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.

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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.

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Technical Examinations Online Registration Form

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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By-Law No. 2 Professional Liability Ins.

The Professional Liability Insurance By-Law describes the mandatory professional liability insurance requirements for permit holders.

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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.

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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.

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By-Law No. 5 – Registration Committee

The PEGNL Registration Committee By-Law establishes the Registration Committee and outlines its composition, duties, and responsibilities.

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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.

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CBA Overview Video

PEGNL’s CBA Overview Video (intended for Members-in-Training) introduces the Competency-Based Assessment framework and the Competency Assessment system.

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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.

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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.

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Engineering Competency Indicators

The Engineering Competency Indicators provide guidance on example content that will demonstrate the competency for all 34 engineering competencies.

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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.

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Geoscience Competency Workplace Examples

The Geoscience Competency Workplace Examples provide guidance on example content that will demonstrate the competency for all 29 geoscience competencies.

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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.

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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.

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Forms

Limited License Scope of Practice Form

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Expansion to an Existing Limited Scope of Practice

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Professional Licensure Application Form

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Professional Licensure Transfer Application Form

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Member-In-Training Application Form

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NPPE Registration Form

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Compliance Issue Form

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Technical Examinations Online Registration Form

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Volunteer Application Form

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Volunteer Assessor Application Form

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Permit to Practice Applicants

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PEGNL Nomination Form

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AGM Agenda Addition Request Form

AGM Agenda Addition Request

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MIRC Declaration Form

MIRC Declaration Form under the Engineering and Geoscientists Regulations, 2024.

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Limited License Application Form

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Illuminate Newsletter

illuminate May 2016

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate March 2018

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate May 2019

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate September 2018

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate February 2019

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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December 2017 Message from the Chair and CEO

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate December 2016

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate June 2018

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate November 2018

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate June 2019

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate September 2019

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate October 2019

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate September 2020

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate December 2020

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate April 2021

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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illuminate March 2022

The Illuminate Newsletter is a rich, member-driven publication that informs and engages members of PEGNL.

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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.

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PEGNL Digital Seal Cost and Benefits

The Digital Signature PEGNL uses contains a cryptographic assertion and control of the practitioner's right to practice.

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Discipline Handbook

The Discipline Handbook contains information about the complaints and discipline process.

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Continuing Professional Development Requirements

This document details the requirements of PEGNL's Continuing Professional Development program.

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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.

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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.

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CBA Overview Video

PEGNL’s CBA Overview Video (intended for Members-in-Training) introduces the Competency-Based Assessment framework and the Competency Assessment system.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NPPE Exam

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.

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NPPE Registration Form

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PEGNL Renewal

License Holders and Members-In-Training Renewal Instructions

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Company Permit to Practice Renewal Instructions

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Life Member Renewal Instructions

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Non-Practicing/Retired Renewal Instructions

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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

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Permits

Permit to Practice Applicants

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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

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Policies

Board Policies

The policies are set by the Board of Directors to guide the organization.

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Violence Prevention Policy for Volunteers

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Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy for Volunteers

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Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy for Volunteers

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Publications

Discipline Handbook

The Discipline Handbook contains information about the complaints and discipline process.

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Continuing Professional Development Requirements

This document details the requirements of PEGNL's Continuing Professional Development program.

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AGM Agenda 2023

Agenda for the 2023 AGM

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Registration Policies & Documents

License Holders and Members-In-Training Renewal Instructions

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Member-In-Training Application Form

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NPPE Registration Form

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Technical Examinations Online Registration Form

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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.

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CBA Overview Video

PEGNL’s CBA Overview Video (intended for Members-in-Training) introduces the Competency-Based Assessment framework and the Competency Assessment system.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Company Permit to Practice Renewal Instructions

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Life Member Renewal Instructions

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Non-Practicing/Retired Renewal Instructions

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Limited License Engineering Work Experience Report Form

Limited Licensee - Engineering Applicants must complete a Engineering Experience Report Form for each position.

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Limited License Geoscience Work Experience Report Form

Limited Licensee - Geoscience Applicants must complete a Geoscience Experience Report Form for each position.

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Registration Policy

PEGNL's Registration Policy defines the requirements for registration with PEGNL.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Limited License – Instructions on how a Work Experience Report must be completed

     

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Limited License Scope of Practice Form

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Expansion to an Existing Limited Scope of Practice

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Professional Licensure Application Form

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Professional Licensure Transfer Application Form

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Insurance Certificate Examples

These are intended to provide examples of what constitutes satisfactory proof of professional liability insurance

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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.

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Engineering Competency Indicators

The Engineering Competency Indicators provide guidance on example content that will demonstrate the competency for all 34 engineering competencies.

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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.

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Geoscience Competency Workplace Examples

The Geoscience Competency Workplace Examples provide guidance on example content that will demonstrate the competency for all 29 geoscience competencies.

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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.

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Limited License Application Form

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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.

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Volunteers

Volunteer Application Form

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Volunteer Assessor Application Form

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Violence Prevention Policy for Volunteers

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Code of Conduct for Volunteers

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Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy for Volunteers

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Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy for Volunteers

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Grievance Process

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PEGNL Nomination Form

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Licensing & Registration

Professional members licensed by PEGNL are the only persons permitted by law to undertake and assume responsibility for engineering and geoscience work in NL.

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Fees Schedule

You can learn all the details about the fees and pay on this page. You can also review frequently asked questions and answers about Fees Schedule on this page.

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Job Posting

This page has been designed to assist registrants seeking employment, as well as recruiters seeking to hire professionals in the fields of engineering and geoscience.

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Registry

In Newfoundland and Labrador, registration is mandatory for anyone practising engineering or geoscience as defined in the Engineers and Geoscientists Act, 2008.

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announcements & events

announcements

12.13.2024

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.

12.06.2024

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.

11.29.2024

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.

11.22.2024

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.

11.15.2024

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.

11.08.2024

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.

11.01.2024

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.

10.25.2024

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.

10.18.2024

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.

10.11.2024

Member Announcements – October 11

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.