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Professional Engineer or Geoscientist

To be eligible for registration as a professional member, an applicant shall, in addition to any other requirements of the Act, the Regulations, and the By-Laws:

1. have knowledge of the Act, Regulations and By-Laws, satisfactory to the Board of Examiners;
2. have communication abilities in the English language satisfactory to the Board of Examiners or its Executive Committee as demonstrating the ability to competently practice engineering or geoscience in Newfoundland. Where an applicant’s first language is not English, s/he will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in spoken and written English through testing or other means prescribed by PEGNL. Such applicants who have already passed examinations in TOFEL or CanTest should provide results upon application;
3. have general knowledge of the practice of the professions demonstrated by successfully completing an examination in professional practice or by such other means as the Board of Examiners or its Executive Committee may require; (see PPE Exam section of this website)
4. be of good character and reputation; and
5. satisfy all academic and practice experience requirements

An applicant for registration as a professional member seeks to transfer membership to PEGNL and is a registered member in good standing of an association of professional engineers or g

eoscientists acceptable to the Board of Examiners or its Executive Committee, the Board of Examiners or its Executive Committee may waive any or all of the requirements for registration provided above.

The twelve provincial/territorial jurisdictions for registration of engineers in Canada have signed an agreement on mobility of Professional Engineers known as the Inter-Association Mobility Agreement (IAMA). This agreement recognizes that any Professional Engineer registered in one jurisdiction who applies for registration with another jurisdiction, shall be accepted provided that the applicant is a in good standing in the home jurisdiction. The purpose of agreement is to expedite the application process.

The agreement provides that each licensing jurisdiction reserves the right to review the qualification of any applicant from another jurisdiction and may assign additional requirements for admission if deemed necessary.

A similar agreement exists between the licensing bodies for Geoscientists in Canada.

• Academic Qualifications
• Experience Qualifications
• Fees
• Application Form (PDF)

Licence to Practice

To be eligible for registration as a Licence to Practice member, an applicant shall, in addition to any other requirements of the Act, the Regulations, and the By-Laws:

1. have knowledge of the Act, Regulations and By-Laws, satisfactory to the Board of Examiners;
2. have communication abilities in the English language satisfactory to the Board of Examiners or its Executive Committee as demonstrating the ability to competently practice engineering or geoscience in Newfoundland. Where an applicant’s first language is not English, s/he will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in spoken and written English through testing or other means prescribed by PEGNL. Such applicants who have already passed examinations in TOFEL or CanTest should provide results upon application;
3. have general knowledge of the practice of the professions demonstrated by successfully completing an examination in professional practice or by such other means as the Board of Examiners or its Executive Committee may require; (see PPE Exam section of this website)
4. be of good character and reputation; and
5. satisfy all academic and practice experience requirements

• Academic Qualifications
• Experience Qualifications
• Fees
• Application Form (PDF)

Member-in-Training

To become registered as a member-in-training, a person must meet the academic qualifications for registration but has not yet fulfilled any or all other requirements for full membership.

An applicant for registration as a professional member seeks to transfer membership to PEGNL and is a registered member in good standing of an association of professional engineers or geoscientists acceptable to the Board of Examiners or its Executive Committee, the Board of Examiners or its Executive Committee may waive any or all of the requirements for registration provided above.

In recognition of the variations in the nature of engineering and geoscience internship programs and requirements throughout Canada, it is beneficial for MIT’s who have completed part of an internship in another province/territory in Canada to complete their internship in that jurisdiction, and they are encouraged to do so. Upon registration as a professional, the person must immediately apply for licensure in the jurisdiction in which he/she is working. PEGNL will then consider such applicants under the IAMA.

• Academic Qualifications
• Internship Guidelines
• Fees
• Application Form (PDF)

Permit to Practice (Company)

Permits to Practice are issued in accordance with the provisions of the Engineers and Geoscientists Act 2008. The following further defines the criteria used by the Board of Examiners in evaluation of applications for Permits.

A criterion used to approve a Permit to Practice is that the applicant include the name of at least one professional member or licensee who is qualified by virtue of his/her training and experience to practice in and accept responsibility for each discipline for which a Permit is being sought. It is a requirement of PEGNL and the Code of Ethics that a member not practice in areas or disciplines in which the person does not have the necessary academic training and experience.

In order for a Permit to Practice to be granted, the person in responsible charge for each discipline must complete and sign a Personal Profile Form (PDF).

Responsible charge is defined as follows:

A professional member or licensee “in responsible charge” means a professional member or licensee who directly supervises and is responsible for all work performed by a Permit Holder, in the discipline for which the professional member is accepting responsibility, on the normal day-to-day engineering or geoscience work of the firm holding the Permit to Practice.

Some members and licensees have, through a combination of continuing training and experience, acquired the additional skills needed to practice in an area or discipline other than that for which they were initially trained. The Board will consider that Permits covering these additional areas or disciplines be issued only upon full substantiation and documentation of the necessary training and experience. The Board will grant Permits to Practice to firms based on demonstration of current practical experience by the person accepting responsibility for the discipline

It is recognized that overlaps can and do occur between disciplines, and Permit holders are not considered to be practicing outside their area or discipline when practicing in these areas of overlap.

The following is provided for further interpretation of the meaning and intent of the Regulations regarding Permits to Practice and is used by the Board of Examiners for approval of applications for Permits to Practice:

• Part-time practice is permitted (e.g.. Moonlighting). If the registered member has a commitment to another employer(s) or firm(s), there must be written approval of the arrangement by all the employers.
• The professional member in responsible charge must be the sole proprietor, principal or employee of the Permit Holder. In the case of a Joint Venture (J.V.), the person in responsible charge must be either an employee or principal of the J.V. OR an employee or principal of one of the partners of the J.V.
• If a contractual joint venture is formed to pursue a project, it is important to determine which of the partners are responsible. If it is more than one, then all parties to the joint venture that are responsible for engineering (or geoscience) must have a Permit to Practice. Further, if the joint venture is a legal entity, then a Permit must be issued under the name of the joint venture.
• A Permit Holder with multiple offices must have a different person in responsible charge for each office where engineering/geoscience services are performed and this person must be resident in the community of that office. A separate Permit would not be required for each office, but it is the obligation of the Permit Holder to list all locations and to provide separate personal profile forms for the individuals in responsible charge for each location.
• When a professional member accepts responsibility for more than one Permit or wishes to accept responsibility for a Permit while being an employee of another firm, the person will be asked to provide information to the Board of Examiners indicating how they will comply with the intent and definition of “in responsible charge”.
• In cases where an individual participates in contract work, (i.e. if there is not an employee/employer relationship between the professional member and the firm for which services are provided), the practitioner must hold a Permit to Practice.

• Fees
• Application Form (PDF)

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