Candidate for Councillor: Rashiv Lubana, P.Eng.

Rashiv Lubana

Candidate Overview

  • Operations Leader and Professional Engineer accountable for safe, compliant operation of a world-scale facility, protecting workers, the public, and the environment through disciplined decision-making.
  • Governance-minded engineering leader with experience leading incident investigations, applying regulatory requirements, and strengthening operating discipline to uphold professional accountability and ethical practice.
  • PMP certified project and operations leader translating strategy into measurable outcomes, reinforcing engineering professionalism, risk management, and continuous improvement across complex industrial systems.

Personal Statement

I am a professional engineer and operations leader in Alberta’s petrochemical industry, where I am accountable every day for decisions that affect worker safety, environmental protection, regulatory compliance, and operational integrity. Leading a world-scale facility has given me first-hand experience balancing technical risk, ethical responsibility, and real-world consequences, an essential perspective for effective council governance.

My background spans operations leadership, process engineering, and capital project delivery, including incident investigations, emergency-response leadership, and regulatory-driven decision-making. I bring a practical understanding of how APEGA’s policies, standards, and enforcement frameworks translate into front-line engineering practice, particularly in high-risk, safety-critical environments.

As a leader, I value integrity, clarity, and collaboration. I am known for listening first, asking disciplined questions, and making evidence-based decisions grounded in professional judgement. I believe strong regulation and self-governance are critical to maintaining public trust and ensuring engineers continue to serve the public interest effectively.

I am motivated to serve on council to help strengthen APEGA’s role as a modern, trusted regulator that supports professionals, upholds high standards, and protects Albertans through safe, ethical, and competent engineering practice.

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Get to Know the Candidate in Four Questions

What does self-regulation mean to you as a member of APEGA? 

Self-regulation means that professionals are entrusted to govern their own practice in the public interest, not personal or commercial interest. It requires competence, ethical judgement, accountability, and the courage to intervene when standards are not met. As a member, it means I am responsible not only for my own conduct, but for supporting a system that protects public safety, maintains trust, and holds our profession to high standards.

What would you bring to Council?

I bring frontline operational and leadership experience from safety-critical, highly regulated industrial environments. I understand how APEGA policies and standards are applied in real-time decision-making, incident response, and compliance. My background in operations, investigations, and project delivery allows me to contribute practical insight, balanced risk-based thinking, and a strong focus on professionalism, ethics, and public protection.

As the regulator of engineering and geoscience, what challenges does APEGA face?

APEGA faces the challenge of protecting the public while adapting to rapid, technological change, evolving practice areas, and increasing public expectations. Balancing strong, consistent enforcement with education and support for members is critical. The regulator must also maintain trust by being transparent, timely, and fair, while ensuring its governance, processes, and resources remain fit for a complex and changing profession.

What is the value of a professional licence with APEGA?

A professional licence represents competence, accountability, and a commitment to ethical practice. It signals to the public that licensed professionals are qualified, regulated, and held to enforceable standards. For members, it reinforces professional identity, responsibility, and trust. For society, it provides assurance that engineering and geoscience work affecting safety, the environment, and infrastructure is performed responsibly and in the public interest.

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