Annex 13.04-D of the Canada–Panama FTA sets out which professionals can enter Canada to provide their services. The occupations covered under the Canada–Panama FTA are listed below.

Annex 13.04-D represents the complete list, negotiated by the parties, and cannot be interpreted. Generally, if an occupation does not appear on the list, it is not a specialty occupation, as defined by Annex 13.04-D. However, officers should allow for alternative job titles if they are listed in the corresponding NOC code or if the job duties are the same.

Generally, only applications for occupations falling under NOC 0 or A are permitted. For listed occupations that fall outside NOC 0 or A, the officer reviewing the application should ensure that it is processed, using the same eligibility criteria as for professionals, listed above (for example, 4-year post-secondary education in a field related to the occupation, minimum number of years of work experience).

• Archeologist

• Anthropologist

• Astronomer

• Biologist (including ecologist, animal geneticist, food scientist)

• Geochemist

• Geologist

• Geophysicist

• Meteorologist

• Paleontologist

• Physicist