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Advocacy for the Professions

Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s governing legislation, the Professional Governance Act (PGA), introduced limitations on advocacy activities. To create a pathway for professional advocacy to continue for engineering and geoscience, an independent organization was created in 2024: the BC Society of Engineering and Geoscience (BCSEG). 

Engineers and Geoscientists BC provided initial funding of $750,000 to establish BCSEG. 

Why Are There Two Organizations?

While both organizations engage with the professions of engineering and geoscience, Engineers and Geoscientists BC and BCSEG perform different roles and have different responsibilities. 

Engineers and Geoscientists BC 
(registration is required)		BC Society of Engineering and Geoscience (BCSEG) 
(membership is optional)
  • Serves the public by regulating the professions of engineering and geoscience
  • Assesses and licenses professionals to practice professional engineering or geoscience
  • Sets quality standards for firms and professionals
  • Ensures registered professionals and firms are qualified and complying with standards through regular audits
  • Investigates complaints and disciplines individuals and firms who breach standards or misrepresent their qualifications
  • Mandates continuing education and provides education opportunities
  • Serves the professions by amplifying their voices, advancing the industries, and strengthening the community
  • Promotes engineering and geoscience through community events and school outreach
  • Advertises career opportunities 
  • Supports community and connection within the professions
  • Advocates for the interests of professionals and on issues affecting the professions 
  • Provides special discounts for members 

About BCSEG

BCSEG was created to advocate for the interests of engineers and geoscientists across the province and is committed to advancing and promoting the professions and building an engaged community.

BCSEG offers the following services for its members: 

  • The Branch Program, connecting members within their geographic regions
  • The Affinity Program, partnering with businesses to provide discounts for members 
  • Professional development courses
  • Events
  • Career Listings

To learn more about benefits and membership, visit the BCSEG website.

Engineers and Geoscientists BC respectfully acknowledge that our office is located on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As a provincial regulator, we are grateful to serve across a diverse province of over 200 Indigenous communities.
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