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

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

• Inter-Association Mobility Geoscientists Presently an GIT or P.Geo. in another Canadian Association/Ordre who wishes to apply for GIT or P.Geo. membership at APEGBC.

• Geoscientist-in-Training (GIT) Meets academic requirements, does geoscience work under the supervision of a P.Geo. and is gaining the necessary experience to reach a professional level, can use "geoscientist" in title when being supervised by a licensed P.Geo. and including the postnominal GIT or words 'Geoscientists 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 geoscience work in a Canadian environment, does geoscience work under the supervision of a P.Geo. , can use "geoscientist" in job title when being supervised by a licensed P.Geo. and including the words 'Provisional Member'

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

• Geoscience Licensee/Geo.L. : holds a limited license to practice professional geoscience in a prescribed scope of practice. Typically has academic qualifications other than a university geoscience degree, has gained several years of experience in a defined scope of geoscience work and takes professional responsibility for that work. Can use Geoscience Licensee or Geo.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 a GIT in BC, please go to the Reinstatement Page .

If you used to be a P.Geo 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