Regulatory Excellence
Corporate Practice
APEGA’s practice review program helps Alberta permit holders align their engineering and geoscience practices with published regulatory requirements. These reviews use a structured process called the Graduated Risk Assessment of Permit Holders (GRAPH), introduced in 2021, which enables us to confirm compliance while working collaboratively with permit holders to resolve any practice gaps.
We undertake practice reviews proactively using a selection process that includes criteria such as industry sector of interest, size of firm, or compliance indicators in APEGA’s data. We endeavour to build positive relationships with APEGA permit holders, fostering a culture of ongoing education and improved compliance. More efficient data analysis further improved the GRAPH process in 2024. Using this data-driven, risk-based approach to practice reviews has enabled APEGA to complete more high-level assessments of permit holders while dedicating necessary resources to Level 4 reviews. Focus on Level 4 reviews • Level 4 reviews are conducted in situations that are the highest risk and most complex. For example, these reviews can include a review of company practices related to infrastructure failures or be related to permit holders with multiple non-compliance issues. • These are our most time-consuming reviews. They are often scope-specific and can involve site visits, complex projects, or unique requirements. Level 5 reviews are follow-ups to assess findings. • 12 Level 4 reviews were completed or in progress.
By the numbers
More than 90 per cent of these reviews were conducted on unique permit holders, or 16 per cent of all APEGA permit holders. reviews. 901 In 2024, APEGA completed 49 companies with cancelled Permits to Practice were referred to APEGA’s Unlicensed Practice team. cancelled permit reviews* were conducted. 599
*In the 2023 annual report, “cancelled permit reviews” were called “compliance reviews.”
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