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Resources
PEGNL offers numerous resources to its professional members. Existing tools and resources are available to support their work, including resources developed specifically for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Academic Qualifications
Geoscience Knowledge and Experience Requirements
PEGNL uses the Geoscientists Canada Geoscience Knowledge and Experience Requirements for Professional Registration in Canada to evaluate the academic qualifications of geoscience applicants.
EGBC Candidate Guide for Online Examinations
All technical examination candidates must review this guide prior to beginning the exam registration process. This guide includes important information on the examinations and booking process.
Technical Examinations Online Registration Form
Engineers Canada Examination Syllabi
PEGNL uses the Engineers Canada Examination Syllabi to assess education content of applicants without a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accredited degree or a degree recognized as substantially equivalent.
EGBC Academic Exams Website
This website contains important information on the technical academic examinations program. All technical examination candidates are strongly encouraged to review this website before starting the exam registration process.
Act, Regulations & By-Laws
Engineers and Geoscientists Act 2008
The Engineers and Geoscientists Act, 2008 (The Act) provides PEGNL with its mandate and authority to regulate the engineering and geoscience professions in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Engineers&Geoscientists Regulations 2024
The Engineers and Geoscientists Regulations, 2024 specify: i) the requirements for registration and renewal for various membership categories ; ii) the requirement for professional development, and iii) the discipline process.
By-Law No. 1 – Administrative
The PEGNL Administrative By-Law sets out detailed requirements for board and member meetings, membership fees and continuing professional development reports, and establishes categories of membership in PEGNL.
By-Law No. 2 Professional Liability Ins.
The Professional Liability Insurance By-Law describes the mandatory professional liability insurance requirements for permit holders.
By-Law No. 3 – Code of Ethics
The PEGNL Code of Ethics By-Law defines the Code of Ethics all professional engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador must follow.
By Law No. 4 – Board of Directors Election
The PEGNL Elections By-Law outlines the requirements for the annual elections to the PEGNL Board of Directors, including candidate eligibility requirements.
By-Law No. 5 – Registration Committee
The PEGNL Registration Committee By-Law establishes the Registration Committee and outlines its composition, duties, and responsibilities.
Experience Qualifications
Competency Assessment System
This system is used to complete, validate, and assess a competency assessment. Note that you must have a PEGNL Member Number or Application-in-Progress number to create a Competency Assessment account.
CBA Overview Video
PEGNL’s CBA Overview Video (intended for Members-in-Training) introduces the Competency-Based Assessment framework and the Competency Assessment system.
CBA Self-Assessment Submittal Checklist
This checklist has been created to assist Applicants in reviewing their Competency Self-Assessment before they submit it for validation.
Competency Assessment Manual
This manual is intended to assist users of PEGNL’s Competency-Based Assessment system, which evaluates engineering and geoscience work experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review it in full.
Engineering Competency Indicators
The Engineering Competency Indicators provide guidance on example content that will demonstrate the competency for all 34 engineering competencies.
Engineering Canadian Environment Competencies
This guide provides information on the 8 Canadian Environment Competencies which are used to verify the Canadian environment experience requirement for licensure.
Geoscience Competency Workplace Examples
The Geoscience Competency Workplace Examples provide guidance on example content that will demonstrate the competency for all 29 geoscience competencies.
Geoscience Canadian Work-Environment Experience Competencies
This guide provides information on the 7 Canadian Work-Environment Experience Competencies which are used to verify the Canadian environment experience requirement for licensure.
CBA Quick Reference Sheet
The CBA Quick Reference Sheet is intended to serve as a supplement to the Competency Assessment Manual and highlights important information for Applicants and Validators on the Competency Assessment system.
Forms
Limited License Scope of Practice Form
Expansion to an Existing Limited Scope of Practice
Professional Licensure Application Form
Professional Licensure Transfer Application Form
Member-In-Training Application Form
NPPE Registration Form
Compliance Issue Form
Technical Examinations Online Registration Form
Volunteer Application Form
Volunteer Assessor Application Form
Permit to Practice Applicants
PEGNL Nomination Form
MIRC Declaration Form
MIRC Declaration Form under the Engineering and Geoscientists Regulations, 2024.
Limited License Application Form
Illuminate Newsletter
illuminate May 2016
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate March 2018
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate May 2019
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate September 2018
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate February 2019
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
December 2017 Message from the Chair and CEO
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate December 2016
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate June 2018
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate November 2018
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate June 2019
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate September 2019
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate October 2019
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate September 2020
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate December 2020
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate April 2021
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
illuminate March 2022
The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.
