NAFTA Appendix 1603.D.1
TN Professionals
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PROFESSION1 |
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
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General
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Accountant |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or C.P.A., C.A., C.G.A. or C.M.A. |
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Architect |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license2 |
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Computer Systems Analyst |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Postsecondary Diploma3 or Postsecondary Certificate4, and three years experience
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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, and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of 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.
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Economist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Engineer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
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Forester |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
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Graphic Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Postsecondary Diploma or Postsecondary Certificate, and three years experience |
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Hotel Manager |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree in hotel/restaurant management; or Postsecondary Diploma or Postsecondary Certificate in hotel/restaurant management, and three years experience in hotel/restaurant management |
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Industrial Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Postsecondary Diploma or Postsecondary Certificate, and three years experience |
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Interior Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Postsecondary Diploma or Postsecondary Certificate, and three years experience |
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Land Surveyor |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial/federal license |
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Landscape Architect |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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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 |
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Librarian |
M.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree was a prerequisite) |
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Management Consultant |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or equivalent professional experience as established by statement or professional credential attesting to five years experience as a management consultant, or five years experience in a field of specialty related to the consulting agreement |
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Mathematician (including Statistician) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Range Manager/Range Conservationalist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution)
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Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Scientific Technician/Technologist5 |
Possession of (a) theoretical knowledge of any of the following disciplines: agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, 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 |
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Social Worker |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Sylviculturist (including Forestry Specialist) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Technical Publications Writer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Postsecondary Diploma or Postsecondary Certificate, and three years experience |
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Urban Planner (including Geographer) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Vocational Counselor |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Medical/Allied Professionals
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Dentist |
D.D.S., D.M.D., Doctor en Odontologia or Doctor en Cirugia Dental; or state/provincial license |
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Dietitian |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
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Medical Laboratory Technologist (Canada)/Medical Technologist (Mexico and the United States)6 |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience |
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Nutritionist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Occupational Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
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Pharmacist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
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Physician (teaching or research only) |
M.D. or Doctor en Medicina; or state/provincial license |
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Physiotherapist/Physical Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
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Psychologist |
State/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree |
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Recreational Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Registered Nurse |
State/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree |
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Veterinarian |
D.V.M., D.M.V. or Doctor en Veterinaria; or state/provincial license |
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Scientist
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Agriculturist (including Agronomist) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Animal Breeder |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Animal Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Apiculturist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Astronomer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Biochemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Biologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Chemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Dairy Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Entomologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Epidemiologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Geneticist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Geologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Geochemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Geophysicist (including Oceanographer in Mexico and the United States) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Horticulturist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Meteorologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Pharmacologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Physicist (including Oceanographer in Canada) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Plant Breeder |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Poultry Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Soil Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Zoologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Teacher
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College |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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Seminary |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
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University |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
1 A business person seeking temporary entry under this Appendix 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, as the case may be, or under its authority, but not by a local 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 postsecondary 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 postsecondary education at an academic institution, by the federal government of Mexico or a state government in Mexico, an 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 professionals in agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, 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.