This informational series explores how members can ensure they are complying with The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act. APEGS is responsible for the regulation of the practices of professional engineering and professional geoscience in Saskatchewan, which includes safeguarding the public. APEGS has been granted the privilege of regulating these professions by the Government of Saskatchewan, which has given APEGS the mandate to do so through The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act.
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APEGS Certificate of Authorization
The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act requires that every partnership, association of persons or corporation that engages in the practice of professional engineering or the practice of professional geoscience as its principal or customary function shall obtain a Certificate of Authorization (C of A). The Certificate of Authorization is essentially a company’s licence to offer engineering or geoscience services in Saskatchewan.
Who needs a Certificate of Authorization?
The requirement for a C of A applies equally to a large, publicly traded corporation and to a corporation in which one member is the sole shareholder, director, officer and employee.
This requirement also applies equally to the traditional engineering or geoscience consulting firm (principal function) and to those firms that are not thought of as engineering or geoscience firms, but customarily engage in the practice of professional engineering or professional geoscience.
A business that engages in the practice of professional engineering or professional geoscience as an unincorporated sole proprietorship is not required to obtain a C of A.
How to maintain a Certificate of Authorization
The holder of a Certificate of Authorization will be limited to providing services under the supervision of a licensee or licensees who hold an annual or temporary licence and in accordance with any limitations to the licences of those licensees.
How a Certificate of Authorization is revoked
If a partnership, association of persons, or corporation ceases to have an official representative, its C of A is revoked and the company must cease its practice of professional engineering or geoscience.
Certificate of Authorization obligations
According to the Regulatory Bylaws, every holder of a Certification of Authorization is required to place its seal or equivalent on all documents that have been prepared by a licensee on its behalf.
What information can be disclosed to the public regarding Certificate of Authorization holders?
According to the Regulatory Bylaws, APEGS is permitted to disclose the following information about a C of A holder:
1) Name of holder
2) Location
3) Listing of all official representatives