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 | |  | Streamlining the Competency-Based Assessment Process for Engineering Applicants On July 18, 2026, APEGA will update the competency-based assessment (CBA) process for engineering applicants. Applicants with international work experience will be able to demonstrate Canadian work environment equivalencies directly in the application process, removing the need to have one year of Canadian work experience and allowing them to practise independently sooner. | | BRANCH EVENTS
| | Webinar | Traffic Safety Culture Transformation Framework and School Travel Planning 7/7/2026 12:00 p.m. Join the Lethbridge Branch for a presentation on the recently concluded Road Safety Project and learn how the City of Lethbridge is advancing traffic safety through data‑driven and community‑focused initiatives. | | APEGA EVENTS
| Webinar | Ethical AI: Analytical Governance in an Evolving Regulatory Environment 8/25/2026 12:00 p.m. This session explores the evolving regulatory landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for engineers, emphasizing how to responsibly leverage AI, manage risks, and balance innovation with compliance and ethical considerations. Webinar | Confronting Conversations: A Practical Framework for Engineers and Geoscientists 8/26/2026 12:00 p.m. This session equips participants with practical tools and a clear framework to confidently lead difficult conversations, reduce defensiveness, and improve outcomes while maintaining trust and inclusive communication in everyday work. Webinar | How to Build and Sustain Effective Project Teams 8/27/2026 9:00 a.m. This four-hour session highlights how a structured, collaborative teamwork process—grounded in trust, communication, and shared accountability—enables high‑performing project teams and successful project delivery beyond what contracts alone can achieve. | |  | CPD Dates: July Cohort & Enforcement Starting in November | The transition to the revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) standard continues. If your annual renewal is in July, the new CPD requirements will be assigned to you on July 1, 2026, in the myAPEGA portal. If your CPD requirements were assigned in November 2025, they will become enforceable starting November 1, 2026. CPD requirements for all licensed professionals become enforceable one year after they are first assigned. |
|  | How Professional Practice Management Plans Prevent Misconduct | Without strong management systems and clear professional expectations, even competent professionals can be drawn into unethical territory. This is why APEGA’s requirement for permit holders to maintain comprehensive Professional Practice Management Plans (PPMPs) is so important. By establishing clear procedures and responsibilities, a PPMP minimizes uncertainty and helps professionals navigate complex or high-pressure situations. |
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|  | APEGA Celebrates International Women in Engineering Day International Women in Engineering Day on June 23 celebrates the work and achievements of women engineers, raising their profiles and highlighting the incredible impacts of their work on our world. Lt.-Col. Chelsea Braybrook, P.Eng., a proud APEGA registrant and military infantry officer, takes equal pride in her infantry and engineering work. She also sees an overlap in the challenges women face in the engineering and military worlds and applauds APEGA’s work to investigate and remove barriers. | |  | | | Save on Fuel with Esso
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