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 supervison 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 or a P.Eng. in BC, please go to the Former Members 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.