Honours & Awards

APEGA commends the success and hard work of its members through the following honours and awards.

Summit Awards

APEGA recognizes members’ professional excellence and community contributions at its annual Summit Awards. Up to 10 awards are presented on awards night to honour excellence in the engineering and geoscience professions.

APEGA highlights the achievements of its members through the Summit Awards, showcasing the determination, inspiration, and drive that are the hallmark of the engineering and geoscience professions. If you know of a deserving colleague, coworker, or project, please consider nominating them for a Summit Award.

    Member Milestones

    Attaining professional status with APEGA requires a lot of hard work, and the Member Milestones event provides an opportunity to celebrate this significant professional achievement.

    • People who achieve professional status are invited to an event in their area.
    • Network with new members, APEGA staff, and various members of the community, and receive individual acknowledgement during the celebration.
    • The APEGA president presents best wishes and acknowledges each member being recognized. 

    Please note that this celebration is not an Iron Ring or Earth Ring ceremony.

    Volunteer Recognition Award

    Volunteers are essential to APEGA. They provide countless hours of work on committees, boards, council, and the branches. Each year, APEGA honours volunteers who have reached milestones of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30+ years of service.

    Life Membership

    Retiring members may qualify for life membership with APEGA if they have held active membership within Canada for at least 25 years, with the last 10 years with APEGA. Life members pay a permanently reduced rate of 25 per cent of the full dues.

    Life members are also exempt from the Continuing Professional Development Program requirements and can keep their professional designation, although they will be non-practising in Alberta. They can also continue to use APEGA member benefits. Once their status is changed, they will be billed the reduced amount every year and must complete the annual declaration. They can request to resume practice if they decide to work again in Alberta. Should they decide to return to a practising status, their membership dues would then increase to professional membership dues.

    The forms for Life Membership can be obtained by emailing [email protected].

    Engineers Canada Fellowship

    The Engineers Canada Fellowship recognizes deserving members who have generously given their time and expertise to the engineering profession.

    • APEGA annually submits the names of those who have met the  Engineers Canada criteria.
    • Professional members who have earned a fellowship are invited to one of APEGA’s fall volunteer recognition events in their area.
    • Recipients receive a certificate and a silver Engineers Canada Fellowship pin.
    • Professional geoscientists are recognized with an honorary fellowship and can add the designation FEC (Hon.) after their P.Geo. designation.

    Engineers Canada provides a full list of past recipients.

    Geoscientists Canada Fellowship

    The Geoscientists Canada Fellowship recognizes deserving members who have generously given their time and expertise to the geoscience profession.

    • APEGA annually submits the names of those who have met the Geoscientists Canada criteria.
    • Professional members who have earned a fellowship are invited to one of APEGA’s fall volunteer recognition events in their area.
    • Recipients receive a certificate and gold Geoscientists Canada Fellowship pin.
    • Professional geoscientists may add the designation FGC after their P.Geo. designation.
    • Professional engineers are recognized with an honorary fellowship and can add the designation FGC (Hon.) after their P.Eng. designation.

    Geoscientists Canada provides a full list of past recipients.