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| PROFESSION (1) | MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| General Accountant | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree, or C.P.A., C.A., C.G.A., C.M.A. (1) |
| Architect | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license (2) |
| Computer Systems Analyst | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post Secondary Diploma (3) or Post Secondary Certificate (4), and three years experience |
| Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster (claims adjuster employed by an insurance company located in the territory of a PARTY, or an independent claims adjuster) | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree, successful completion of training in the appropriate areas f insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims; or three years experience in claims adjustment and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims |
| Economist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Engineer | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Forester | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Graphic Designer | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree or Post Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate, and three years experience |
| Hotel Manager | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree in hotel/ restaurant management or Post Secondary Diploma in hotel/restaurant management or Post Secondary Certificate in hotel/restaurant management, and three years experience |
| Industrial Designer | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree or Post Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate, and three years experience |
| Interior Designer | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree or Post Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate, and three years experience |
| Land Surveyor | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial/federal license |
| Landscape Architect | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Lawyer (including notary in the province of Quebec) | LL.B., J.D., LL.L., B.C.L. or Licenciatura Degree (five years); or membership in a state/provincial bar |
| Librarian | M.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree was a pre requisite) |
| Management Consultant | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or equivalent professional experience as established by statement or professional credential attesting to five years of experience in a field of specialty related to the consulting agreement |
| Mathematician (incl. Statistician) | |Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Range Manager/ Range Conservationist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Research Assistant | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Scientific Technician/ Technology | Possession of (a) theoretical knowledge of any of the disciplines: agricultural sciences, astronomy, biologist (5), chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geo physics, meteorology or physics; and (b) the ability to solve practical problems in any of those disciplines, or the ability to apply principles of any of those disciplines to basic or applied research |
| Social Worker | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Sylviculturalist (incl. forestry specialist) | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Technical Publications Writer | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post Secondary Diploma (3) or Post Secondary Certificate (4), and three years experience |
| Urban Planner (incl. Geographer) | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Vocational Counsellor | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| MEDICAL/ALLIED PROFESSIONAL | |
| Dentist | D.D.S., D.M.D., Doctor en Odontologia or Doctor en Cirugia Dental; or state/provincial license |
| Dietitian | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Medical Laboratory Technologist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post Technologist (Canada)/ Secondary Diploma (3) or Post Secondary Medical Certificate (4), and three years experience (Mexico and the USA) (6) |
| Nutritionist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Occupational Therapist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Pharmacist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Physician (teaching M.D. or research only) | Doctor en Medicina; or state/provincial and/or license |
| Physiotherapist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Psychologist | State/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree |
| Recreational Therapist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Registered Nurse | State/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree |
| Veterinarian | D.V.M., D.M.V., or Doctor en Veterinaria; or state/ provincial license |
| SCIENTISTS | |
| Agriculturalist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Animal Breeder | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Animal Scientist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Apiculturalist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Astronomer | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Biologist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Biochemist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Chemist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Dairy Scientist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Entomologist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Epidemiologist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Geneticist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Geologist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Geochemist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Geophysicist (including Oceanographer in Mexico and the USA) | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Horticulturalist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Meteorologist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Pharmacologist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Physicist (incl. Oceanographer in Canada) | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Plant Breeder | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Poultry Scientist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Soil Scientist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Zoologist | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| TEACHERS | |
| College | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Seminary | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| University | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
(1) A business person seeking temporary entry under these provisions may also perform training functions relating to the profession, including conducting seminars.
(2) "State/Provincial license" and "state/provincial/federal license" mean any document issued by a state, provincial, or federal government, that permits a person to engage in a regulated activity or profession.
(3) "Post Secondary Diploma" means a credential issued, on completion of two or more years of post secondary education, by an accredited academic institution in Canada or the United States.
(4) "Post Secondary Certificate" means a certificate issued, on completion of two or more years of post secondary education at an academic institution, by the federal government of Mexico or a state government in Mexico, and academic institution recognized by the federal government or a state government, or an academic institution created by federal or state law.
(5) A business person in this category must be seeking temporary entry to work in direct support of professions in agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geo physics, meteorology or physics.
(6) A business person in this category must be seeking temporary entry to perform in a laboratory chemical, biological, hematological, immunologic, microscopic, or bacteriological tests and analyses for diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease.