On Thursday, January 12, 2017, the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors signed a memorandum of understanding with Engineers Canada to streamline the licensure process for Canadian engineers who are registered through the Engineers Canada Mobility Register.
Engineers Canada and the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors sign a memorandum of understanding that would see the state fast-track Canadian engineers who are registered through the Engineers Canada Mobility Register. Front row from left: Chris Roney, FEC, P.Eng., President of Engineers Canada, Christopher M Roper, PE/SE, Board Chairman of the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Back row from left: Kim Allen, MBA, FCAE, FEC, P.Eng., IntPE, APEC Engineer, Chief Executive Officer of Engineers Canada, Patty Momola, PE, Executive Director of the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
On Thursday, January 12, 2017, the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors signed a memorandum of understanding with Engineers Canada to streamline the licensure process for Canadian engineers who are registered through the Engineers Canada Mobility Register.
“The competence and professionalism of Canadian engineers is one of our country’s most valuable professional services available on the international stage,” said Kim Allen, MBA, FCAE, FEC, P.Eng., IntPE, APEC Engineer, Chief Executive Officer of Engineers Canada. “This agreement recognizes that licensed Canadian engineers who demonstrate a high standard of quality and competence can be licensed seamlessly across borders.”
The Nevada board recognized that Canadian engineers on the Engineers Canada Mobility Register have demonstrated that they will practice with competence and integrity and thus may be exempt from writing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Professional Engineer Exam (PE) exams that are required for initial applicants.
The Engineers Canada Mobility Register facilitates registration on the International Professional Engineers Agreement (IPEA) register and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Engineers Agreement (APEC EA) register. Registrants demonstrate that they have met the standard of registration and are prepared to conduct engineering practices internationally. Successful engineers have the right to use the IntPE or APEC Engineer designations, showing potential clients and employers that they are an experienced and well-qualified engineer.
The registration process comes at no cost to the engineer and uses a self-assessment process whereby Canadian professional engineers declare that they meet and will maintain the qualifications to be listed on the register.
To qualify for the register, an engineer must:
- be licensed with at least one of the 12 Canadian provincial and territorial engineering regulators, and be listed as being in good standing in each jurisdiction in which they are licensed to practice.
- have gained a minimum of seven years of practical experience as an engineer within the discipline for which they are seeking to be enlisted on the register.
- have spent at least two of those years in responsible charge of significant engineering work
- have satisfied and will continue to satisfy the continuing professional development requirements in all jurisdictions in which they practice their current engineering discipline.
In addition, an engineer must agree to several terms and conditions that demonstrate their commitments to professional practice. This includes a commitment to inform all jurisdictions where they are registered of any changes in their registration status, sanctions, or revocations. Registrants must also agree to suspend practice in every jurisdiction in which they are registered if they are found guilty of incompetent or professional conduct in any jurisdiction. To maintain their status on the register, members must annually declare that they continue to meet these qualifications.
To find out more about the mobility register, or to apply, visit www.engineerscanada.ca/mobility-register.
