Originally Posted by
AlphaVictorFoxtrot
Having had a look at it, it has this fun bit in it:
So, no, no sneaking around the regs, unless you apply for an FAA license based on your hours (instead of as a conversion), but I would imagine that would involve a mountain of paperwork, especially coming from a place the US isn't too crazy about.
Speaking of paperwork, OP, make sure you have all your training paperwork from back home translated and notarized in Canada when you are doing this process. Email Transport Canada licensing to make sure you have a record of the exact things you'll need. If you can't get originals, you might also have to have notarized copies of them from back home as well.
(The joys of moving from a non-English-writing country are all very exciting)
Don't get confused between an "on the basis of" or part 61.75 certificate, which does not require a test - and a full FAA certificate, which does.
If the OP was going to train as required and take a Canadian test but lacked the PIC time, they could instead train as required and take the FAA written and flight tests. This would not be considered OTBO, but rather a stand alone FAA certificate which can be converted to TC easily.