APEGA regulates engineering and geoscience

Our main regulatory function is licensing individuals and companies that want to practise engineering and geoscience in Alberta.

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Published discipline decisions

APEGA registrants are required to practise engineering and geoscience skilfully, ethically, and professionally. APEGA investigates written complaints from registrants and the public.

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Regulatory

  • Discipline Decisions & Orders

    APEGA publishes discipline decisions and recommended discipline orders resulting from unprofessional conduct or unskilled practice by registrants.

  • Standards, Bulletins, and Guidelines

    APEGA's practice standards, bulletins, and guidelines explain the roles and responsibilities of professional members.

  • APEGA Annual Report

    Each spring, prior to the annual general meeting, APEGA produces a report of its activities, statistics, and finances, which it submits to the Government of Alberta.

  • Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP)

    Enforceable as of May 1, 2023, this practice standard outlines the required parts of an APEGA permit holder's PPMP.

  • Continuing Professional Development

    This mandatory program ensures the health, safety, and welfare of the public by requiring that professionals engage in lifelong learning on an annual basis.

  • Good Standing

    Learn about APEGA's criteria for determining whether members and permit holders are considered in good standing.

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Events

  • Webinar | ARTA and the ARTA Benefit Plans

    In this session, Jennifer Hope will outline the health, travel, and dental benefits ARTA offers its members. Join us and discover how ARTA can ease your way into retirement.

  • Lethbridge Branch | D&D Machine Works Ltd. Tour

    Join the Lethbridge Branch for a tour of a precision machining facility with more than 25 pieces of CNC equipment.

  • Webinar | Digital Signatures

    In this session you will discover diverse types of digital signatures and how to sign distinct types of documents as a person, a professional, a department, or an organization.

  • Vermilion River Branch | Golf Tournament and Social

    You’re invited to the Vermilion River Branch Annual Golf Tournament. Join us to network, get some fresh air, and have some fun!

  • Webinar | AI-Enabled Sensing and Controls for Digital Twins and Industrial Automation

    This talk highlights research advancing robustness, AI‑enabled monitoring, fault detection, and autonomous control through augmented multimodal sensing and resilient estimation to improve reliability, efficiency, and scalability in intelligent manufacturing, mobility, energy, and environmental systems. Join the Fort McMurray Branch for this event.