License Holders & Members
PEGNL Digital Seal
PEGNL has been using the services of Notarius to issue digital signatures to licensees and permit to practice holders.
PEGNL Digital Seal Cost and Benefits
The Digital Signature PEGNL uses contains a cryptographic assertion and control of the practitioner's right to practice.
Discipline Handbook
The Discipline Handbook contains information about the complaints and discipline process.
Continuing Professional Development Requirements
This document details the requirements of PEGNL's Continuing Professional Development program.
Links
Competency Assessment System
This system is used to complete, validate, and assess a competency assessment. Note that you must have a PEGNL Member Number or Application-in-Progress number to create a Competency Assessment account.
Engineers Canada Examination Syllabi
PEGNL uses the Engineers Canada Examination Syllabi to assess education content of applicants without a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accredited degree or a degree recognized as substantially equivalent.
CBA Overview Video
PEGNL’s CBA Overview Video (intended for Members-in-Training) introduces the Competency-Based Assessment framework and the Competency Assessment system.
Public Guideline on Good Character
This Engineers Canada guideline was developed to help define what is meant by “good character” and explain why it is important within the engineering (and geoscience) professions in Canada and in the best interest of the public.
Engineers Canada Mutual Recognition Agreements
Engineers Canada Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) provide details on foreign engineering programs which are considered to meet the academic qualifications for Canadian licensure.
Engineer Here Website
This Engineers Canada website is designed for potential international applicants and provides information on how to become a licensed engineer in Canada.
EGBC Academic Exams Website
This website contains important information on the technical academic examinations program. All technical examination candidates are strongly encouraged to review this website before starting the exam registration process.
NPPE Exam
PEGNL Renewal
License Holders and Members-In-Training Renewal Instructions
Company Permit to Practice Renewal Instructions
Life Member Renewal Instructions
Non-Practicing/Retired Renewal Instructions
Permit Holder Instructions for Uploading New Insurance Certificate
This document provides step-by-step instructions to permit holders on how to upload a new insurance certificate
Permits
Policies
Practice Standards & Guidelines
Practice Guideline for Authenticating Professional Documents
This Guideline describes how and when a professional member’s stamp and a permit holder’s stamp shall be used for authenticating professional documents.
Guideline for Permit Holders and Companies Employing Engineers and Geoscientists
This Guideline specifies when a permit to practice is required. It also outlines the requirements of organizations operating under a permit to practice and the expectations of non-permit holding companies that employ engineers and/or geoscientists.
Guideline for Areas of Practice Spanning Engineering and Geoscience
This Guideline explores the potential areas of overlap between geotechnical or geological engineering and engineering geology. It provides guidance for both professions working in this space, emphasizing the need for collaboration from both professions in certain situations to ensure that the primary mandate of public protection is met.
Guideline for the PEGNL Code of Ethics By-Law
Professional engineers and geoscientists have an obligation to conduct themselves, and practice their professions, in accordance with established and commonly accepted ethical standards. The purpose of the Code of Ethics Guideline is to expand on each tenet of the Code of Ethics and clarify what is normally expected of a reasonable and prudent professional licensee in situations involving each tenet. This guideline contains hypothetical examples to provide illustrations of the types of situations where the Code may be compromised; any similarity to actual persons or events in these illustrations is coincidental.
Environmental Stewardship and Sustainable Development Guideline for Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
This Guideline is intended to educate, provide guidance, and to encourage professional members and permit holders to be proactive in the protection and stewardship of the environment and promote sustainable development.
Guideline for Preparation of Engineering and Geoscience Drawings and Technical Specifications
This Guideline outlines the overall framework which Engineers and Geoscientists should follow in the development, review, and authentication of drawings and technical specifications.
Practice Guideline for the Design of Formwork and Falsework by Professional Members
This Guideline identifies conditions under which formwork and falsework should be designed by professional members and the factors that need to be considered in those designs.
Guideline for the Provision of Engineering Services for Facilities
The Provision of Engineering Services for Facilities Guideline describes typical standards of practice which professional members should meet and follow in providing professional engineering services.
Publications
Registration Policies & Documents
License Holders and Members-In-Training Renewal Instructions
Member-In-Training Application Form
NPPE Registration Form
Technical Examinations Online Registration Form
Engineers Canada Examination Syllabi
PEGNL uses the Engineers Canada Examination Syllabi to assess education content of applicants without a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accredited degree or a degree recognized as substantially equivalent.
CBA Overview Video
PEGNL’s CBA Overview Video (intended for Members-in-Training) introduces the Competency-Based Assessment framework and the Competency Assessment system.
