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INTERNATIONALLY-TRAINED ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS Last updated: Nov 2008

Contact the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APGES) to find out about the provincial licensing requirements and seek general information about being an Engineer or Geoscientist in Canada. Page 1, Page 2

Complete a request for confirmation of graduation to be sent directly to APEGS from the institution where you received your bachelor degree. Page 5

Apply to APEGS as an engineer-in-training or a geoscientist-in-training. Page 3, Page 4

APEGS determines if academic requirements for registration as a member-in-training are met ( may involve course-by-course assessment, exams, evidence of work experience, and/or an interview).

No

Yes

Complete assignments provided by the Academic Review Committee. Page 7

Registration not accepted

Are English requirements met?

Yes

No

Interview recommended and completed

Write a language proficiency examination. Page 6

Technical Exams and/or courses required and completed

Registration accepted (More than 6 deficiencies): Further education required

Write and submit the required supervised or mentored work experence reports and receive four years of experience credit. Page 8

Register to write the Professional Practice Examination. Page 9

Register for and complete an approved program. Page 7

Complete the Professional Practice Examination. Page 10

Pass

Fail

Incomplete

Complete

Apply to APEGS for professional registration. Page 11

This is a general guide and does not cover every individual situation. For the official and most current information about the licensing process and fees, please contact the regulatory body.

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PROCESS MAP FOR INTERNATIONALLY-TRAINED ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS WISHING TO WORK IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA This PROCESS MAP will provide internationally-trained Engineers and Geoscientists with information on the pathway to obtain membership with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS). This roadmap is meant as a guide only.

Contact the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) to find out about the provincial licensing requirements and seek general information about being an Engineer or Geoscientist in Canada. Website: http://www.apegs.sk.ca/ Licensure as a professional engineer or professional geoscientist is regulated on a provincial level. National guidelines promote consistency in the licensing, registration and regulatory practices across Canada, however each provincial association adopts their own law and policy. When deciding to settle in Saskatchewan, you must contact the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) to find out the steps that are required to become a professional member in the province. You may consult the website, write, e-mail or phone the APEGS to ask about the requirements and costs for licensing, certification, and registration and the recommended procedure for a credential assessment prior to your arrival in Saskatchewan, Canada. Be sure to ask specifically for information on what parts of the process you can do or start before you leave your home country. For example you should: • Prepare or obtain documents from your educational institution (original transcripts, diplomas, course descriptions); • Obtain and complete forms that are available online; • Obtain personal or work references (such as initials and signatures required on the work experience reporting form); • Begin necessary educational or language assessments if applicable. Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) 2255-13th Avenue, Suite 104 Regina, SK S4P 0V6 Tel: (306) 525-9547 Fax: (306) 525-0851 Email: [email protected] Click to return Website: http://www.apegs.sk.ca/ to diagram



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You can contact the Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists (CCPG) for general information on Geoscientists in Canada. Council of Professional Geoscientists (CCPG) Suite 2200, 700-2nd Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 2W1 Tel: (403) 232-8511 Fax: (403) 269-2787 Website: http://www.ccpg.ca/ You can contact Engineers Canada for general information on Engineers in Canada. Engineers Canada 180 Elgin Street, Suite 1100 Ottawa ON K2P 2K3 Canada Tel: (613) 232-2474 Fax: (613) 230-5759 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.engineerscanada.ca/index.cfm For a general description of duties and employment requirements, you can refer to the information prepared by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada at the following websites: Geoscientists: http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/checkversion.aspx?lc=e&level=4&noccode=2113&code=2 Engineers: http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/checkoccupation.aspx?lc=e&code=2 "The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act" of Saskatchewan defines: - the practice of engineering; "means any act of planning,designing, composing, measuring, evaluating, inspecting, advising, reporting,directing or supervising, or managing any of the foregoing, that requires the application of engineering principles and that concerns the safeguarding of life, health, property, economic interests, the public interest or the environment" - the practice of geoscience; "means the application of principles of geoscience that include, but are not limited to, principles of geology, geophysics and geochemistry, to any act of acquiring or processing data, advising, evaluating, examining, interpreting, reporting, sampling or geoscientific surveying, that is directed toward: (i) the discovery or development of oil, natural gas, coal, metallic or non-metallic minerals, precious stones, water or other natural resources; or (ii) the investigation of surface or sub-surface geological conditions" "The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act" can be found on the Queen's Printer website under 'Acts (Consolidated Statutes)'. http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/

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Apply to APEGS as an engineer-in-training or a geoscientist-in-training.

