Innovation - Spring 2024

REGULATORY NEWS

Get ready to renew your firm’s Permit to Practice Update information

Registrant firms are required to renew their Permit to Practice annually. This year’s Permit to Practice renewal process for registrant firms opens on April 1, 2024. An email reminder will be sent to registrant firms in the first week of April with information and links to access the Permit to Practice renewal information. Registrant firms have until May 31, 2024, to complete the renewal process. To renew, the Permit to Practice must be in compliance with the requirements, which include having all Responsible Registrants complete the Regulation of Firms Permit to Practice training within the timelines required and have a Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP) in place. The purpose of the PPMP is to document the policies and procedures that indicate how the registrant firm will meet ethics, quality management, and continuing education requirements.

As part of the renewal, registrant firms are required to update their information and pay an annual fee. A Responsible Registrant must log in to their account through the Engineers and Geoscientists BC website ( egbc.ca ) and from their Account Dashboard, access their firm profile to update their firm’s information. Specific criteria to update includes: ◾ office location ◾ industry and area of practice ◾ names and contact information including email addresses of the Responsible Officer and Responsible Registrant ◾ the firm’s roster of registrants and number of individuals who are registrants of each regulatory body under the Professional Governance Act with the exception of Engineers and Geoscientists BC This information can only be completed by a Responsible Registrant. Penalties for non-compliance

A 15% late fee will be applied to the annual fee

June 1, 2024

Firm will be prohibited from practice

July 1, 2024

September 1, 2024 Permit to Practice is cancelled

If the Permit to Practice renewal is not completed by May 31, late fees will be applied to the registrant firm’s account. If by July 1, the Permit to Practice renewal is not complete, the registrant firm’s practice will be prohibited in accordance with Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Bylaws and cancelled by September 1.

eisted@uvic.ca

+1-250-721-6429

execprograms.uvic.ca/prodev

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