APEGA regulates engineering and geoscience

Our main regulatory function is licensing individuals and companies that want to practise engineering and geoscience in Alberta.

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Published discipline decisions

APEGA registrants are required to practise engineering and geoscience skilfully, ethically, and professionally. APEGA investigates written complaints from registrants and the public.

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Regulatory

  • Discipline Decisions & Orders

    APEGA publishes discipline decisions and recommended discipline orders resulting from unprofessional conduct or unskilled practice by registrants.

  • Standards, Bulletins, and Guidelines

    APEGA's practice standards, bulletins, and guidelines explain the roles and responsibilities of professional members.

  • APEGA Annual Report

    Each spring, prior to the annual general meeting, APEGA produces a report of its activities, statistics, and finances, which it submits to the Government of Alberta.

  • Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP)

    Enforceable as of May 1, 2023, this practice standard outlines the required parts of an APEGA permit holder's PPMP.

  • Continuing Professional Development

    This mandatory program ensures the health, safety, and welfare of the public by requiring that professionals engage in lifelong learning on an annual basis.

  • Good Standing

    Learn about APEGA's criteria for determining whether members and permit holders are considered in good standing.

News

News

  • Coming North: Building a Home and a Career

    With determination and support, Elsa Hernández Manrique, P.Eng., transitioned her engineering career from Mexico to Alberta, achieving licensure with APEGA.
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    APEGA Employee’s Poem Chosen by Corporation of Seven Wardens

    We are proud to congratulate APEGA Director of Member Engagement & Communications Gisela Hippolt-Squair, BA, FGC (Hon.), for her poem “The Hand that Wears the Ring,” which was chosen as the new English poem for the Obligation Ceremony by the Corporation of the Seven Wardens.

Events

  • Webinar | Setting Your Course: What I Learned from My Deathbed and How I Put It to Work

    This session shares the story of the day Darren Hopkins' life changed forever, and recounts how he learned to hold a pen and write his own story, transforming his lowest moments and deepest struggles into sources of strength.

  • Webinar | Digital Signatures

    In this session, you will discover the diverse types of digital signatures and how they can be used to sign distinct types of documents as a person, a professional, a department, or an organization.

  • Webinar | Data Integration in Environmental Science

    Join us to learn the latest advancements in data integration and automation in environmental science with live demonstrations. Brought to you by the Calgary Branch. Everyone is welcome to attend.

  • Fort McMurray Branch | Year in Review

    Are you curious about what's going on in the APEGA Fort McMurray Branch? Join us for an evening of networking, learning, and celebration! Included in the evening's festivities is a keynote address from Andrew Rosser, senior vice-president of operations at Syncrude.

  • Webinar | Roles and Responsibilities of Validators

    This session will provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of validators in the application process.