As an American in Canada: yes. In practice, it's mostly a resume-filter thing -- working for a year in a cafe part-time was enough to get me to an interview fo

As an American in Canada: yes. In practice, it's mostly a resume-filter thing -- working for a year in a cafe part-time was enough to get me to an interview for a software Pro Services gig (I had the degree and experience for it, too, but that cleared the "work in Canada" hurdle)