RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GATS/SC/16/Suppl.2/Rev.1
4October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2933)
Trade inServices
CANADA
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
Supplement 2
Revision
(This isauthentic inEnglish andFrench only)
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Thistextsupplements theentries relating totheMovement ofNatural Persons section contained
onpages 10to14ofdocument GATS/SC/16.CANADA -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
(4)Unbound except fortheentry ortemporary
stayofanatural person whofallsinoneof
thefollowing categories:(4)Unbound except fortheentry ortemporary
stayofanatural person whofallsinoneof
thecategories included inthemarket access
column.
PROFESSIONALS (b)
Natural persons seeking toengage, aspartofa
services contract granted byajuridical person
engaged insubstantive business inCanada and
obtained byajuridical person ofanother
Member, (other thanagencies asdefined by
CPC 872) which hasnocommercial presence in
Canada intheactivity ataprofessional level ina
profession setoutinChart Bbelow, provided
thattheperson possesses thenecessary academic
credentials andprofessional qualifications, which
have been dulyrecognized, where appropriate,
bytheprofessional association inCanada.
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
None, other than:
Temporary entry shall begranted forasingle
period ofthelesser ofninety (90)days orthe
period necessary tocomplete thecontract. Such
entry shall begranted once during atwelve (12)
month period. Such persons maybepermitted
multiple entries within theperiod ofauthorized
entry. They maynotengage insecondary
employment while inCanada. There willbea
limit often(10)entrants perproject inthecase
ofsenior computer specialists.
Occupation Minimum educational requirements/alternative credentials Other requirements
Foreign Legal Consultants
Urban Planners
Senior Computer SpecialistsBaccalaureate degree inlaw
Baccalaureate degree inurban planning
Graduate degree*incomputer sciences, orrelated discipline; andten
(10)years ofexperience incomputer science.Provincial licence
Provincial licence
* Theterm "Graduate degree" means atleast aMasters degree from anaccredited academic institution inCanada orequivalent.
Academic equivalencies willbedetermined bytherelevant equivalencies services inCanada.