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Canadian Professional Engineering & Geoscience (Fifth Edition)

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APPENDIX B-1

ALBERTA

The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act

The Act is administered by the

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Al!erta (APEGA)

www.apegga.org

1. Definitions of Engineering and Geoscience

"o#rce$ Sections 1(q), (r) of the Act. [1]

%practice of engineering means(i) reporting on, advising on, eva!ating, designing, preparing pans and specifications for or directing the constr!ction, technica inspection, maintenance or operation of anystr!ct!re, wor" or process

(A) that is aimed at the discovery, deveopment or !tii#ation of matter, materiasor energy or in any other way designed for the !se and convenience of h!mans,and($) that req!ires in that reporting, advising, eva!ating, designing, preparation ordirection the professiona appication of the principes of mathematics, chemistry,

physics or any reated appied s!b%ect, or (ii) teaching engineering at a !niversity&

'practice of geoscience means(i) reporting, advising, eva!ating, interpreting, processing,geoscientific s!rveying, eporing, cassifying reservesor eamining reated to any activity

(A) that reates to the earth sciences or the environment,($) that is aimed at the discovery or deveopment of oi, nat!ra gas, coa, metaicor non*metaic mineras, precio!s stones, other nat!ra reso!rces or water or that is aimed at the investigation of s!rface or s!bs!rface conditions of the earth,

and(+) that req!ires, in that reporting, advising, eva!ating, interpreting, processing,geoscientific s!rveying, eporing, cassifying reserves or eamining, the professiona appication of the principes of mathematics, chemistry, physics or bioogy thro!gh the appication of the principes of geoscience, or

(ii) teaching geoscience at a !niversity&





2. Membership Criteria

"o#rce$ Section 1 of the Act, [1] and Section 1- of Aberta eg!ation 1/022 dated 3!y 14,1222, and -500- dated 6ebr!ary 7, 00-. []

['otes$ Section 1 of the Act a!thori#es the registration of professiona engineers, professionageoscientists, as we as icensees (non*residents of Aberta), permit hoders (partnerships orcorporations), %oint firms, and restricted practitioners. Aberta ta"es an enightened approach totechnoogy by inc!ding professiona technoogists in the same Act as engineers, andgeoscientists. Aberta is aso !niq!e in enco!raging the membership of engineering st!dents, asdefined in eg!ation 1/022.

An individ!a may satisfy the registration req!irements as a professiona engineer or professionageoscientist thro!gh severa ro!tes, as stip!ated in Sections 7, 8, 10, and 1- of eg!ation1/0229]

Students – Eligibility

A person who meets the foowing req!irements and appies to the egistrar for registration isentited to be enroed as a st!dent9

(a) the appicant is of good character and rep!tation&(b) the appicant

(i) is enroed in a f!*time program at a !niversity in Aberta that is recogni#ed by the $oard of :aminers as eading to a degree in engineering or geoscience, or (ii) has at east years of post*secondary ed!cation acceptabe to the $oard of:aminers in areas that reate to the science or technoogy of engineering orgeoscience, together with

(A) one year of eperience in wor" of an engineering or geoscientificnat!re acceptabe to the $oard of :aminers where the post*secondary

ed!cation consists of an engineering or geoscience technoogy programrecogni#ed by the $oard of :aminers, or ($) - years of s!ch wor" eperience, where the post*secondary ed!cationconsists of ed!cation other than s!ch a program.

Examination andidates – Eligibility

* A person who meets the foowing req!irements and appies to the egistrar for registration isentited to be admitted as an eamination candidate9

(a) the appicant is of good character and rep!tation&(b) the appicant is a grad!ate of

(i) a !niversity program in engineering or geoscience, or

(ii) a reated academic program that is acceptabe to the $oard of :aminers, b!t the $oard of :aminers has req!ired the appicant to compete one or more confirmatoryeaminations or eaminations for the p!rpose of correcting a perceived academic deficiency.

