Occupational Fact Sheets

Are you an internationally trained individual looking for guidance on foreign credential recognition in your profession in Canada? These occupational fact sheets will help you to:

• understand the general requirements you must meet to work in your profession
• understand the steps that you can take while you are still in your home country
• find the most reliable sources of information

Created in partnership with Canadian sector councils and professional organizations, these occupational fact sheets provide information that applies to specific professions and sectors across Canada. They are meant to act as a starting point for your research.

The files below are available to you in Portable Document Format (PDF). This is a universal file format that allows you to read, print or download an online document while maintaining the fonts, graphics and general layout of that document. To view a PDF document, you must have a PDF reader installed. If you do not already have such a reader, there are numerous PDF readers available for free download or for purchase on the Internet.

List of occupations

• Applied Science and Engineering Technician or Technologist
    > also in PDF format, 758 KB
• Architect
    > also in PDF format, 672 KB
• Certified General Accountant
  > also in PDF format, 634 KB
• Construction
    > also in PDF format, 711 KB
• Engineer
    > also in PDF format, 631 KB
• Environment
    > also in PDF format, 726 KB
• Information and Communications Technology
    > also in PDF format, 717 KB
• Licensed Practical Nurse
    > also in PDF format, 738 KB
• Medical Laboratory Technologist
    > also in PDF format, 649 KB
• Occupational Therapist
    > also in PDF format, 763 KB
• Physiotherapist
    > also in PDF format, 797 KB
• Registered Nurse
    > also in PDF format, 163 KB
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse
    > also in PDF format, 803 KB
• Tourism
    > also in PDF format, 766 KB