IO540 - agree with the general sentiments and don't know the aviation licensing regulations for all countires, BUT.....
I would strongly suspect that Canada has very similar IR and aircraft reg requirements to US (but Transport Canada is independent of FAA), also I suspect that Oz, NZ and South Africa would be very quick to jump on the bandwagon if the FAA turned away the market that is currently queueing at its door for licences / ratings / aircraft trust companies.