Public Guideline on Good Character
This Engineers Canada guideline was developed to help define what is meant by “good character” and explain why it is important within the engineering (and geoscience) professions in Canada and in the best interest of the public.
Engineers Canada Mutual Recognition Agreements
Engineers Canada Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) provide details on foreign engineering programs which are considered to meet the academic qualifications for Canadian licensure.
Engineer Here Website
This Engineers Canada website is designed for potential international applicants and provides information on how to become a licensed engineer in Canada.
EGBC Academic Exams Website
This website contains important information on the technical academic examinations program. All technical examination candidates are strongly encouraged to review this website before starting the exam registration process.
Components of Acceptable Engineering and Geoscience Experience
This document describes what constitutes acceptable engineering and geoscience experience for the purposes of evaluating the experience qualifications of limited license applicants.
Company Permit to Practice Renewal Instructions
Life Member Renewal Instructions
Non-Practicing/Retired Renewal Instructions
Limited License Engineering Work Experience Report Form
Limited Licensee - Engineering Applicants must complete a Engineering Experience Report Form for each position.
Limited License Geoscience Work Experience Report Form
Limited Licensee - Geoscience Applicants must complete a Geoscience Experience Report Form for each position.
Registration Policy
PEGNL's Registration Policy defines the requirements for registration with PEGNL.
CBA Self-Assessment Submittal Checklist
This checklist has been created to assist Applicants in reviewing their Competency Self-Assessment before they submit it for validation.
Permit Holder Instructions for Uploading New Insurance Certificate
This document provides step-by-step instructions to permit holders on how to upload a new insurance certificate
Instructions on how a Work Experience Report Must be Completed
This document provides instructions on how a limited license applicant should complete their required Work Experience Report.
Limited License Scope of Practice Form
Expansion to an Existing Limited Scope of Practice
Professional Licensure Application Form
Professional Licensure Transfer Application Form
Competency Assessment System
This system is used to complete, validate, and assess a competency assessment. Note that you must have a PEGNL Member Number or Application-in-Progress number to create a Competency Assessment account.
NPPE Candidate Guide
The NPPE Candidate guide is the official guide to policies and procedures for the NPPE. All candidates are strongly encouraged to read this document before starting the NPPE exam registration process.
Geoscience Knowledge and Experience Requirements
PEGNL uses the Geoscientists Canada Geoscience Knowledge and Experience Requirements for Professional Registration in Canada to evaluate the academic qualifications of geoscience applicants.
EGBC Candidate Guide for Online Examinations
All technical examination candidates must review this guide prior to beginning the exam registration process. This guide includes important information on the examinations and booking process.
Listing of Disciplines and Sub-Disciplines
This is the list of disciplines and sub-disciplines recognized by PEGNL for which Permits to Practice may be issued.
Insurance Certificate Examples
These are intended to provide examples of what constitutes satisfactory proof of professional liability insurance
Competency Assessment Manual
This manual is intended to assist users of PEGNL’s Competency-Based Assessment system, which evaluates engineering and geoscience work experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review it in full.
Engineering Competency Indicators
The Engineering Competency Indicators provide guidance on example content that will demonstrate the competency for all 34 engineering competencies.
Engineering Canadian Environment Competencies
This guide provides information on the 8 Canadian Environment Competencies which are used to verify the Canadian environment experience requirement for licensure.
Geoscience Competency Workplace Examples
The Geoscience Competency Workplace Examples provide guidance on example content that will demonstrate the competency for all 29 geoscience competencies.
Geoscience Canadian Work-Environment Experience Competencies
This guide provides information on the 7 Canadian Work-Environment Experience Competencies which are used to verify the Canadian environment experience requirement for licensure.
Limited License Application Form
CBA Quick Reference Sheet
The CBA Quick Reference Sheet is intended to serve as a supplement to the Competency Assessment Manual and highlights important information for Applicants and Validators on the Competency Assessment system.
Volunteers
Volunteer Application Form
Volunteer Assessor Application Form
Violence Prevention Policy for Volunteers
Code of Conduct for Volunteers
Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy for Volunteers
Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy for Volunteers
Grievance Process
PEGNL Nomination Form
announcements & events
announcements
Member Announcements – December 20
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – December 13
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – December 6
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – November 29
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – November 22
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – November 15
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – November 8
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – November 1
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – October 25
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Member Announcements – October 18
Our Member Announcements inform our license holders on PD opportunities, PEGNL, Industry and other general interest sessions which will improve and enhance the lives and careers of engineers and geoscientists in Newfoundland and Labrador.
