Trainee Elsewhere in Canada
Being a current registrant or licensee with another Canadian Association/Ordre allows you to more easily gain registration with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia. Becoming a registrant with Engineers and Geoscientists BC does not affect your status with other Canadian Associations/Ordre.
Engineers-in-training (EIT), geoscientists-in-training (GIT) or junior engineers/ingénieurs juniors who are current members in good standing with another Canadian Association/Ordre.
Applications are made through the Online Application tool.
- A completed online application.
- Certified* copies of 2 pieces of government-issued identification (ID) for registration. Both pieces of ID must contain the applicant’s full legal name, must be valid (i.e., not expired) at the time of registration, and at least 1 piece of ID must contain your photo. For more guidance on acceptable forms of IDs, please review the Guideline on Certified Identification Documents. Applicants are required to upload as 1 document through their application dashboard
- Confirmation of registration: Engineers and Geoscientists BC will contact your indicated provincial/territorial Association(s)/Ordre. During the application process, you will be required to disclose your registration details for each of the Canadian Associations/Ordres you are registered with.
*To have your document certified, the copies of both your original IDs must be signed, dated and stamped by an acceptable certifying official. Please refer to the Guideline on Certified Identification Documents for a list of acceptable certifying officials and the steps for ID certification.
If you have further questions, you may find the answer on our Frequently Asked Questions.
Once all the required documents have been received, it takes approximately 5–7 business days to review your application.
For information about checking the status of your application please see Application Status.
Upon registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, you will be sent a notification email and a certificate.
Find more information about application and registration fees on the Fee Schedule.
The application fee is waived if applying as an academic qualified EIT, GIT, MIT, ing jr, géo jr or stagiare in other province or territory.
Applicant must be transferring to Engineers and Geoscientists BC in the same registration category as their current registration.
After registration is granted, all registrants are subject to annual fees (prorated in the first year of registration).