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Annual Reporting (AR) ensures Engineers and Geoscientists BC has updated registrant contact information so registrants receive valuable regulatory information. Declarations made in the process also provide transparency and support public protection. AR is due June 30.

The Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills has confirmed its intention to develop a reserved practice for applied science technology for registrants of the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC).

Volunteer applications are now being accepted for Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Truth and Reconciliation Working Group (EDIT&R). The group’s first meeting is scheduled for mid-June.

Since 2022, registrants have had the opportunity to complete a number of self-identification questions during Annual Reporting. We are now in the process of analyzing this data and will share our findings with registrants this fall.

In a March 28, 2024, Consent Order, Dr. Valery Zhuravlev, P.Eng. (Resigned), admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct in relation to his preparation and authorship of a technical report for a proposed mining project in Yukon.

In a March 27, 2024, Consent Order, Brian Smit, P.Eng., admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct in relation to the engineering services he provided for the preparation of structural drawings for a modular office building near Tofino, BC.

Over 300 registrants and guests gathered in-person and online for Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Annual General Meeting on October 28. Three motions related to the organization’s finances and creation of an independent advocacy body were brought forward for the Board’s consideration.

Today, Engineers and Geoscientists BC announced it is initiating the creation of an independent advocacy body for engineering and geoscience in British Columbia.

Engineers and Geoscientists BC has cancelled the registration of Theodore (Ted) Sorensen, prohibiting him from working as an engineer. Mr. Sorensen admitted he demonstrated unprofessional conduct in relation to a series of serious issues in the structural design of an 11-storey residential building, RidgeView (formerly known as Danbrook One). 

Engineers and Geoscientists BC has released a new Strategic Plan for 2022–2027, with a vision of modern regulation for a resilient world. The vision, outcomes, and strategies set by the plan will guide Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s decisions, steer its operations, and shape its future as an inclusive, progressive, and future-focused regulator.