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APEGS VIEW : COUNCIL NOTES

May 1st, 2019

The APEGS Council met April 4 – 5, 2019 in Saskatoon. The meeting was attended by all 19 councillors and the directors to Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada. Jolene Arthur, Compliance Coordinator, Luke Brisebois, P.Eng., Compliance Assistant, Mike Griffin, LLB – APEGS External Legal Counsel and Lyle Jones, P.Eng., LLB – Investigation Committee Counsel attended as guests on Friday April 5, 2019. Council will meet next June 12, 2019 in Swift Current.

Council received the following presentations and information items:

  • The Director of Special Projects briefed council on the background and the purpose and scope of the Governance Review and the RFP/proposal process.
  • Activity updates from the constituent society liaisons, the ACEC-SK liaison, the 30 by 30 Task Group liaison and the Sponsorship Task Group liaison.
  • The Executive Director and Registrar provided council with an update on the co-op student that had been hired to help with the member database project ticketing and issue tracking.
  • The Director of Registration presented on the Continuing Professional Development project, including background, activities that have been undertaken, lessons learned, current activities and items to complete for the program to be fully implemented. The presentation ended with a viewing of the new APEGS online ethics module.
  • The APEGS Directors to Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada reported on the activities at the national organizations.
  • President Stormy Holmes, P.Eng., FEC acknowledged and thanked outgoing members of Council.

Council passed motions as follows:

  • That the Governance Review Project be undertaken and that T. Bakkeli Consultants, Inc. be selected as the consultant with a budget not to exceed $100,000.
  • Requesting that APEGS management propose an implementation plan for the Sponsorship Task Group Report, including policies. A contextual framework will be developed based on the Sponsorship Task Group recommendations which will be shared with Council prior to the policies being developed. Council stood down the Sponsorship Task Group and thanked all the members for their work on this project.
  • Appointing Ian Sloman, P.Eng. as the representative for Saskatchewan/Manitoba on the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board for a second three-year term.
  • That the Competency Assessment Guide be changed to require three competencies for the Interim Submission. Furthermore, the guide be amended to allow a maximum of one Interim Submission.
  • That in Academic Review cases where engineer‐in‐training, international grad applicants who have the experience review option to waive confirmatory exams, only the Category 1 competencies need to be passed (Technical Competence) in order to waive confirmatory exams and only two validators are required. Validators do not need to be professionals engineers or equivalent.
  • That applicants who qualify under a professional level Mutual Recognition Agreement and submit their Canadian or equivalent-to-Canadian work experience in the Competency Based Assessment system shall be required to enter full details in the Employment History Table for their entire experience history. In addition they must complete eight competencies carried out in a Canadian or Equivalent-to-Canadian work environment.
  • Amending the Experience Review Committee process for reviewing non Competency Based Assessment reports.
  • Amending the Process for the Consensus/Final Decisions section of the Competency Based Assessment – Assessors Guide.
  • Approving the 2019 budget for the new Continuing Professional Development Compliance Committee and adding it to the overall 2019 approved budget for APEGS.
  • Approving the revised Variation Approval Matrix to be used for Continuing Professional Development variation requests.
  • The repeal of policy PD1.0 – Continuing Professional Excellence.

Approving Life Membership for the following members:

  • Burch, Elwyn R., P.Eng.
  • Carlson, Terry W., P.Eng.
  • Daum, S. Gregory, P.Eng.
  • Duncan, James W.G., P.Eng.
  • Gowrishankar, Shan, P.Eng.
  • Hackman, Allan B., P.Eng.
  • Hedayat, Adam G., P.Eng.
  • Karst, Garry A., P.Eng.
  • Klassen, Meryl J., P.Eng.
  • Lusby, Clifford G., P.Eng.
  • Martin, Bruce T., P.Eng.
  • Martin, Lawrence R., P.Eng.
  • Martz, Lawrence W., P.Geo.
  • McMillan, Allan L., P.Eng.
  • Mickelson, Alan O., P.Eng.
  • O’Connor, Huntley M.B., P.Eng.
  • Safari, Davoud D., P.Eng.
  • Setiadi, Francis, P.Eng.
  • Wagner, Nelson L., P.Eng.
  • Wassermann, James D., P.Eng.
  • Wuschke, Steven E., P.Eng.
  • Approving the proposed media buys for the 2019 awareness campaign.
  • Approving the policy PD2.0 – Professional Development Days Pricing and Cancellation Policy.
  • Approving the revised Terms of Reference for the Professional Development Committee.
  • Instructing the Student Development Committee to evaluate why the APEGS Gold Medal awards are presented at the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina and what alternative recognition options there may be.
  • Appointing Brad Lulik, Engineer-in-Training as Chair of the Student Development Committee for a two-year term.
  • Appointing Justin J. Grill, P.Eng., Carlee Joanna Hansen, P.Geo., Aric Allan Hanson, P.Eng., Ashley Hodgson, P.Eng. and Gregory F. Vogelsang, P.Eng., P.Geo., FEC, FGC to the Investigation Committee for a three-year term.
  • Appointing Margaret A. Ball, P.Eng., FEC as Chair of the Investigation Committee for a two-year term.
  • That applicants who successfully fulfill all the competencies while participating in the Competency Based Assessment Pilot for Geoscience, will have their experience accepted as meeting the requirement for licensure as a Professional Geoscientist. The results are to be reviewed by the Experience Review Committee before the competencies are deemed complete.
  • Approving policy documents Awards 1.0 and Awards 2.0, which clarify the eligibility of volunteers and staff to be nominated for an APEGS award or receive a member grant.
  • Directing the Awards Committee to review the award criteria with respect to the residency requirement for APEGS award recipients.
  • Appointing Jody Derkach, P.Geo. Chair of the K-12 Committee until July 31, 2019.
  • Appointing Brian AuCoin, P.Eng. Chair of the Discipline Committee for a two year term.
  • Approving the revised policy HR5.0 Respectful Workplace Policy.

Council noted and received the following reports:

  • Registrar’s reports for January 2019 and February 2019.
  • The report on compliance activities for January 1 to March 21, 2019.
  • The unaudited financial statements for January and February 2019.
  • The draft 2018 audited financial statements.
  • Executive Committee minutes, Board minutes and the reports from the committees and task groups, Abridged Investigation Committee minutes, Discipline Committee minutes and the Audit Committee minutes.

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