The title alone doesn't decide it. The listing describes professions with defined credential requirements, and eligibility depends on whether the actual duties and qualifications meet one of them. A title can point counsel toward a candidate profession, but it never substitutes for the underlying duties and credentials.
Match duties and credentials, not vocabulary
Two people holding the same French-language title may do quite different work, and only one may fit a listed profession. Set out the duties in specific terms and identify the exact credential held, then let counsel compare both against the listing and its stated alternatives. Renaming the position to resemble a listed profession creates a mismatch that surfaces later, when duties are examined.
An honorary title with no duties differs from a scheduled appointment producing professional deliverables. Record the applicant’s citizenship, the offered profession, its credential rule, the U.S. employer, and every ownership link requiring explanation. TN requires Canadian or Mexican citizenship, prearranged employment in a listed USMCA profession, and that profession’s qualification; a pending renewal proves none of those elements. The listing accepts a baccalaureate degree or a state or provincial licence, so a Canadian engineering degree alone satisfies the qualification.
An occupation absent from the list cannot be reached by choosing the nearest listed title, and the trades are absent entirely.