Start with a conferral or completion letter naming the credential and the award date, and a certified copy of the diploma if one has been issued. Order copies of the transcript in the same request so nothing has to be requested twice once it is finally released.
Order once, in the form a reviewer expects
Registrars often distinguish between student copies and official records sealed or sent directly to third parties. Ask which form the institution treats as official, whether it can transmit records itself, and whether an online verification link exists. Requesting several sealed or certified copies in one order avoids repeat processing later, and keeping originals intact matters more than having a scan available quickly.
Proof of Canadian citizenship, the credential the occupation's own rule requires, and a letter from the American employer that names the listed occupation, describes the duties in concrete terms, and states salary, dates and reporting line. The safe sequence starts with a written confirmation that the duties fit a listed profession and the credential limb is satisfied; for a diploma-plus-experience case that includes collecting the employer letters, which can take weeks if a former employer is slow.
Before payment, get the vendor to state which documents are covered, whether the output is a translation, an evaluation, or both, whether copies are certified, and what a correction costs if a name or date is wrong.