Practice Standards & Guidelines
APEGA's professional practice standards and guidelines explain in detail the roles and responsibilities of professional members. They also inform the public about what to expect from APEGA licensed professionals.
Professional Practice Standards Professional Practice Bulletins Professional Practice Guidelines
Practice Standard | Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves and Resources for Public Disclosure
APEGA plans to withdraw the Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves and Resources for Public Disclosure practice standard from its publications. This standard outlines the expectations for preparing oil and gas reserves and resources evaluations and discusses the professional and ethical obligations of APEGA-licensed professionals related to authentication. The standard duplicates information already covered or now updated in other internal and external documents— including APEGA’s new Authenticating Professional Work Products practice standard—and is now outdated.
Removing the standard aligns with APEGA Council’s strategic direction to focus on standards and guidelines that apply more generally to the practices of engineering and geoscience rather than to create specific technical standards.
If you have any concerns about the withdrawal of the Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves and Resources for Public Disclosure practice standard, please email [email protected] by June 30, 2020.
Professional Practice Standards
A professional practice standard sets a minimum standard of practice permit holders and members must comply with in their professional practice. APEGA’s statutory boards will assess a permit holder's or licensed professional’s practice and conduct against practice standards.
Changes to Draft Practice Standard: Relying on the Work of Others and Outsourcing
APEGA has introduced the draft practice standard, Relying on the Work of Others and Outsourcing, for membership feedback. The draft standard details the requirements APEGA licensed professionals and permit holders must comply with when outsourcing and relying on professional services provided by others.
Updates to the Authentication Standard
In 2019, the Authentication Standard Subject Matter Panel updated APEGA's Authenticating Professional Documents practice standard to improve definitions and add clarity. APEGA is offering members and the public the chance to learn more about these changes, through an online eLearning course, a video series, and printable reference sheets.
Completion and Assurance of Wetland Science, Design, and Engineering Work in Alberta
Professional Practice Bulletins
A professional practice bulletin sets a standard of practice permit holders and licensed professionals must comply with in their professional practice. Practice bulletins remain in effect until they are repealed.
Practice Bulletin | Supervising Professional for Concrete Testing Laboratories
In March 2020, Council approved a new practice bulletin to provide clarity to concrete testing laboratories as to who can act as a supervising professional in Alberta under CSA A283:19 – Qualification Code for Concrete Testing Laboratories. This practice bulletin is now in effect.
Professional Practice Guidelines
A professional practice guideline advises permit holders and members in their professional practice and recommends best practices. APEGA’s statutory boards may assess a permit holder's or licensed professional’s practice and conduct against practice guidelines.
Please note: We have removed the 2005 Guideline for Human Rights Issues in Professional Practice because this topic is now addressed in other legislation, such as the Alberta Human Rights Act.
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