EGBC_AnnualReport_2023-2024

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REPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION

Our province benefits from a strong and sustainable flow of new, qualified registrants into the professions, including from outside of Canada.

The Engineers and Geoscientists BC Foundation provides scholarships and bursaries to engineering and geoscience students studying in BC. It aims to encourage excellence and dedication in these fields by reducing financial barriers faced by students. In 2023-2024, the Foundation awarded $120,000 to 41 engineering and geoscience students. It administered nine scholarships and supported 32 awards through BC’s post-secondary institutions and Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s branches. The Foundation would like to thank all its donors. As of June 30, 2024, the Foundation received $250,590 from over 1,600 individual donors and companies in the last 12 months. Of note, the Foundation would like to thank BC Hydro for its continued commitment and generous contribution of $15,000 towards the BC Hydro/Engineers and Geoscientists BC Foundation Scholarship. As part of Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s volunteer recognition program, volunteers were given the option of receiving a small gift, or having a donation made on their behalf to the Foundation. The Foundation would also like to thank the 463 volunteers who chose to opt out of receiving a gift and instead made a donation to the Foundation. Over the past year, the Foundation reviewed the monetary value of our scholarships against the current investment required to pursue an engineering or geoscience education. The Foundation determined that many of our scholarships do not meet the needs of students who are facing increased tuition costs. As a result, the Foundation has committed to increasing the value of all scholarships to a minimum of $5,000 as quickly as possible. Over the next year, the Foundation will work with registrants, companies, and other donors to increase annual contributions to meet this goal. The Engineers and Geoscientists BC Foundation is a registered charity chartered in 1993 to provide scholarships and bursaries to post-secondary engineering and geoscience students (Registration no.: 821138393 RR0001). For more information about the Foundation, to volunteer, or to make a donation, visit egbc.ca/Foundation, email foundation@egbc.ca, or call 604.430.8035. A volunteer board of directors, all of whom are professional engineers and geoscientists registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, provides strategic direction to the Foundation and is actively involved in all aspects of the Foundation’s activities.

JULY 1, 2023– JUNE 30, 2024

2022/2023

2021/2022

43,007

39,176

40,699

TOTAL INDIVIDUAL REGISTRANTS

29,728

27,864

28,356

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS*

2,281

2,068

2,176

PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS*

99

92

96

DUAL REGISTRANTS**

PROFESSIONAL LICENSEES ENGINEERING

400

315

353

PROFESSIONAL LICENSEES GEOSCIENCE

17

13

15

9,854

8,298

9,120

ENGINEERING TRAINEES

628

526

583

GEOSCIENCE TRAINEES

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FOUNDATION DIRECTORS John Clague, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.), Chair Dick Fletcher, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), Secretary Richard Bos, P.Eng., Treasurer Angus English, P.Eng., Director Bill Richardson, P.Eng., Director Helene Desrosiers, P.Eng., Director Karen Savage, P.Eng., FEC, Director Lindsay Bottomer, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.), Director

4,654

4,264 4,210

TOTAL FIRM REGISTRANTS

*Non-practising registrants are included in professional engineers and professional geoscientists, respectively.

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**Dual registrants hold more than one license (e.g., P.Eng. and P.L.Geo.)