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement

NAICS North American Industrial Classification System

NGS National Graduates Survey

NOC-S National Occupational Classification - Statistics

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PLAR Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition

PSIS Postsecondary Student Information System

R&D Research and development

RN Registered Nurse

SOC Standard Occupational Classification

UCASS University and College Academic Staff System

USIS University Student Information System

WES Workplace and Employee Survey

YITS Youth in Transition Survey