Regardless of your years of experience, unless you are registered with another Canadian association as a professional member or are a Professional Engineer in the United States, you must first apply as an engineer-in-training or a geoscientist-in-training. It is not possible to skip this step. Your application package must include the following documents: • • • • • • •

Application form and fee; Originals or notarized copies of transcripts of marks and degrees for all university level degrees earned; In some cases, detailed course descriptions from the year you took the courses; Resume of experience since completing your bachelor degree; Copy of any academic assessments done by any credential assessment body if you have ever had one done previously; Proof of English proficiency; and Academic Assessment form and fee*.

*See page 4 for situations where the academic assessment form and fee are not required. The application fee is approximately $125 and the academic assessment fee is approximately $210. International graduates can expect initial processing of their application to take one to six months. Upon receipt of your application, a course-by-course assessment will be done against the CGSB Knowledge Standard or the APEGS Interim Syllabus if your program was completed before July 1, 2005 (geoscience graduates) or the syllabi of the Canadian Engineering Qualification Board (engineering graduates). APEGS has prepared a Web page for International Geoscience Graduates and International Engineering Graduates. These pages include member-in-training application forms, academic assessment form and the English Competence Policy. Geoscience: http://www.apegs.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=1982 Engineering: http://www.apegs.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=1981

There are three possible outcomes of the academic assessment: 1) Your qualifications may be equivalent to the Canadian standard; 2) Deficiencies may be found in your academic program of study; or 3) Your application may be denied if more than six deficiencies are found. Click to return

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Apply to APEGS as an engineer-in-training or a geoscientist-in-training. (Cont'd) *The academic assessment form and fee are not required from international engineering graduates in the following situations: 1) you are registered as an engineer-in-training elsewhere in Canada; 2) you have a bachelor degree accredited under a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) (such agreements exist with the accreditation bodies in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong. Call the APEGS office to see if your bachelor degree is recognized under a MRA with one of these countries; 3) you have a bachelor level university program of study in engineering (bachelor degree or equivalent) and a PE designation in the United States; 4) you are a faculty member at the University of Regina or University of Saskatchewan, you have a bachelor level university program of study in engineering (bachelor degree or equivalent) and a PhD; 5) you obtained your bachelor degree in engineering from an institution which is on the CEQB (Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board) list and you have a Canadian Masters and/or PhD in engineering in the same or closesly related discipline as your bachelor degree. Contact APEGS to determine if the university where you received your bachelor degree is on the CEQB list.

*The academic assessment form and fee are not required from international geoscience graduates in the following situations: 1) you are registered as a geoscientist-in-training elsewhere in Canada; 2) you are a faculty member at the University of Regina or University of Saskatchewan and you have a four-year bachelor level university program of study in geoscience (four-year bachelor degree or equivalent) and a PhD.

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Complete a request for a confirmation of graduation to be sent directly to APEGS from the institution where you received your bachelor degree.