!embe"s-in-#"aining – Eligibility

1+ A person who meets the foowing req!irements and appies to the egistrar for registrationis entited to be admitted as an engineer*in*training or geoscientist*in*training9

(a) the appicant is of good character and rep!tation&




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(b) the appicant(i) is a grad!ate of a !niversity program in engineering or geoscience or a reated!niversity program that is acceptabe to the $oard of :aminers, b!t does nothave the wor" eperience req!ired for registration as a professiona member, or

(ii) is registered as an eamination candidate !nder section 8(b) and hascompeted the eaminations referred to in that provision, b!t does not have thewor" eperience req!ired for registration as a professiona member.

P"ofessional !embe"s – Eligibility

1, (1) A person who meets the foowing req!irements and appies to the egistrar for registration is entited to be registered as a professiona member9

(a) the appicant is a +anadian citi#en or is awf!y admitted to +anada for permanentresidence&(b) the appicant is of good character and rep!tation&(c) the appicant has a "nowedge of the Act and the reg!ations !nder the Act, and

genera "nowedge reated to the practice of engineering or geoscience, which has beendemonstrated by passing an eamination that is prescribed by the $oard of :aminers&(d) the appicant demonstrates to the $oard of :aminers that the appicant has a proficiency in the :ngish ang!age that is s!fficient to enabe the appicant toresponsiby practise the profession of engineering or geoscience&(e) the appicant meets one of the foowing req!irements9

(i) the appicant is admitted as a member*in*training and has obtained at east 4years of eperience in wor" of an engineering or scientific nat!re that isacceptabe to the $oard of :aminers&(ii) the appicant is enroed as a st!dent !nder section 7(b) (ii) and

(A) has competed a eaminations prescribed by the $oard of :aminers,and($) has obtained at east 8 years of eperience in wor" of an engineeringor geoscientific nat!re that is acceptabe to the $oard of :aminers, ateast one year of which is obtained after competion of the eaminationsreferred to in paragraph (A)&

(iii) the appicant is admitted as an eamination candidate and(A) has competed the eaminations referred to in section 8(b), and($) has obtained at east 4 years of eperience in wor" of an engineeringor geoscientific nat!re that is acceptabe to the $oard of :aminers&

(iv) the appicant is not in a register or record referred to in s!bca!se (i), (ii) or(iii), b!t has the combined academic q!aifications and eperience acceptabe tothe $oard of :aminers that wo!d be req!ired for registration as a professionamember had the appicant progressed thro!gh one of those registers or records.

1, () ;otwithstanding s!bsection (1), an appicant is entited to be registered as a professionamember if

(a) the appicant is of good character and rep!tation, and(b) the appicant is registered and in good standing with a professiona reg!atoryorgani#ation !nder an Act of another province or territory of +anada to perform an




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occ!pation that, in the opinion of the $oard of :aminers, is s!bstantiay eq!ivaent, interms of scope of practice and competencies, to that of a professiona member.

. Definition of Professiona! Miscond"ct

"o#rce$ Section 44 of the Act. [1]

-eter.ination of #nprofessional cond#ct and #ns/illed practice

00 (1) Any cond!ct of a professiona member, icensee, permit hoder, certificate hoder ormember*in*training that in the opinion of the <iscipine +ommittee or the Appea $oard

(a) is detrimenta to the best interests of the p!bic,(b) contravenes a code of ethics of the profession as estabished !nder the reg!ations,(c) harms or tends to harm the standing of the profession generay,(d) dispays a ac" of "nowedge of or ac" of s"i or %!dgment in the practice of the profession, or (e) dispays a ac" of "nowedge of or ac" of s"i or %!dgment in the carrying o!t of any

d!ty or obigation !nderta"en in the practice of the profession,whether or not that cond!ct is disgracef! or dishono!rabe, constit!tes either !ns"ied practiceof the profession or !nprofessiona cond!ct, whichever the <iscipine +ommittee or the Appea$oard finds.

