PROGRESS AND RENEWAL
April 2019 AGM
April 2016 AGM
April 2017 AGM
April 2018 AGM
Member and stakeholder consultation
Government presented proposed new EGP Act for consideration and possible approval Spring 2018
New Act proclaimed* Fall 2018
*This step occurs if the Government of Alberta has approved the new EGP Act
Report on proposed guiding principles for the EGP Act
Report on proposed regulation changes
Interim report to Members and Permit Holders
Approval of repeal and replacement of new bylaws
SIDEBAR
RECOMMENDED REVISIONS Changes proposed so far to the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act are outlined below. Detailed discussion papers on all six topics are available at apegalegislativereview.ca. 1. Member-in-Training • Give M.I.T.s the same privileges as Professional Members regarding voting and running for Council. • Extend the length of time an individual can remain an M.I.T., in appropriate circumstances, to provide flexibility and recognize unique circumstances. 2. Licensee • Eliminate the Licensee designation (commonly called Foreign Licensee) so that qualified individuals may be registered as Professional Engineers or Professional Geoscientists, irrespective of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status.
3. Professional Licensee • Create a Limited License designation for individuals with engineering or geoscience degrees who do not immediately qualify for P.Eng. or P.Geo. designations — but might otherwise be qualified to practise engineering or geoscience within a limited scope of practice. Existing Professional Licensees would be grandfathered into the new Limited Licence. • Eliminate the existing Professional Licensee category. All individuals without engineering or geoscience degrees would apply for the Professional Technologist (P.Tech.) designation, administered by ASET and regulated by joint APEGA/ASET statutory boards. 4. Student Under the current Act, there are two categories of student. One is for individuals enrolled in a full-time program at a university in Alberta leading to an undergraduate degree in engineering or geoscience. The second is for
individuals who do not have an undergraduate degree in engineering or geoscience, but do have at least two years of post-secondary education relating to engineering and geoscience. • Eliminate the second category, which is currently a pathway to licensure. 5. Authority to Delegate • Expressly authorize APEGA’s Council, the Registrar, statutory bodies (the Board of Examiners, the Practice Review Board, the Appeal Board, the Discipline Committee, and the Investigative Committee), and the CEO to delegate their authority and duties within the internal governance structure, as appropriate 6. Building Code Exemptions • Repeal Alberta Building Code exemptions contained in Section 2(6) and (7) of the EGP Act and reference the original source for relevant exemptions. This would not eliminate the exemptions; rather, it would make the Alberta Building Code the sole source of reference for them.
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