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WHACKMASTER
You’d easily get a DEC position at a regional and would be very competitive at a ULCC. For a Legacy airline it wouldn’t be impossible with 5K and 1K turbine PIC but the odds are a lot less than the aforementioned two.
Actually no, he cannot.
Since (assuming) his airline flying is all in Canada, he is does not meet the eligibility requirements of 121.436. That specifies 1,000 hours of 121 SIC or 135 PIC, and the FAA has formally in writing interpreted that the reg literally means US 121 or 135, not any foriegn equivalent.
With that said, the OP would probably have no trouble getting an ACMI job, or likely an LCC job.
Total time and PIC is low for the legacies... if that's your main goal (should be if you're relatively young), you'll need more like 5K TT and 3K TPIC. That seems to be the sweet spot right now (will likely come down as retirements ramp up). So sitting tight up north for more TPIC is safest bet for the legacies. They will appreciate regional TPIC more than LCC/ACMI SIC. They also don't really care much for turbopop PIC.
But with all that said, you meet the mins and people do get called within your range so you should certainly get apps out to all of the legacies, get your paperwork in order, and get some interview prep. You never know when the phone would ring.