Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

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We are a service company that can help you file with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.

Contact Information

Physical address:
200-8615 51 Avenue NW
Attn: Permits | Professional Practice Dept.
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6A8

Phone: (780) 426-3990
Fax: (780) 426-1877

Web: Home Name search
Email: permits@apega.ca

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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APEGA Licensee

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
Notes:

Licensees have met all requirements for an engineering or geoscience license, similar to professional members, but are not permanent residents or Canadian citizens.

Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?No
Allow Digital Sealing?No

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500 for new applicants, $325 for current APEGA members-in-training, and $250 for applicants registered in another Canadian province or territory.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$392

Due:

Annually by the date of initial registration.

APEGA Member-in-Training

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
Notes:

Members-in-Training have met academic requirements but need more work experience to qualify for full membership.

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$175 for new applicants and $100 for M.I.T.s enrolled in another Canadian province or territory.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$196

Due:

Annually by the date of initial registration.

APEGA Permit to Practice

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Corporation
  • Partnership
  • Association
  • Sole Practitioner (NOT a sole proprietorship): this is defined as a permit holder for which the senior officer and responsible member are the same person and therefore, an APEGA member and the only member listed on the permit OR a permit holder for which the senior officer is not an APEGA member and the responsible member is the only APEGA member listed on the permit
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Ownership Requirements:

The senior officer need not be a licensed professional but must be in a position of authority to enter into this legal agreement on behalf of the company. The senior officer holds the signing authority to make decisions on behalf of the permit holder and legally binds the permit holder to the permit-to-practice agreement. The responsible member of the permit must be an APEGA-licensed professional.

Notes:
  • No partnership, corporation or other entity may be incorporated or registered in the Province of Alberta under a name including the words "Engineering", "Geology", "Geophysics" or "Geoscience", or variations of those words unless it holds and continues to hold a valid permit issued under section 48. 
  • Although the website states a joint architecture and engineering licenses is an available license type, per the province they are not currently offering Joint Firm Licenses. To practice as both an architecture and engineering firm, a business must complete these registrations separately through the appropriate agency. 
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:

Responsible Member must be an APEGA-licensed professional for the type of permit being applied for (Engineering, Geoscience, or both Engineering & Geoscience)

Initial Registration

Form:

APEGA Permit to Practice Application

Filing Method:

Mail or email

Agency Fee:
  • $349.09 USD application fee + $16.45 USD GST 
    • ($495.25 CAD application fee + $24.75 CAD GST)
Notes:
  • Once approved a confirmation letter, along with an official APEGA permit to practice certificate will be mailed by the postal service. This certificate should be displayed in a prominent public location to indicate the company is entitled to engage in the practices of engineering, geoscience, or both. 
  • The senior officer will be granted access to the myAPEGA company profile to manage the permit holder's information. To access this account, the senior officer will need to login to their personal myAPEGA account and then select the company profile in the upper-right-hand corner, under their name. 
Required Attachments:
  • Proof of Alberta Corporate Registry registration
  • One signed Section 8 for each responsible member of multiple permit holders

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:
  • Corporations, Partnerships, Associations:
    • $422.93 USD base rate multiplied by the square root of the total number of members working under the permit holder’s Permit to Practice + GST (5% of total)
      • ($600 CAD)
  • Sole Practitioners: 
    • $211.47 USD + $10.57 USD GST 
      • ($300 CAD + $15 CAD GST)
Due:

Annually by the date of issuance

Notes:

Notifications will be sent via email prior to the Permit to Practice annual renewal. These notifications will prompt confirmation of the company's registrant list, completion of the company's annual declaration, and payment of the company's annual permit fees. 

APEGA Professional Licensee

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
Notes:

A Professional Licensee may practice within a clearly defined scope of engineering or geoscience specific to the individual's experience and education.

Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?No
Allow Digital Sealing?No

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500 for new applicants and $250 for applicants registered in another Canadian province or territory.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$392

Due:

Annually by the date of initial registration.

APEGA Professional Member

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
Notes:

Professional Members have the experience and education to practice engineering and/or geoscience without limitation.

Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?No
Allow Digital Sealing?No

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500 for new applicants, $325 for current APEGA members-in-training, and $250 for applicants registered in another Canadian province or territory.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$392

Due:

Annually by the date of initial registration.

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