Innovation Winter 2025/26

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

2024/25 Board Chair Mark Porter, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC, opens the 106th AGM. P hoto : W endy D P hotography

“There are savings on programs, but there are revenue losses that even things out,” she said, meaning there will be no significant differences to the organization’s bottom line. Registrants also asked about the areas of practice that may fall under the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) purview and whether that would encroach on engineering reserved practice. Yang shared that Engineers and Geoscientists BC is supportive of reserved practice for applied science professionals and is working closely with the Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance (OSPG) and ASTTBC to gain clarity on the impact this would have on engineering practice, and that discussions were ongoing. Yang also clarified that the reserved practice of engineering will not be impacted by ASTTBC’s reserved practice but rather would impact the current work engineers do more broadly that does not fall into reserved engineering practice.

Registrants asked about the delay in application processing timelines and what steps the organization is taking to address those delays. Acting Chief Regulatory Officer Jason Ong acknowledged the impact of longer processing timelines on individuals and firms and noted that the organization is managing an unprecedented volume in applications, with 7,300 received last year. Ong spoke to several measures being taken to address this issue – including adding more assessors and increasing updates to applicants – while still maintaining the integrity of the admissions process. Questions were also raised about whether the loss of benefits and services that are being transferred over to BCSEG would lead to a decrease in registrant fees. Jennifer Cho, Chief Financial and Administration Officer, noted that while certain costs of running programs will be transferred to BCSEG, so will revenue streams.

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Question Period Porter and organization executives fielded questions from registrants during the open question period.

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