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 or a P.Geo. 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