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ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s 2022/2023 Annual Report provides a review of the financial and organizational activities of the organization. The Annual Report, which covers the fiscal year from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, also summarizes the work of the Board, staff, and volunteers, in protecting the public and the environment. The report highlights Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s activities striving towards the vision outcomes of the 2022 2027 Strategic Plan: public confidence, collaboration hub, TIME TO RENEW ANNUAL REGISTRATION As the end of the year approaches, individual registrants are reminded they must renew their annual registration by December 31, 2023. Individual registrants can renew their registration and pay their fees online by signing into their Engineers and Geoscientists BC account at egbc.ca/Account . Registrants who have not paid their annual fee by December 31 will be subject to late fees (15 percent of fee), and those who have not renewed by January 31, 2024, will be struck off the register. The December 31 renewal deadline also applies to registrants who submit their 2024 annual renewal invoice to their employers for payment. Please allow enough time for your employer to process your renewal. Individual registrants can go to egbc.ca/Registration/Individual Registrants/Renew-Your-Registration for information on renewing or to egbc.ca/Registration/Individual-Registrants/ Fees for fee information.

future ready, and social responsibility. The report also includes the organization’s audited financial statements for 2022/2023. See the online version at egbc.ca/About/Publications/ Annual-Report.

FEE INCREASE In the Engineers and Geoscientists BC 2023/2024 annual budget, an increase in fees was approved to take effect January 1, 2024. Individual registrant fees will now be $520 and the fee for non practicing/retired registrants is $130. Trainee fees are $286. The fee increase is needed for improvements to systems and processes that support the organization’s strategic plan and secure and protect the organization’s critical data to remain in compliance with the evolving requirements of BC privacy legislation. In addition, just under half of the fee increase is due to inflation. The fees rose $50 for practicing registrants, $13 for non-practicing/retired registrants and $10 for trainees. HOW TO MOVE TO NON-PRACTISING STATUS To change their registration status to non-practising, registrants can go to their online account and select the “Request for Non-Practising Status” link and complete the declaration. Registrants may move from practising to non-practising status if they are not going to practise professional engineering or geoscience. Registrants who elect this status must sign an annual declaration not to engage in professional practice, and use one of two qualified titles: non-practising or retired. For detailed information, see: egbc.ca/Registration/Individual-Registrants/ How-To-Apply/Reinstatement-Of-Status/Non-Practising-Registrant. HOW TO RESIGN WITHOUT LATE FEES To resign their license with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, registrants must do so before December 31, 2023, to avoid late fees. Resignation can be completed by signing into registrants’ online account, or by contacting Engineers and Geoscientists BC directly. Information on renewing annual registration is available at egbc.ca/Registration/Individual-Registrants/Renew- Your-Registration.

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