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First Time Registration in Ontario
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The requirements for registration as a professional geoscientist
in Ontario are outlined in the Guideline to Registration
document, which accompanies the Application form, Work
Experience Record and Transcript Request form in the application
package. For more details and to clarify this step-by-step
process, it is also recommended that you refer to the
Professional Geoscientists Act, 2000 (the Act), sections 10
through 14, and
Registration Regulation (O. Reg. 59/01).
Click on the following links for additional information on:
• Minimum knowledge requirements for
registration
• Qualifying work experience
requirements
• Professional Practice and Ethics (PPE)
Exam
Registration Process
For first-time registration, you may either register online, or
download the
application package and follow these steps:
• Complete the Application form;
• Provide original or certified copies of academic transcript(s)
from a Canadian university or other recognized institution and
have them forwarded directly to APGO by the university or
institution;
• Complete your Work Experience Record (WER) in reverse
chronological order, starting with your most recent position,
and enclose a copy with your completed Application form. A WER
copy, along with a reference form must also be sent to each
Referee;
• Provide a minimum of three Referees, two of which must be
either Professional Geoscientists, or one Professional
Geoscientist and one Professional Engineer (qualified to
practise geoscience), in order to verify your WER. Note.
Referees must return both the WER and
Reference forms directly to APGO;
• Write and pass the Professional Practice and Ethics (PPE)
exam;
• Include the application fee with the
completed Application form. To apply for a Practising
membership, please enclose the application fee of $275
plus applicable tax. Once accepted, the applicant wil be invoiced the first-year membership dues of $400
plus applicable tax. Note: Credit card
payment, as well as cheques, bank drafts or money orders are
acceptable for online registration, whereas cheques, bank drafts
or money orders should be enclosed with the downloaded
Application form.
Internationally-Trained Applicants
If you are internationally trained, please click
here for more information.
Application Package
The Application form is available through either online
registration or by downloading the application package. The
following documents can be opened either individually or
downloaded in the application package.
Guideline to Registration
Work Experience Record
(Word Format 23 KB)
Referees Form
Transcript Request Form / Request for Academic Documents
The Act
Regulations
By-Laws
Complaints
& Discipline Regulation (PDF size: 60 kb)
Registration options:
1) To register online click
here.
2) To download an application package click
here. (self-extracting zipped executable 1 832kb)
• For registration steps as an Internationally-trained
applicant, click here
• For registration steps in APGO’s
Geoscientist-in-Training (G.I.T) program, click
here.
• For registration steps in APGO’s Student
program, click here.
Review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
concerning registration. If you have additional questions,
please e-mail the Registrar at registrar@apgo.net , or contact
the APGO office at 416-203-APGO (2746), or Fax: 416-203-6181.
Note: The required fees
must accompany the completed application form.
Applicant’s/Member’s Right of Appeal
APGO’s applicants or members have the right-of-appeal of
decisions made by APGO’s Registration Committee. If you wish to
dispute a decision made by the Registration Committee, click
here for more information.
Geoscientist-in-Training (G.I.T) Program
This is an internship and mentoring program for the G.I.T. or an
internationally-trained applicant, during which 48 cumulative
months of required work experience is acquired, including 12
months of Canadian or equivalent work experience. To apply for
APGO’s G.I.T. program, the following steps are necessary:
• Complete the Application form and check boxes for Sections 2.7
and 11.3, which specify the Geoscientist-in-Training category;
• Provide original transcript(s) of academic record from a
Canadian university or another recognized institute. Note:
Transcript(s) should be sent directly by the
university/institute to APGO, whereas international
transcript(s) requiring equivalency evaluation on a course by course basis and translation
into English should be sent to World Education Services (WES):
http://www.wes.org/ca/application/index.asp.
• Provide a minimum of one character reference. Note: Referees
do not need to be a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) or
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) at this stage in the process.
Once the work experience requirement has been a satisfied,
however, a G.I.T. may apply for a change of designation to
Practising, and a further two references, either both P.Geo.s or
one P.Geo. and one P.Eng. (qualified to conduct geoscience) are
necessary to verify the current work experience record;
• Provide current Work Experience Record (WER), if applicable;
• Include application fees of $100 in Canadian funds,
plus applicable tax. Once the applicant has been accepted as a G.I.T.,
the applicant will be invoiced separately for annual dues of
$140 plus applicable tax. New: The first year's dues for a G.I.T. membership are waived if the G.I.T. applicant applies within six (6) months of being awarded a university (or equivalent institution) Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent credential). Supporting documentation (transcripts, confirmatory exam results, etc.) must be provided to the Association within three (3) months of the date of completion.
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