Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia

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Contact Information

Physical address:
200-4010 Regent Street
Burnaby, BC V5C 6N2

Phone: (604) 430-8035
Fax: (604) 430-8085

Web: Home Name search
Email: info@egbc.ca

Licenses

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British Columbia Engineer-in-Training Registration

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$498.75 application fee plus pro-rated EIT annual fee of no more than $289.80. Application fee is waved for applicants who apply within 12 months of graduation from an engineering or geoscience post-secondary program and for applicants who are registered in another Canadian province or territory.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$289.80

Due:

Annually by December 31.

British Columbia Engineering Licensee

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia
Notes:

This category of registration is for individuals who have academic qualifications other than a university engineering or geoscience degree, have gained several years of experience in a defined scope of engineering or geoscience practice and wish to take professional responsibility for that work. The Limited Licence is designed for those who are qualified to practise a limited scope of engineering or geoscience at a professional level.

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

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$498.75 application fee + pro-rated annual fee of no more than $439.55 + $283.50 licensing fee.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$439.55

Due:

Annually by December 31.

British Columbia Geoscience Licensee

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia
Notes:

This category of registration is for individuals who have academic qualifications other than a university engineering or geoscience degree, have gained several years of experience in a defined scope of engineering or geoscience practice and wish to take professional responsibility for that work. The Limited Licence is designed for those who are qualified to practise a limited scope of engineering or geoscience at a professional level.

Allow Digital Signatures?No
Allow Digital Sealing?No

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$498.75 application fee + pro-rated annual fee of no more than $439.55 + $283.50 licensing fee.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$439.55

Due:

Annually by December 31.

British Columbia Geoscientist-in-Training

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$498.75 application fee plus pro-rated GIT annual fee of no more than $289.80. Application fee is waved for applicants who apply within 12 months of graduation from an engineering or geoscience post-secondary program and for applicants who are registered in another Canadian province or territory.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$289.80

Due:

Annually by December 31.

British Columbia Permit to Practice

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Corporation
  • Partnership
  • Incorporated & Unincorporated Sole Practitioners
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Notes:
  • Engineers and Geoscientists BC protects the public by requiring firms that wish to use restricted or trademarked words in their business names to obtain consent from Engineers and Geoscientists BC prior to registration/incorporation. Engineers and Geoscientists BC will generally grant consent only to firms that are Registrants of Engineers and Geoscientists BC, or that undertake to become registered and to obtain a Permit to Practice from Engineers and Geoscientists BC.
  • All businesses that wish to register a name containing a restricted word must complete an online Business Name Consent Request. If a firm seeks to incorporate or otherwise register a new business name with the Registrar of Companies (including registering a proprietorship or partnership), the Registrar of Companies may grant a conditional approval, subject to receipt of Engineers and Geoscientists BC's consent to use of the restricted or trademarked word.
  • See the words that have been put under restriction and the consent process steps here
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:

Firms must identify at least one Responsible Registrant who will acknowledge responsibility for the firm and complete the application on the firm’s behalf. The Responsible Registrant must be an engineering or geoscience professional who will be responsible for ensuring that the firm’s practice meets ethical, quality management, and continuing education requirements. They will also serve as a point of contact for practice reviews, audits, and investigations. Firms can identify more than one Responsible Registrant if needed (e.g., a large firm with multiple lines of business might designate a different Responsible Registrant for each area of practice).

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:
  • $246.71 USD application fee + $352.44 USD registration fee multiplied by the square root of the number of BC engineer and/or geoscientist registrants on staff (multi-professional firms)
    • ($350 CAD application fee + $500 CAD registration fee multiplied by the square root of the number of BC engineer and/or geoscientist registrants on staff multi-professional firms)
  • $246.71 USD application fee + $176.22 USD registrant fee (sole practitioners)
    • ($350 CAD application fee + $250 CAD registrant fee)
Turnaround:

7 business days

Notes:

Registrant firms are required to have a Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP) in place documenting policies and procedures that indicate how they meet the ethics, quality management, and continuing education requirements. A registrant firm’s PPMP must be in place within 12 months of registering for a Permit to Practice. At minimum, the PPMP must contain:

  • a code of conduct that identifies how the registrant firm will ensure compliance with Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Code of Ethics; 
  • policies and procedures meeting the quality management requirements in the bylaws; 
  • policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the continuing education requirements; 
  • the organizational structure of the registrant firm; 
  • the names of the registrant firm’s Responsible Officer and Responsible Registrant(s); 
  • the registrant firm’s area(s) of practice;  
  • the Responsible Registrant(s) designated to each area of practice at the registrant firm; and 
  • a policy regarding the use of the Permit to Practice Number by individuals employed by or under contract with the registrant firm. 
Required Attachments:
  • Firm Declarations
    • The responsible registrant(s) and responsible officer will be emailed unique links to review the terms of their respective role and accept or decline the responsibility 

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:
  • $352.44 USD multiplied by the square root of the number of BC engineer and/or geoscientist registrants on staff (multi-professional firms) 
    • ($500 CAD)
  • $250 USD (sole practitioners)
    • ($176.22 CAD)
Due:

Annually by May 31

Penalties:
  • If not renewed by June 1, a 15% late fee will be applied
  • If not renewed by July 1, a firm will be prohibited from practice
  • If not renewed by September 1, the permit to practice will be cancelled 

Amendment

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

Within 30 days of a change.

Notes:

Changes to any of the information listed below must be reported within 30 days:

  • Firm business name
  • The names and business contact information for your firm’s Responsible Officer and Responsible Registrant(s)
  • If you have identified multiple Responsible Registrants, the areas of practice each individual is responsible for
  • Your firm’s industry and area(s) of practice
  • The addresses of your firm’s main office and business locations BC
  • Your firm’s Roster of registrants

British Columbia Professional Engineer Registration

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia
Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?No
Allow Digital Sealing?No

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$498.75 application fee + pro-rated annual fee of no more than $472.50 + $283.50 licensing fee. Applicants who are currently EITs registered with the board may have all or a portion of the application fee waived.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$472.50

Due:

Annually by December 31.

British Columbia Professional Geoscientist Registration

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia
Allow Digital Signatures?No
Allow Digital Sealing?No

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$498.75 application fee + pro-rated annual fee of no more than $472.50 + $283.50 licensing fee. Applicants who are currently GITs registered with the board may have all or a portion of the application fee waived.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$472.50

Due:

Annually by December 31.

British Columbia Structural Engineer Designation

Agency:Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia
Notes:

This is a specialist designation (Struct.Eng.) and is granted  to P.Eng. members of Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia who meet the requirements to create and manage the design of a building's primary structural system.

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

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$210 designation assignment fee + $525 application fee + $300 annual fee.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$300

Due:

Annually by December 31.

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