There are many types of membership that you can apply for:

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) Meets all academic and experience requirements, licensed to practice engineering at a professional level, takes professional responsibility for work.

• Inter-Association Mobility Engineers Presently an EIT or P.Eng. in another Canadian Association/Ordre who wishes to apply for EIT or P.Eng. membership at APEGBC.
• International Agreement Engineers Active membership with Engineers Australia (CPEng), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE) or Engineers Ireland (CEng MIEI)allows for a more streamlined process towards Professional Engineer registration with APEGBC

• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Meets academic requirements, does engineering work under the supervision of a P.Eng. and is gaining necessary experience to reach a professional level, can use "engineer" title when being supervised by a licensed P.Eng. and including the postmoninal EIT or words 'Engineer in Training'

• Provisional Member . Meets academic requirements, has more than four years of approved experience outside of Canada and is working to gain the required year of engineering work in a Canadian environment, does engineering work under the supervision of a P.Eng., can use "engineer" in title when being supervised by a licensed P.Eng. and including the words 'Provisonal Member'.

• Non-Resident Licensee. Meets all academic and experience requirements, licensed to practice engineering at a professional level, takes professional responsibility for work, does NOT hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.

• Engineering Licensee/ Eng.L. : holds a limited license to practice professional engineering in a prescribed scope of practice . Typically has academic qualifications other than a university engineering degree, has gained several years of experience in a defined scope of engineering work and takes professional responsibility for that work. Can use Engineering Licenseeor Eng.L. in title.

If you are presently a student and are looking for the opportunities available to you, please go to the Students Page .

If you used to be an EIT in BC, please go to the Reinstate your Membership page

If you used to be a P.Eng in BC, please go to the Resume your Practice Rights page

Internationally Trained Engineers and Geoscientists

If you are new to Canada and the BC job market, we invite you to visit the Internationally Trained Engineer and Geoscientist Online Resource.   

Self-Assessment Tool

If you are unsure about which membership status you should apply for based on your academics and experience, please use this Self-Assessment Tool to help you decide.