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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING


APEGGA Council is calling a special meeting for members to consider amendments to
The General Regulation of the Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act.

These changes are necessary to make the EGGP Act compliant with practices prescribed in:

  • The national Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

  • The Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) between Alberta and B.C.

Both agreements concern the mobility of engineering and geoscience professional members and members-in-training between Canadian jurisdictions.

WHEN:      Thursday, November 26, 2009
                  5:30 p.m.
WHERE:   Edmonton Conference Centre, APEGGA Office
                  16th Floor, Scotia One, 10060 Jasper Avenue
                 
Calgary Conference Centre, APEGGA Office
                  2200 Scotia Centre, 700 2 Street SW
                  (Meeting held jointly in both locations, through videoconferencing technology)

Changes to consider are listed below.
Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act
GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION

    • The General Regulation (AR 150/99) is amended by this Regulation.

    • Section 10 is amended by renumbering it as section 10(1) and by adding the following after subsection (1):

    • Notwithstanding subsection (1), an applicant is entitled to be registered as a member in training if

      • the applicant is of good character and reputation, and

      • the applicant is registered and in good standing with a professional regulatory organization under an Act of another province or territory of Canada to perform an occupation that, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, is substantially equivalent, in terms of scope of practice and competencies, to that of a member in training

    • Section 13(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

    • Notwithstanding subsection (1), an applicant is entitled to be registered as a professional member if

      • the applicant is of good character and reputation,  and

      • the applicant is registered and in good standing with a professional regulatory organization under an Act of another province or territory of Canada to perform an occupation that, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, is substantially equivalent, in terms of scope of practice and competencies, to that of a professional member.

    • Section 14 is amended by renumbering it as section 14(1) and by adding the following after subsection (1):

    • Notwithstanding subsection (1), an applicant is entitled to be registered as a licensee if

      • the applicant is of good character and reputation, and

      • the applicant is registered and in good standing with a professional regulatory organization under an Act of another province or territory of Canada to perform an occupation that, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, is substantially equivalent, in terms of scope of practice and competencies, to that of a licensee.

    • Section 14.1 is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

    • Notwithstanding subsection (1), an applicant is entitled to be registered as a provisional licensee if

    • the applicant is of good character and reputation, and

    • the applicant is registered and in good standing with a professional regulatory organization under an Act of another province or territory of Canada to perform an occupation that, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, is substantially equivalent, in terms of scope of practice and competencies, to that of a provisional licensee.