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. Professional occupations (NOCA) – Professional roles includingaccountants, physicians,lawyers, teachers, professors,dentists, librarians, translators,psychologists, engineers,mathematicians and scientists.Third-party recruiters, however, are onlyexempt from the licensing requirement iftheir recruitment of foreign workers foremployment in Nova Scotia is restricted toNOC 0 and A positions. Recruiters fillingNOC B (high-skilled), C (semi-skilled) or D(low-skilled) positions with foreign workersmust be licensed by Nova Scotia.Recruiters who conduct overseasrecruitment efforts to fill NOC 0 and A rolesare permitted to recruit domestically forNOC B, C and D positions without a licence.Only members in good standing with aprovincial or territorial bar society, theChambre des notaires du Québec or theImmigration Consultants of CanadaRegulatory Council are eligible to apply for alicense.Employer Registration ProcessCertain employers are also exempt from therequirement to hold a registration certificateto hire foreign workers in Nova Scotia.These exemptions mirror the exemptions tothe recruiter licensing regime. The followingtypes of employers do not requireregistration certificates:professional (NOC A) occupationslisted on the NOC Matrix.Employers who fit into one of theseexemptions and who use a third-partyrecruiter are also exempt from therequirement to use a licensed recruiter,provided the recruiter is also exempt fromthe licence requirement.Employers who require a registrationcertificate can apply on an annual basis.The application can be made online. Whenthe information upon which a registrationcertificate is issued changes significantly(e.g., working with a new third-partyrecruiter or recruiting foreign workers foremployment in a different skill level thanoriginally planned), employers are requiredto advise the Labour Standards Division.Nova Scotia employers (and their third-partyrecruiters) must demonstrate compliancewith the laws governing recruitment andemployment of foreign workers before anLMO will be issued from Service Canada.Similarly, Citizenship and ImmigrationCanada and the Canada Border ServicesAgency also have authority to request proofof compliance with these laws whenadjudicating LMO-exempt work permitapplications from foreign workers. Forthese reasons, it is important to adhere tothe employer registration and recruiterlicensing process.PERMANENT ENTRY INTO CANADAProvincial government reportingentities, municipalities anduniversities; andEmployers seeking to hire foreignworkers in management (NOC 0) orThere are several different classes underwhich a foreign national may qualify toimmigrate permanently to Canada. Eachclass is reviewed separately below:Business Travel to Canada, Work Permits and Immigration Law 33