INNOVATION November-December 2017

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2018 It is time to renew your membership or licence for 2018. Renewal invoices have now been sent to members. The Engineers and Geoscientists Act requires renewals by January 1. After this date, late fees are applied to overdue payments. As of March 1, 2018, members and licensees not yet renewed are struck off the register. The January 1 deadline also applies to members who submit their 2018 annual fee notices to their employers for payment. HOWTO RENEW You can renew your membership: • by signing into your account on the association’s website, egbc.ca, or • by mailing a copy of your invoice and your method of payment to: Engineers and Geoscientists BC, 200 – 4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC V5C 6N2. Please allow sufficient time for delivery. RESIGNATIONS If you wish to discontinue your membership with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, be sure to resign prior to January 1 to avoid being liable for membership renewal fees. Resignation can be tendered through our website or by contacting the association directly. Resigned professional members who wish to re-apply

for membership are subject to the association’s Return to Practice Policy. Members-in-Training who re-apply must comply with Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Reinstatement Policy. Any outstanding annual membership fee, late fees, and associated administrative fees must also be paid. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Members unable to afford the membership fees may apply for reduced fees. Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Reduced-fee Policy allows access to reduced annual fees based on an “active income” threshold or a medical condition that renders a member unable to work. Information is available via the online renewal process or on the back of the membership renewal invoice. The reduced fee is 50% of the full annual membership fee. Please note that prorated fees and one-time license fees are not subject to the reduced rate. INFORMATION Billing amounts and balances: 1.888.430.8035 ext. 4859 or billing@egbc.bc.ca Online payment support: 1.888.430.8035 ext. 4887 or support@egbc.bc.ca Changes in status or registration: 1.888.430.8035 ext. 4856 or register@egbc.bc.ca of reference, along with the associations governing agrology, applied science technology, applied biology, and professional forestry. The review includes an audit of these associations to “assess the enabling legislation and performance of professional associations that govern QPs.” “We welcome Minister Heyman’s announcement, and we look forward to contributing to this review,” said Ann English, P.Eng., the association’s CEO and Registrar. “We are confident that it will be thorough and focused, and we see this as an excellent opportunity to provide clarity around the professional obligations of everyone involved in the professional reliance system. A final report is expected to be completed by spring 2018. More information is available on the Province’s website at engage.gov.bc.ca/govtogetherbc/ consultation/professional-reliance-review.

PROVINCE ANNOUNCES REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL RELIANCE Minister of Environment George Heyman announced October 3, 2017, that a review will be conducted of the Province’s professional reliance model to ensure the highest professional, technical and ethical standards are being

applied to resource management in BC. The review will assess the current legislation governing qualified professionals (QPs) in the natural resource sector, and the role their professional associations play in upholding the public interest. The review will look at other jurisdictions to identify best practices and assess whether those practices are being used by QPs doing work on government’s behalf. It will also make recommendations regarding resource decisions made by government, conditions governing the involvement of QPs in those decisions, and the appropriate level of government oversight to assure the public their interests are protected. Engineers and Geoscientists BC is one of the professional associations named in the review’s terms

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