One of the requirements for registration as professional engineer is to have a confirmation of graduation sent directly to APEGS from the institution where you received your bachelor degree. This confirmation of graduation is not required in order for you to become registered as a member-in-training, but is required in order for you to become registered as a professional member in the future. Applicants are made aware of this requirement at the member-in-training application stage because it may take a number of months for it to be completed and it is recommended that you start that process as soon as possible. Your options for having confirmation of graduation completed are as follows (note that you only need to complete one of the following - choose whichever one works best for you): 1) Use the Confirmation of Graduation and Degree provided on the APEGS website. Fill out the top two boxes and send the form to the institution where you received your bachelor degree with instructions that they complete the bottom box and send it DIRECTLY back to APEGS. 2) Ask the university to send a letter DIRECTLY to APEGS indicating your name, the title of your degree, discipline of your degree and date you received your degree. 3) Have originals or notarized copies of your transcripts and degree sent DIRECTLY to APEGS from the institution where you received your bachelor degree. 4) If any credential assessment agency or university in Canada has previously received some form of direct confirmation of graduation of your bachelor degree, then written confirmation sent DIRECTLY from that agency or university may be acceptable to APEGS. The agency or university would have to send a letter DIRECTLY to APEGS indicating that the bachelor transcript was received directly from the institution along with a photocopy of the documents they received directly. The confirmation of graduation form is available on the APEGS website under the Registration tab, then International Eng Graduates or International Geo Graduates. http://www.apegs.sk.ca/

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If your first language is not English: Write a language proficiency examination. If your first language is not English or you have not completed a university degree at an institution where the language of instruction was English, you will be required to submit proof of English proficiency with your member-in-training application package. You must submit the original or notarized copy of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), CanTEST, Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or other equivalent test. If you have not written an English language test and you believe you have adequate English language skills, you may ask for an exemption in writing with back-up documentation supporting your request. The APEGS English Competence policy is available on their Web site under Registration, then International Engineering Graduate or International Geoscience Graduate. http://www.apegs.sk.ca/ For more information on English language fluency standardized tests please contact: • • • •

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Website: www.ets.org International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Website: www.ielts.org Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Website: www.language.ca CanTEST Website: http://www.uregina.ca/esl/content.php?page=cantest

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Complete the assignment of the Academic Review Committee.

If the Academic Review Committee identifies deficiencies in your academic program of study, they will require you complete certain requirements before they will recommend approval to the Registrar for registration as a member-in-training. They may require you to complete an interview, technical exams or course work depending on the results of the academic assessment. Denial of the application is also a possibility if there are more than six deficiencies identified in your academic studies. There are two universities in Saskatchewan where course work may be completed: Faculty of Engineering University of Regina 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2 Tel: (306)585-4537 Website: http://www.uregina.ca/engg/ College of Engineering University of Saskatchewan 28 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Tel: (306) 966-5256 Fax: (306) 966-7020 Website: http://www.engr.usask.ca/ There are other recognized universities in Canada where course work may be completed. You would receive further direction from APEGS if the academic assessment leads you to this point. Engineers Canada has a listing of recognized universities. http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/acc_schools.cfm

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Write and submit the required work experience reports and receive four years of experience credit. During your time as a member-in-training it will be required that you submit work experience reports. Your work experience must either be supervised or mentored by a professional engineer or professional geoscientist. Professional engineer and professional geoscientists supervisors and mentors have important roles in your development toward professional registration. They have the primary responsibility for verifying the examples reported, evaluating progress, and, at the end of the work experience, recommending whether or not you are ready for professional registration. You need 48 months of acceptable engineering or geoscience work experience, including at least 12 months of Canadian or equivalent-to-Canadian work experience to register as a professional member. Equivalent-to-Canadian normally means experience that was gained in the United States. All international work experience is reported as an Interim Report and sent to your direct supervisor for review and signatures. International work experience need not be signed by a Canadian professional engineer or professional geoscientist mentor if the work experience was supervised by someone who was educated as an engineer or geoscientist and is considered an engineer or geoscientist in the country in which the work experience was obtained. Either way, the review and signature of the supervisor is always required no matter where the experience was obtained. It is possible that more than 12 months of Canadian experience will be needed for international graduates to increase exposure to the Canadian work environment or bring experience to the level required for professional registration. If the direct supervisor for the Canadian experience is not a professional engineer or geoscientist, then the member-in-training may select a mentor by: • Asking a personal acquaintance (e.g. a previous Employer) for recommendations; • Asking an Employer or fellow member-in-training for recommendations; or • Asking APEGS for assistance. At least one work experience report must be submitted to the APEGS office before you are eligible to write the Professional Practice Examination. The member-in-training fees for 2008 – 2009 are as follows: • Annual fees for member-in-training: o Membership fee: $85.00 o Licence fee: $115.00 o Total: $200.00 Information about determining a mentor, Work Experience Reporting and the necessary forms can be found on the APEGS website under the Registration tab, then Work Experience Reporting. http://www.apegs.sk.ca/

