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.

News

News

  • A housing project under construction, focused on the roof

    Clarified Standards Support Safety in Truss Design

    New Government of Alberta STANDATA clarify when licensed engineering professionals must be involved in roof truss and structural system design under the National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition. The guidance takes effect March 1.
  • Braybrook and Wynnyk shaking hands at recent meeting

    A Mission to Remember—How Canadian Military Engineers are Building a Better Future in Ukraine

    Lt.-Col. Chelsea Braybrook, P.Eng., a proud APEGA registrant and military infantry officer, is currently stationed overseas commanding Operation UNIFIER, the Canadian Armed Forces’ military training and capacity-building mission in support of Ukraine. Looking back at her career, Braybrook takes equal pride in her infantry and engineering work—and explains the life-or-death stakes of Canadian "sappers."

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