PEGNL – Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador
PEGNL – Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador

Member Announcements – January 23

Announcement Date: 01.23.2026

Member Announcements – January 23

         Announcements

***NEW*** Technical examination registration deadline is January 26, 2026. Obtain further information here.

***NEW*** National Building Code and National Fire Code Adoption. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has advised that the 2025 editions of the National Building Code of Canada and National Fire Code of Canada, pursuant to the NL Fire Protection Services Regulation s.3. (1) (1.1), will come into force 6 (six) months after their date of publication, which was December 22, 2025. Therefore, these 2025 editions will come into force on July 12, 2026. Design plan submissions after July 12, 2026, must meet the 2025 edition of the adopted Codes.

***NEW*** MUN Engineering Students looking for work term placements. The Memorial University Engineering Co-operative Education Office wishes to advise that job competition for the Winter 2026 work term remains open. A Winter 2026 engineering co-op student (January – May ) brings energy, curiosity, and hands-on help right when workload increases. In return, you can gain professional development hours and make a lasting difference in a student’s career. For more information, please contact coopeng@mun.ca or follow the link Hiring a Co-operative Education Student | Co-operative Education | Memorial University of Newfoundland.

***NEW*** The PIEVC Programs Webinar Series was created to provide a platform for professionals from diverse fields to share their experiences and insights on applying the PIEVC Protocol to their projects. The PIEVC team is looking for speakers for the March Webinar. If you and/or your team have used the PIEVC Protocol for your projects (finished or ongoing), your knowledge, experiences, and lessons are valuable to the community and the rest of the PIEVC Network would love to hear what you have to share!

If you are interested in presenting, submit an abstract for consideration (maximum length 250 words) via a Word or PDF document with the subject line “PIEVC Webinar Abstract” to pievc@iclr.org. The PIEVC Program will review all submissions and contact selected presenters directly. Submission deadline for the March webinar is February 27.

February 6, 2026, the MUN Student Engineering Society is hosting its 18th annual Charity Ball. This year it is in support of the ALS Society & the Iris Kirby House. The ball will be held at the Bella Vista, for more information, please click here.

The University of Waterloo’s Climate Institute is hosting a National Forum “Designing Climate-Ready Education for the Next Generation of Professionals” from February 2nd to 5th, 2026, on Zoom. This virtual forum will explore what knowledge and skills students need most, and how to teach in ways that cultivate hope, agency, and purposeful learning.

Across four days, a series of events are being offered, which you can join as your schedule allows, all aimed at advancing shared efforts to integrate climate education in professional degree programs - including accounting, architecture, landscape architecture, planning and engineering. This forum is part of the Accelerating Climate Education for the Next Generation of Professionals (ACE) project and supported by Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Adaptation Program. Visit the event site “Designing climate-ready education for the next generation of professionals” to see the program, speakers and to register.

        Courses & Events 

***NEW*** Gary Kennedy, P. Eng., PMP, PMI-CP, Chair of the PMI-NL Construction Focus Group, is pleased to share with PEGNL Members a complimentary pass to the PMI-NL Construction Project Management Webinar, including two topics.
(1.) "Agile in Action: Rethinking Project Delivery in the Construction Industry" and "Integrated Project Delivery”, presented by Sayem Malik PMI-PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM-I, based in PMI-NL Chapter in St. John’s, NL, Canada.
(2.) "Integrated Project Delivery on Infrastructure Projects - Success and Failures”, presented by Hamza Momade MCIOB, MRICS, DTM, P. Eng, PMP, PMI-SCP, PhD and assisted by Kossi Avochinou PMP, MSc, based in PMILOC Chapter in Toronto, ON, Canada.

PEGNL promo code: PMINL-PMILOC-CFG-2026-JAN-26. Webinar registration link: https://www.pminl.ca/calendar?eventId=45135

***NEW*** This spring, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) will publish brand new progressive design-build contracts and updates to the traditional design-build contracts. Ahead of this publication, CCDC document authors will be delivering an in-person seminar to help introduce and explain these documents. The seminar will take place Wednesday, April 22 (8 am - 12 pm). For more information on this session is available here.

***NEW*** Join Andrew Safer January 27th for a complementary workshop titled “Building Resilience with Mindfulness”, that will focus on developing resilience to anxiety and stress. The workshop is offered via Zoom. For further detail and to register, click here.

The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers is offering a new and unique training opportunity to learn about two globally recognized infrastructure tools, the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol for climate risk assessment, and the Envision® Sustainable Infrastructure Framework, an opportunity to set yourself on a path to earning recognized and in-demand credentials. For further information and to register click here.

Climate Risk Institute offers training and professional development courses that will be of interest for engineers involved in the planning, procurement, design, operation, maintenance, management or regulation of infrastructure and who need to consider climate risk, resilience and the changing climate in carrying out these activities.

This winter (starting January 26), extend your learning on topics including infrastructure climate risks, the globally-recognized PIEVC risk assessment protocol, risk management and communication, and climate law. For course details and to register, please see CRI's courses.

PVC Pipe Association (PVCPA) has released the 6th edition Handbook of PVC Pipe Design & Construction. To preview the Handbook click here.

Geoscientists Canada has renewed and expanded its collaboration with Geologize for another two years (2026–2028), continuing to provide free access for all licensed and registered members, to Geologize’s critically acclaimed online training. This includes continued access to Practical Geocommunication, which has already helped over 4,000 P.Geo.s across Canada enhance how they communicate the value and importance of their work to the public, industry, and policymakers. It also includes the brand-new Mining Communication course, having a mining focus but designed to help geoscientists in all disciplines develop stronger, clearer, and more impactful messages about our profession’s role in our modern society. Log on to the member portal, then click Events in the blue bar to find more details and to register for the course.

 

We welcome you to email pegnl@pegnl.ca with any feedback you may have on this Member Announcement.