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REGULATORY NEWS

Get ready to renew your firm’s Permit to Practice

This year’s Permit to Practice renewal process for registrant firms opens on April 1, 2025. 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, 2025, 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 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 access their firm profile from their Account Dashboard 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 education requirements. Update information

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This information can only be completed by a Responsible Registrant. Registrant firms are required to renew their Permit to Practice annually.

Scan the QR code for the Permits to Practice webpage.

Penalties after May 31

June 1

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

July 1

Firm will be prohibited from practice

September 1 Permit to Practice is cancelled

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