Not automatically. The file must establish that the credential belongs to the applicant and meets the relevant profession’s requirement. Identify the naming difference and provide reliable supporting records. Do not assume either that it is irrelevant or that a new diploma is always required.
Establish identity before interpreting the qualification
A credential evaluation does not resolve an unexplained identity mismatch by itself. Give the reviewer the original award and the records linking its holder to the current passport. TN’s citizenship and professional requirements still need their own evidence after that identity link is clear.
Each Appendix 2 occupation carries its own qualification: some accept only a degree, some a provincial licence, some a post-secondary diploma plus years of experience. The TN list attaches a distinct qualification to each occupation, so the review begins by naming the occupation the duties actually fall under and then reading its rule. TN classification requires Canadian or Mexican citizenship, a prearranged US position in a listed USMCA profession and that profession's specified credentials. Appendix 2 lists engineer and scientific technician or technologist as separate occupations with different qualification rules, and the case has to be built on the one the applicant actually satisfies.
Where the listed rule accepts more than one qualification, identify the precise alternative relied on and retain the issuing record.