() =f an investigated person fais to compy with or contravenes this Act, the reg!ations or the byaws, and the fai!re or contravention is, in the opinion of the <iscipine +ommittee, of aserio!s nat!re, the fai!re or contravention may be fo!nd by the <iscipine +ommittee to be!nprofessiona cond!ct whether or not it wo!d be so fo!nd !nder s!bsection (1).

#. Discip!inar$ Po%ers

"o#rce$ Sections 7- and 74 of the Act. [1]

Po&e"s of t'e Dis(i)line ommittee

, =f the <iscipine +ommittee finds that the cond!ct of the investigated person is!nprofessiona cond!ct or !ns"ied practice of the profession, or both, the <iscipine +ommitteemay ma"e any one or more of the foowing orders9

(a) reprimand the investigated person&(b) s!spend the registration of the investigated person for a specified period&(c) s!spend the registration of the investigated person either generay or from any fiedof practice !nti

(i) the investigated person has competed a specified co!rse of st!dies or obtained

s!pervised practica eperience, or (ii) the <iscipine +ommittee is satisfied as to the competence of the investigated person generay or in a specified fied of practice&

(d) accept in pace of a s!spension the investigated person>s !nderta"ing to imit theinvestigated person>s practice&(e) impose conditions on the investigated person>s entitement to engage in the practice of the profession generay or in any fied of the practice, inc!ding the conditions that theinvestigated person




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(i) practise !nder s!pervision,(ii) not engage in soe practice,(iii) permit periodic inspections by a person a!thori#ed by the <iscipine+ommittee, or

(iv) report to the <iscipine +ommittee on specific matters&(f) direct the investigated person to pass a partic!ar co!rse of st!dy or satisfy the<iscipine +ommittee as to the investigated person>s practica competence generay or ina fied of practice&(g) direct the investigated person to satisfy the <iscipine +ommittee that a disabiity oraddiction can be or has been overcome, and s!spend the person !nti the <iscipine+ommittee is so satisfied&(h) req!ire the investigated person to ta"e co!nseing or to obtain any assistance that inthe opinion of the <iscipine +ommittee is appropriate&(i) direct the investigated person to waive, red!ce or repay a fee for services rendered bythe investigated person that, in the opinion of the <iscipine +ommittee, were not

rendered or were impropery rendered&(%) cance the registration of the investigated person&(") any other order that it considers appropriate in the circ!mstances.

+"de" to )ay (osts o" a fine

0 (1) The <iscipine +ommittee may, in addition to or instead of deaing with the investigated person in accordance with section 7-, order that the investigated person pay

(a) a or part of the costs of the hearing in accordance with the byaws,(b) a fine not eceeding ?10 000 to the Association, or (c) both the costs !nder ca!se (a) and a fine !nder ca!se (b),

within the time fied by the order.

() =f the investigated person ordered to pay a fine, costs, or both, !nder s!bsection (1) fais to pay the fine, costs, or both, within the time ordered, the <iscipine +ommittee may s!spend theregistration of that person !nti the person has paid the fine, costs or both.

(-) A fine or costs ordered to be paid to the Association !nder this section is a debt d!e to theAssociation and may be recovered by the Association by civi action for debt.

&. Code of Ethics

"o#rce$ Sched!e 1 of Aberta eg!ation 1/022, [] (estabished p!rs!ant to section 0(1)(")of the :ngineering and @eoscience rofessions Act). [1]

Prea.!le

rofessiona engineers and geoscientists sha recogni#e that professiona ethics is fo!nded !ponintegrity, competence, dignity and devotion to service. This concept sha g!ide their cond!ct ata times.

R#les of Cond#ct

1. rofessiona engineers and geoscientists sha, in their areas of practice, hod paramo!nt theheath, safety and wefare of the p!bic and have regard for the environment.




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. rofessiona engineers and geoscientists sha !nderta"e ony wor" that they are competent to perform by virt!e of their training and eperience.

-. rofessiona engineers and geoscientists sha cond!ct themseves with integrity, honesty,fairness and ob%ectivity in their professiona activities.