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Register to write the Professional Practice Examination.

Before you register for the exam, you must be registered as an Engineer-in-Training or Geoscientist-in-Training with APEGS and have at least one post-bachelor engineering or geoscience work experience report submitted to the APEGS office. Note that "post-bachelors" does not mean post-graduate; it means any experience obtained after receiving your bachelor degree. The experience does not have to be approved in order for you to write the exam, the report simply needs to be at the APEGS office. Also, please note that you can still apply to write the exam without having any experience reports submitted to our office - the experience report would simply have to be submitted at least one month prior to the day the exam is written. The Professional Practice Exam application form and the exam grading policy is available on the APEGS website under the Registration tab, then Professional Practice Exam. http://www.apegs.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=1987 Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) 2255-13th Avenue, Suite 104 Regina, SK S4P 0V6 Tel: (306) 525-9547 Fax: (306) 525-0851 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.apegs.sk.ca/

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Complete the Professional Practice Examination. It is required that you pass the professional practice exam as part of the qualification for registration as a professional member. The professional practice exam is on Canadian law and ethics and is not a technical exam. The APEGS Professional Practice Examination is a three-hour, closed-book examination. The pass mark is 65%. Results are normally available within 8 weeks of exam completion. Examinations will always be held in Regina and Saskatoon and can be arranged for any other location if warranted. The registration fee for both the exam and seminar is approximately $265.00. Attendance at the seminar is not compulsory for exam candidates but no reduction in fees is available for those who choose not to attend. Exam candidates are responsible for the following materials, which are available from the Association office: (a) (b)

Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice and Ethics by Andrews - $83 Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering, and Geoscience by Samuels and Sanders - $83

Further information about the Professional Practice Examination can be obtained by contacting APEGS. Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) 2255-13th Avenue, Suite 104 Regina, SK S4P 0V6 Tel: (306) 525-9547 Fax: (306) 525-0851 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.apegs.sk.ca/

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Apply to APEGS for professional registration.

After successfully completing all of the provincial requirements for membership, you may now apply to be a professional member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS). As a member-in-training with APEGS, you have completed the requirements for professional membership. The requirements for professional membership are as follows: a) You must have four years of acceptable experience including one year in a Canadian environment (normally anywhere in Canada or the United States). Please refer to the work experience reporting forms and guidelines on the APEGS website under Registration, Work Experience Reporting. b) You must pass the Professional Practice Exam which is an exam on Canadian law and ethics. Information and the application form for the exam can be found the APEGS website under Registration, Professional Practice Exam. c) Confirmation of graduation and degree has been received by the APEGS office directly from the institution where you received your bachelor degree. Please refer to the applicable Web page under Registration depending on whether you are an engineering or geoscience graduate. d) APEGS has received at least three satisfactory professional references. The names of the three people registered as either professional engineers or professional geoscientists anywhere in Canada are provided by the applicant on the professional member application form. The fees for professional members for 2008 – 2009 are as follows: • One time processing fee: $225.00 plus GST (subtract the amount paid for the member-in-training application fee) • Annual fees: o Membership fee: $85.00 o Licence fee: $215.00 o Total: $300.00 plus GST Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) 2255-13th Avenue, Suite 104 Regina, SK S4P 0V6 Tel: (306) 525-9547 Fax: (306) 525-0851 Click to return Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.apegs.sk.ca/ to diagram


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