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Moving is a nightmare for Canadian military families, and has been for a while.

A fictional soldier, Tiffany Leduc, is moving from Québec to Alberta with her husband Mike, an elementary-school teacher, and their two children, one with special needs.

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In Alberta, Tiffany is employed full-time as she was in Québec, yet her husband Mike is not.

Mike taught at an elementary school back home, but Québec teacher accreditations are not recognized in Alberta (or in any other province or territory in Canada). As a result, Mike is left without a career.

Teachers aren’t the only ones affected either. Therapists, nurses, accountants and others experience similar difficulties with their professional accreditations.

Many Canadian Forces members are posted in communities that lack employment opportunities, causing the majority of Canadian military spouses to become either underemployed or unemployed.