This Just In! - Vertical Online Forums Effective December 2008, TC is planning to allow a person with a US commercial helicopter license (150 hours) to be able to come to Canada, show their US license and will be issued a Canadian commercial helicopter license.
NO flight test, NO exam!
On the flip side, a Canadian pilot cannot do the reciprocal in the US because they are 50 hours short.
Well not the end of the world for all you low timers down south, without the J1 visa wondering how to hr build , Still not gonna be easy as you still need work permit and the Canadians dont give em away, and some turbine time , but just maybe another option and the flight instructor option here not realistic for 150hr pilot as you need 400hrs for group 4 instructor rating ,but right place right time you never know, some companies here do hire low time to train them up, company I work for hires couple every year. Anyways seems to me low time friends from down south gonna get it all there own way. just my two cents worth , cheers.