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APEGBC Membership Guide

This document provides information about the requirements and process for becoming a licensed professional engineer (P.Eng.) in British Columbia through APEGBC. To practice engineering legally in BC, one must either be a licensed P.Eng. or work under the supervision of a P.Eng. The document outlines the qualifications routes including having an engineering degree plus 5 years of experience. It describes the application process which involves assessments of academics and experience, references, and examinations on law and ethics.

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APEGBC Membership Guide

This document provides information about the requirements and process for becoming a licensed professional engineer (P.Eng.) in British Columbia through APEGBC. To practice engineering legally in BC, one must either be a licensed P.Eng. or work under the supervision of a P.Eng. The document outlines the qualifications routes including having an engineering degree plus 5 years of experience. It describes the application process which involves assessments of academics and experience, references, and examinations on law and ethics.

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Welcome to APEGBC

Caroline Westra
Manager – Academic & Experience Assessment
APEGBC’s ACT
1920-Self Regulation by professional engineers
through BC government legislation

All individuals practicing engineering are required, by law to be:


Licenced Professional Engineers/Ingénieurs
or
Working under the supervision of a Professional Engineer (Ingénieure)
who takes professional responsibility for the engineering work

Therefore only APEGBC Members


can use the title “engineer”
Qualification Routes
• Looking to Exempt policy

• For those with an engineering degree plus


5 years of engineering experience
anywhere in the world
• Need to apply for [Link]. Registration

• NO GUARANTEES
Looking To Exempt
Policy
• First, professional review required
• Uses interview to assess work experience
• Panel of at least 2 [Link] in same discipline
• 60 minute interview
– What did you do?
– How did you do it?
– What codes, standards, methods were used?
– See website for the Satisfactory Engineering
Experience Guidelines
Application -
Academics
• Minimum of 4 years of post-secondary
education required
• Transcript of marks/grades must be sent
from your university directly to APEGBC
– Please contact Registration Staff if your attempts to
obtain your transcript have failed
• Reputable International Programs –
[Link]
[Link]
Application -
Experience
• Four Years including one in a ‘Canadian
Environment’ which will show your:
– Knowledge and application of Canadian codes and
standards
– Understanding the expectations of professional
registration, including application of the code of ethics
– Experience with collaboration and peer review in
engineering practice
– Effective communication skills
• Demonstrate via competency assessment
Professional
Supervision & Refs
• International experience is to be verified by
[Link]. references or other country equivalent

• A minimum of 2 [Link]./[Link]. references are


required to verify Canadian Experience
- one of the references must be your supervisor
- at least one reference should be in your discipline of
registration
Law & Ethics
Requirement
• Seminar requirement:
 CD Rom version for computer
 Online version - coming soon
• Professional Practice Examination
 2.5 hours – 110 Multiple Choice questions
 1 hour – essay question

• Canadian Legal System


• Ethics and Professionalism
Useful Websites
Engineers Canada:
[Link]

Labour Market Information now available:


[Link]

Canadian Environment Experience Pilot


[Link]
Questions
• Registration Reception is available from 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday
– please call or email for a customized appointment
• register@[Link] or 604-412-4856

• Application information is on our website


 Go to [Link] and click on “Become a Member”

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