6. Notwithstanding section 5, where the training that is the subject of the application for equivalence was completed more than 3 years before the application and the candidate has not practised or has ceased to practise during this period, the equivalence shall be refused if the knowledge and skills acquired by the candidate no longer correspond, taking into account developments in the profession, to the knowledge and skills that, at the time of the application, are accumulated following a program of studies leading to a diploma recognized by government regulation as giving access to a permit.