Professionals are listed using a negative list, meaning that all professionals that meet the general definition of professionals are covered, except for the professionals included in the list in the chart below.
Note:

    • Professional means a national of a Party who is engaged in a specialty occupation.

    • A professional specialty occupation shall mean an occupation which falls within the National Occupation Classification (NOC) levels 0 and A.

    • These requirements shall be those defined in the NOC.

  • technicians are listed using a positive list, meaning that only those technicans included on the list of technicians are covered (see the list below).

All Health, Education, and Social Services occupations and related occupations:

  • Managers in Health/Education/Social & Community Services

  • Physicians/Dentists/Optometrists/Chiropractors/Other Health Professions

  • Pharmacists, Dietitians & Nutritionists

  • Therapy & Assessment Professionals

  • Nurse Supervisors & Registered Nurses

  • Psychologists/Social Workers

  • University Professors & Assistants

  • College & Other Vocational Instructors

  • Secondary/Elementary School Teachers & Counsellors

All Professional occupations related to Cultural Industries, including:

  • Managers in Libraries, Archives, Museums and Art Galleries

  • Managers in Publishing, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and Performing Arts

  • Creative & Performing Artists

Other Professional occupations

  • Recreation, Sports and Fitness Program and Service Directors

  • Managers in Telecommunication Carriers

  • Managers in Postal and Courier Services

  • Managers in Manufacturing

  • Managers in Utilities

  • Managers in Construction and Transportation

  • Judges, Lawyers and Notaries except Foreign Legal Consultants

  • Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians

  • Construction Inspectors and Estimators

  • Engineering Inspectors, Testers and Regulatory Officers

  • Electrical and Electronics engineering Technologists and Technicians (includes electronic service technicians)

  • Electricians (includes industrial electricians)

  • Plumbers

  • Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics

  • Aircraft Instrument, Electrical and Avionics Mechanics, Technicians and Inspectors

  • Underground Production and Development Miners

  • Oil and Gas Well Drillers, Servicers and Testers

  • Graphic Designers and Illustrators

  • Interior Designers

  • Chefs

  • Computer and Information System Technicians

  • International Purchasing and Selling Agents

Supervisors in the following:

  • Machinists and Related Technicians that are covered Occupations

  • Printing and Related Occupations

  • Mining and Quarrying

  • Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

  • Mineral and Metal Processing

  • Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

  • Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing,

  • Plastic and Rubber Products Manufacturing

  • Forest Products Processing

  • Textile Processing

Contractors and Supervisors in the following:

  • Electrical Trades and Telecommunications Occupations

  • Pipefitting Trades

  • Metal Forming

  • Shaping and Erecting Trades

  • Carpentry Trades

  • Mechanic Trades

  • Heavy Construction Equipment Crews

  • Other Construction Trades

  • Installers, Repairers and Servicers