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DELBURNE · TN FIELD GUIDE

Does an employer’s acceptance of an overseas degree settle TN qualification?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The listed profession’s prescribed standard must be met. The employer’s hiring decision and the immigration qualification assessment are separate.

Read the actual award and rule

Identify the credential issued and any required reliable evaluation. Experience substitutes only where the profession permits. Do not change a degree title merely to resemble wording in the offer.

The appendix entry for registered nurses accepts a state or provincial licence, or a licenciatura degree, so a nurse licensed in a Canadian province already holds the qualification the category asks for. If the diploma is in hotel or restaurant management, the experience requirement is a documentation exercise: letters from each former employer stating the dates, the position and the responsibilities held, signed by someone with authority to confirm them. The practical fix costs nothing: ask the employer for a letter that states the position is an engineering role, describes engineering duties in concrete terms, and notes the internal administrative title separately if payroll requires it. Where the answer is neither Canadian nor Mexican, this route is unavailable regardless of the credentials, the offer, or the years spent living in Canada, and continuing to plan around it wastes the applicant's money and the employer's patience.