9 (1) Paragraph 87.3(2)(d) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (d) have an offer of employment that meets the requirements set out in subsections (6) and (7);
(2) Paragraph 87.3(3)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (a) they have acquired, within the five years before the date on which their application for a permanent resident visa is made, at least one year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work experience, in at least one of the occupations, other than a restricted occupation, that are listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the National Occupational Classification;
(3) Subparagraph 87.3(6)(a)(i) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (i) indeterminate, in the case of an offer for employment in an occupation that is listed in TEER Category 4 of the National Occupational Classification, or
(4) Subsection 87.3(6) of the Regulations is amended by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by replacing paragraphs (d) and (e) with the following:
- (d) it must be for employment in an occupation that
  - (i) is listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the National Occupational Classification, in the case of a foreign national who meets the recent graduate requirements,
  - (ii) corresponds to unit group 33102 or 44101 of the National Occupational Classification, in the case of a foreign national who meets the work experience requirements set out in paragraph (3)(a) based on experience in an occupation that corresponds to unit group 31301 or 32101 of the National Occupational Classification, or
  - (iii) is listed in a TEER category in the National Occupational Classification that is at the same level or a higher level than the occupation in which most of the work experience relied on for the purpose of paragraph (3)(a) was acquired, in any other case.
(5) Subsections 87.3(7) and (8) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
- Marginal note:TEER category hierarchy
  (7) For the purposes of subparagraph (6)(d)(iii),
  - (a) TEER Category 0 in the National Occupational Classification is at a higher level than TEER Category 1;
  - (b) TEER Category 1 is at a higher level than TEER Categories 2 and 3;
  - (c) TEER Categories 2 and 3 are at the same level; and
  - (d) TEER Categories 2 and 3 are at a higher level than TEER Category 4.
(6) Paragraphs 87.3(9)(a) and (b) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
- (a) in the case of a foreign national who has an offer of employment in an occupation that is listed in TEER Category 0 or 1 of the National Occupational Classification, they hold a post-secondary Canadian educational credential from a program of study of a duration of at least one year or a foreign diploma, certificate or credential supported by an equivalency assessment — which must be less than five years old on the date on which their application is made — establishing that the foreign diploma, certificate or credential is equivalent to such a Canadian educational credential; or
- (b) in the case of a foreign national who has an offer of employment in an occupation that is listed in TEER Category 2, 3 or 4 of the National Occupational Classification, they hold a Canadian educational credential or a foreign diploma, certificate or credential supported by an equivalency assessment, which must be less than five years old on the date on which their application is made.