Resignation

What Is a Resignation?

Resignation allows current individual members and firms holding a Certificate of Authorization to voluntarily end their registration with APEGS.

What Happens When You Resign

Individuals

When an individual member resigns from APEGS:

  • They no longer have the right to practise professional engineering or professional geoscience on projects or properties located in Saskatchewan.
  • They no longer have the right to use any title protected under The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act in Saskatchewan.
  • They can no longer use the professional seal associated with their APEGS registration.
  • They must complete the applicable reinstatement process and meet the requirements in effect at the time of their application if they wish to return to practice in the future.

Certificate of Authorization

When a firm resigns its Certificate of Authorization:

  • The firm is no longer licensed to provide professional engineering or professional geoscience services on projects or properties located in Saskatchewan.
  • The firm may no longer use its Certificate of Authorization seal or any title protected under The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act in Saskatchewan.
  • The resignation applies to the firm’s registration only.
  • The resignation does not affect the membership status of any individual APEGS members employed by or associated with the firm.

Before You Resign: Consider Your Options

Before submitting a resignation, you may wish to consider whether one of the following registration options better meets your needs:

For more information, including eligibility requirements and application processes, please visit the applicable webpages.

How to Resign

Individual

  1. Submit a Resignation Form – Individuals.
  2. APEGS will review the form and provide written confirmation once the request is processed.

Certificate of Authorization

  1. Submit a Resignation Form – Certificate of Authorization.
  2. APEGS will review the form and provide written confirmation once the request is processed.

APEGS must receive the resignation form before January 31 following the registration year. If annual fees are not paid and a resignation form is not submitted by that date, the registration will be ceased for non-payment.

Fees and Refund

Annual fees for a registration year are payable on or before January 31 of that year.

Annual fees are not refundable or prorated if a resignation takes effect after January 31. If annual fees have already been paid and the resignation takes effect on or before January 31, the registrant may be eligible to request a refund, provided the refund request is also submitted on or before January 31, in accordance with APEGS policies and procedures.

Practising After Resignation

Resigning from APEGS means you are no longer authorized to practise professional engineering or professional geoscience in Saskatchewan without supervision by a registered professional.

If APEGS receives information that a former member or former Certificate of Authorization holder may have practised without a current licence, APEGS will review the matter and take appropriate enforcement action under The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act.

Practising without a licence may also be a factor considered if the individual later applies for registration or reinstatement. Applicants must satisfy APEGS’ registration requirements, including the applicable good character requirements set out in sections 4 to 6 of the Regulatory Bylaws. Further information is available in the APEGS Good Character Guideline.

Resignation vs. Ceased for Non-Payment

Although both result in the end of a registration with APEGS, there are important differences between resignation and being ceased for non-payment.

Resignation occurs when a registrant notifies APEGS that they wish to end an active registration. APEGS must receive the resignation form by January 31 following the registration year. A registrant who is in good standing when the resignation takes effect leaves APEGS in good standing.

Ceased for non-payment occurs when a registrant does not pay the required annual fees or submit a resignation form by January 31 following the registration year. The registration then ends for non-payment and is no longer considered to be in good standing. This may affect the requirements they must meet to reinstate registration with APEGS.

For information about returning to APEGS after a resignation or a registration that has ceased for non-payment, refer to the Reinstatement webpage.