4. rofessiona engineers and geoscientists sha compy with appicabe stat!tes, reg!ations and byaws in their professiona practices.

/. rofessiona engineers and geoscientists sha !phod and enhance the hono!r, dignity andrep!tation of their professions and th!s the abiity of the professions to serve the p!bic interest.

'. Professiona! Techno!ogist Discip!ines

'otes$ Three types of rofessiona Technoogist are recogni#ed in Aberta, and the tites and !seof stamp or sea are restricted to these three9

B Registered Professional echnologist (Engineering)$

art 5 of the :ngineering and @eoscience rofessions Act (Sections 8- to 2/) [1] defines thethree types of rofessiona Technoogist that are recogni#ed in Aberta. Section 85 of the Actestabishes severa %oint boards to administer technoogists, composed of an eq!a n!mber ofappointees of A:@A +o!nci and the Association of Science and :ngineering Technoogyrofessionas of Aberta (AS:T) +o!nci. Section 82 of the Act assigns to the Joint Board of Examiners a the powers, d!ties and f!nctions with respect to professiona technoogists that the$oard of :aminers has with respect to professiona members. Section 20(1) of the Act req!ires

the egistrar of AS:T to register as professiona technoogists, a those who are approved by the3oint $oard of :aminers.

B Registered Professional echnologist (Geological) and

B Registered Professional echnologist (Geoph2sical)$ These technoogist categories are defined in eg!ation -700-, [-] made in accordance withart 8 (Section 27) of the Act. [1]

Eligibility fo" "egist"ation

"o#rce$ Section 7 of eg!ation -700-. [-]

A person who meets the foowing req!irements and appies to the egistrar for registration is

entited to be registered as a registered professiona technoogist (geoogica) or registered professiona technoogist (geophysica), as the case may be9

(a) the appicant is of good character and rep!tation&

(b) the appicant has a "nowedge of the Act and the reg!ations !nder the Act, andgenera "nowedge reated to the practice of geoogy or geophysics which has been




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demonstrated by passing an eamination for those p!rposes that is prescribed by the$oard of :aminers&

(c) the appicant demonstrates to the $oard of :aminers that the appicant has a

proficiency in the :ngish ang!age that is s!fficient to enabe the appicant toresponsiby practice the profession of geoogy or geophysics&

(d) the appicant has at east years of post*secondary ed!cation acceptabe to the $oardof :aminers in areas that reate to the science or technoogy of geoogy or geophysics&

(e) the appicant has obtained at east 7 years of eperience in wor" of a geoogica orgeophysica nat!re that is acceptabe to the $oard of :aminers, at east years of whichare in the appicantCs specific area of professiona practice and were competed !nder thes!pervision and contro of a professiona member.

References

[1] :ngineering and @eoscience rofessions Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, Chapter

E-11, Dwww.qp.aberta.cadoc!mentsActs:11.pdfE (Fay 0, 01-).

This p!bication contains reprod!ctions of the Stat!tes of Aberta and Aberta eg!ations, or both, b!t the officia Stat!tes and eg!ations p!bished by or !nder the a!thority of the G!eenCsrinter for Aberta sho!d be cons!ted for a p!rposes of interpreting and appying the aw.

[] @enera eg!ation (Sched!e 1), Aberta eg!ation 1/022, made !nder the :ngineeringand @eoscience rofessions Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, Dwww.apega.caabo!tA+Tpdf01+A*:*01H0:@IJAT=K;S.pdfE (Fay 0, 01-).


[-] egistered rofessiona Technoogist (@eoogica) and egistered rofessiona Technoogist(@eophysica) eg!ation, Aberta eg!ation -700-, made !nder the :ngineering and@eoscience rofessions Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000,

Dwww.qp.aberta.cadoc!mentsordersKrdersLinL+o!nci00-0-00-L07-.htmE (Fay 0,01-).






'ote$ These ecerpts are reprod!ced for ed!cationa p!rposes ony. ease cons!t the f!egisative acts for interpreting andor appying the aw.

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