
From 2015 to 2017, there were nearly 50 recommendations that were brought before APEGA's Council for consideration. These have been organized into categories for easier navigation. Select a category below to see each set of recommendations and Council's position on each.
Council, Registrar, and Statutory Entities Disciplinary Process Membership Categories Professional Practice Regulatory Publication Amendments
Examination Candidate
Recommendation | Council endorses the proposed recommendation that the EGP Act and General Regulation be amended to remove the examination candidate category. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Licensee
Recommendation | Eliminate the (Foreign) Licensee designation. All qualified individuals to be registered as Professional Engineers or Professional Geoscientists |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council Council Amendment to the Recommendation: A professional member must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent residence status to run for Council |
Members-in-Training
Recommendation |
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Council's Position | Endorsed by Council Council Amendment to the Recommendation: Place a limit on the number of members-in-Training (M.I.T.s) (to be determined by the Nominating Committee) that could run for Council and a limit on the number of M.I.T. positions on Council |
Professional Licensee (P.L.)
Recommendation | Eliminate the existing P.L. designation. Create a new Limited License (L.L.) designation for those with an engineering or geoscience degree. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council Council Amendment to the Recommendation: to include the word “Professional” in the new designation |
Provisional Licensee
Recommendation | The legislation be amended to remove the Provisional Licensee category and all references to Provisional Licensees from the legislation. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Restricted Practitioners
Recommendation | Remove the restricted practitioner category from the legislation. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Special Student Category
Recommendation | The EGP General Regulation Section 6, Subsection (b) (i) be amended by striking the word “or”, and Subsection (ii), (A) and (B) be amended by striking.
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Council's Position | Passed at 2016 Annual General Meeting |
Student Category
Recommendation | Eliminate the special student member category. Focus efforts on assessing licensure qualifications for applicants with engineering, geoscience or related full degrees. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council – Moved forward to the 2016 AGM |
University Students
Recommendation | Remove the university student category from the legislation. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |