The APEGS Council held an online meeting via Microsoft TEAMS on Sept. 24, 2021. The meeting was attended by Council and the Directors to Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada. The next Council meeting will be on Dec. 3, 2021 in Regina and is expected to be held in-person. Microsoft Teams will be made available for those unable to attend in-person.
Council received the following presentations and information items:
- The Executive Director and Registrar provided an update on COVID-19 impact in the office and staff changes.
- Report from Engineers Canada – Holmes
- Report from Geoscientists Canada – Ansdell
- Regina Engineering Society – Lemieux
- Saskatoon Engineering Society – Thakkar
- CIM/Geology Saskatoon – Cruikshank
- ACEC/SK – Nelson
- CPD Compliance and Assurance Reviews – Wimmer
Council approved the following motions:
- Larry Doke was inducted into APEGS Council as a Public Appointee.
- The Communications Director presented the strategic communications plan for 2022 and the overall plan for the annual meeting and professional development conference. An approval of the plan for the ad campaign and $272K was approved separately from the budget to reserve media space.
- The approval of $35K for a project manager to lead the 2022 Conference event.
- Approval of a land acknowledgment and the supporting mediums of the disclosure.
- That the following people be appointed to the Constituent Society Relationships Task Group: Edwin Edquist, P.Eng., Shayne Rozdilsky, P.Geo., Catherine Griffith, P.Eng., Kamran Akhtari, P.Eng., and Gavin Jensen, P.Geo., as Liaison Councillor.
- That Catherine Griffith, P.Eng., be appointed as Chair of the Constituent Society Relationships Task Group.
- Approval of the External Funding and Participation policy.
- Approval of the proposed changes to the Guideline for Funding External Parties, including a name change to Guideline for External Funding and Participation.
- That Council appoints Patrick Ducharme, P.Eng., as a member of the Corporate Registrant Task Group.
- That Council approve a process of natural attrition and not replace the outgoing Councillor’s position since Council intends to gradually decrease its size over the next three years.
- April 11, 2022 is set as the polling day for the 2022 Council elections.
- Nicole Barber, Engineer-In-Training, be appointed as the Nominating Committee Vice-Chair for a two-year term until May 8, 2023.
- That APEGS can start accepting National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) experience records again.
- That the Life Member applications of the members listed in the agenda be approved.
- That Dan Bonnet, P.Eng., be appointed as the Chair of the Professional Practice Exam Committee for a two-year term until May 8, 2023.
- Approval of the revisions to the Professional Development Committee terms of reference.
- Approval of the one-year extension requests for the 43 members-in-training be approved and three extension requests be denied.
- Council approved a refund of the Professional Practice Exam application fee in the amount of $250 + GST paid to an Engineer-in-Training.
- Council approved a refund of the Professional Practice Exam application fee in the amount of $152 + GST paid to an Engineer-in-Training.
Council noted and received the following reports:
- Registrar’s reports for June, July and August 2021.
- The unaudited financial statements for May, June and July 2021.
- Executive Committee minutes, board minutes and the reports from the committees and task groups, Investigation Committee minutes and Discipline Committee minutes.