REGULATORY EXCELLENCE
Practice Standards
APEGA publishes practice standards written by licensed professionals that their peers must follow.
To practise safely, permit holders and licensed professionals must adhere to codes and regulations that apply to their areas of practice. In addition, APEGA publishes practice standards against which our statutory boards can assess a registrant’s conduct and work. Practice Standards Subcommittee and Practice Review Board volunteers are all practising engineers and geoscientists, meaning that all practice publications are created by licensed professionals, for licensed professionals.
2025 PUBLICATIONS
April 1
› Published revised Clarifying Authentication Requirements for Drilling and Completions practice bulletin
July 24
“Sometimes people forget about the ‘self’ part of
› Published the practice notice Use of Artificial Intelligence by Licensed Professionals
‘self-regulation,’ which means that although APEGA is the publisher, fellow registrants set the actual standards.”
November 1
› Withdrew Considerations for Establishing a Consulting Practice guideline › Published revised Continuing Professional Development
— APEGA’s professional practice standards manager
practice standard, new Personal Annual Competency Evaluation practice guideline, and Personal Annual Competency Evaluation plan template
To keep these standards current and clear, APEGA—with guidance from the volunteers on statutory boards and committees—updates them based on educational, technological, and industry changes, as well as registrant feedback. Bulletins clarify new or niche subjects, and guidelines articulate recommended best practices that support our practice standards. In 2025, APEGA also published practice notices on emerging subjects registrants wanted to know more about, such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI). “We received so many questions about handling AI in their work, so we issued a notice explaining that if you use it and authenticate it, you take responsibility for it, which is a core statement from our Authenticating Professional Work Products practice standard.”
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