
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
Authority of Practice Reviewers
Recommendation | APEGA practice reviewers to be the authority to conduct practice reviews similar to the authority contained in the ASET Regulation the Professional Technologists Regulation or the Chartered Professional Accountants Act, Alberta. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Building Code Exemptions
Recommendation | Repeal the Building Code exemptions in the EGP Act to avoid duplication in demand side legislation |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Changes to Exemptions of Geoscience Work
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Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Changes to the Definition of the Practice of Geoscience
Recommendation | “practice of geoscience” means:
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Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Changes to the Description of Geoscience Work Products
Recommendation | The Engineers and Geoscience Professions Act be amended to update the description of the types of geoscience documents and work products that need to be authenticated to read: “…professional documents…” This change be supplemented by updated practice standards that will provide greater detail and will clarify that geoscience “professional documents” include: “…maps, geoscientific cross-sections, specifications, reports, or other geoscientific work products in any form or medium, or reproductions of any of them…” |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Improving Professional Practice
Recommendation | To clarify the role and responsibility of the Practice Review Committee to focus on the competency of the professions by:
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Council's Position | Council Amendment to the Recommendation: Council endorsed all recommendations with one exception: the decision of the practice review panel will be open to appeal Criteria will be developed through Council Regulation and Policy to define when and how these recommendations will be used |
Permit to Practice — Improving the Practice
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Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Permit to Practice – Registration
Recommendation | Council endorses the proposed recommendations that the legislation be amended to explicitly:
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Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Permit to Practice – Reinstatement
Recommendation | Council endorses, the proposed recommendation that the EGP Act and General Regulation be amended to remove all references to reinstatement and to require that a permit holder whose registration has been cancelled, for any reason, initiate re-registration the same as any other applicant in accordance with criteria approved by Council. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Practice Prohibitions
Recommendation | Council endorses the proposed recommendation that the EGP Act and General Regulation be amended to clarify that the existing practice prohibition sections only apply to members and permit holders whose licences or permits have been suspended or cancelled because of disciplinary or practice review proceedings. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Primary Professional Liability Insurance
Recommendation | The legislation be amended to authorize Council to make policy respecting the requirements for members and permit holders to carry Professional Liability Insurance. |
Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Refining the Continuing Professional Development Program
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Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
Updating Authentication Practices
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Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |
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Council's Position | Endorsed by Council |