63 OCCUPATIONS UNDER USMCA PROFESSIONALS CATEGORY

U.S. and Mexican citizens in 63 occupations can apply for USMCA Work Permit under the Professionals Category without having to go through the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). 

The USMCA considers an individual a "professional" if they are entering into an agreement with a business to offer pre-arranged services as a salaried employee or on contract. The contract may be between the professional and a Canadian enterprise or the professional and a US/Mexican company in Canada.

For most of USMCA occupations listed below, Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree is a minimum education requirement.

List of eligible professions under the USMCA Professionals category:

1. Accountant
2. Architect
3. Computer Systems Analyst
4. Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster (claims Adjuster employed by an insurance company located in the territory of a Party, or an independent claims adjuster)
5. Economist
6. Engineer
7. Forester
8. Graphic Designer
9. Hotel Manager
10. Industrial Designer
11. Interior Designer
12. Land Surveyor
13. Landscape Architect
14. Lawyer (including Notary in the Province of Quebec)
15. Librarian
16. Management Consultant
17. Mathematician (including statistician and Actuary)
18. Range Manager/Range Conservationalist
19. Research assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution)
20. Scientific Technician/ Technologist
21. Social Worker
22. Sylviculturist (including Forestry Specialist)
23. Technical Publications Writer
24. Urban Planner (including Geographer)
25. Vocational Counsellor
26. Dentist
27. Dietitian
28. Medical Laboratory Technologist (Canada)/ Medical Technologist (Mexico and the U.S.)
29. Nutritionist
30. Occupational Therapist
31. Pharmacist
32. Physician (teaching or research only)
33. Physiotherapist/Physical Therapist
34. Psychologist
35. Recreational Therapist
36. Registered Nurse
37. Veterinarian
38. Agriculturist (including Agronomist)
39. Animal Breeder
40. Animal Scientist
41. Apiculturist
42. Astronomer
43. Biochemist
44. Biologist (including Plant Pathologist)
45. Chemist
46. Dairy Scientist
47. Entomologist
48. Epidemiologist
49. Geneticist
50. Geologist
51. Geochemist
52. Geophysicist (including Oceanographer in Mexico and the U.S.)
53. Horticulturist
54. Meteorologist
55. Pharmacologist
56. Physicist (including Oceanographer in Canada)
57. Plant Breeder
58. Poultry Scientist
59. Soil Scientist
60. Zoologist
61. College Teacher
62. Seminary Teacher
63. University Teacher

This is a complete list of USMCA occupations eligible for Canada Work Permit under the Professionals Category. Learn more about other categories and requirements for USMCA Work Permits for Canada that are LMIA-exempt.