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Engineering (all disciplines) licensing in British ColumbiaChecked roadmap
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1You are hereGetting startedAccount and IDYou are here · 0/1
2Academic reviewTranscripts and EGBC’s own reviewNot yet · 0/0
3Experience and competencies4 years, 34 competencies, 4 validatorsNot yet · 0/0
4Law and ethicsNPPE and practice seminarNot yet · 0/0
5DecisionEIT or P.Eng.Not yet · 0/0
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Why you see this Applications are online, and certified ID is required from everyone.
Two valid government IDs with your full legal name, one with a photo, signed, dated and stamped by an acceptable certifying official, uploaded as one PDF.
Disclose any current or past application or registration with a Canadian engineering body; not disclosing may be treated as a character issue.
Character questions are in the application. A “yes” does not mean refusal, but you must give details and documents, and a hearing may be held.
How you know it is done When your account is open and the certified ID is ready to upload.
Why you see this EGBC does the academic evaluation itself from the official transcript.
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The institution sends it to transcripts@egbc.ca from an address shown on its website, through a secure transcript exchange, or by mail to EGBC.
Transcripts included in a WES ICAP report (Document-by-Document or Course-by-Course) count as official if it shows the originals went to WES, but the WES evaluation itself is not accepted.
If not in English: a word-for-word certified translation, and the original still comes from the institution.
How you know it is done When the transcripts show as received in your application status.
Why you see this Your program is not accredited (or your degree is in science or technology), so EGBC compares it with its engineering syllabus using this checklist.
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Complete the checklist for your discipline as best you can and attach a description, with its source, for every course you claim.
If the university has no official descriptions, other sources or your own, with the source stated, are accepted.
Thesis abstracts for a master’s or PhD.
How you know it is done When the checklist and course descriptions are uploaded.
Why you see this Receiving the notice does not mean the requirement is met.
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With an engineering degree and five years of experience in your degree discipline under the direct supervision of a professional registrant (or equivalent), EGBC may offer an optional Looking to Exempt interview that can waive some or all of the exams.
If exams are assigned, experience gained before you clear them may not all count: typically up to one year, if it was supervised by an appropriate professional.
Register only after exams are officially assigned. Exams are online twice a year, most last three hours, and the pass mark is 50%. The next session is April–June 2027, with registration closing January 31, 2027.
Deferral is free until the deadline (January 31, 2027 for the spring session); no changes after it. The fee schedule lists $220 for deferral, so ask EGBC when it applies. A no-show forfeits the fee, and opening the exam counts as an attempt.
Each exam must be completed within seven years of assignment. Failing the same confirmatory exam three times ends the confirmatory route; a later FE pass clears the failed confirmatory exams.
A non-confirmatory exam (assigned to address a specific gap) may not be attempted more than three times unless good and sufficient reason is presented for an exception.
Alternative: the NCEES FE exam in your discipline, selecting EGBC as the authorizing body when you apply to NCEES. There is no limit on FE attempts.
A re-read costs $330 per exam, within 30 days of results.
Why you see this For people with qualifications other than the university degree required for EIT and P.Eng., and at least eight years in a defined area.
Read EGBC’s Professional Licensee Engineering page.
How you know it is done When you know whether it fits. This roadmap does not track it.
Why you see this At least four years in your discipline, assessed by competencies. You need not be an EIT first.
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Read the Engineering Competency Assessment Guide, then complete the employment history and the self-assessment with examples from your work.
Name at least four validators who can confirm your experience. One must be your supervisor, in the same or a related discipline.
Using AI or third parties to create or embellish your work examples is strictly prohibited; a fraudulent application may lead to investigation and disciplinary action.
The eight Canadian-environment competencies may be shown with international examples; explain why your experience is equivalent. Each needs at least 3.0, and competency 6.2 needs 2.0.
Up to one year of pre-graduation or co-op experience may count. A thesis master’s gives up to one year, a PhD up to two, and both together at most two.
Looking to Exempt policy: with a non-accredited engineering degree and at least five years of experience in the same discipline as your degree, under the direct supervision of a professional registrant (or equivalent), your experience may waive confirmatory exams. Your competency report must be complete with all validations, and you must have no uncleared failures from past confirmatory exams.
With all validations positive, at least two in-discipline P.Eng. validators and one recent supervisor P.Eng. validator, your report goes to a panel; if both assessors rate every competency category at the required level, no confirmatory exams are assigned. Two or more negative validations make you ineligible for the exemption interview.
Fee: CAD 525 plus tax · First-time application · EGBC
Fee: CAD 375 plus tax · If you are a current EGBC EIT whose EIT fee was waived · EGBC
Fee: CAD 0 · If you are a current EGBC EIT who paid the EIT application fee · EGBC
How you know it is done When all validators have completed their tasks and the application is complete.
Why you see this Under EGBC’s currency of experience policy, this case needs a written explanation of the gap, and the Credentials Committee may assign additional work under professional supervision.
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Explain in your application why there is a gap and what you did during it (study, training, related work).
Currency is fixed when your competencies are submitted and validated.
How you know it is done When the explanation is ready with your application.
Why you see this EGBC assesses your English from the communication competencies, validators’ comments and any interview.
If the three communication competencies are 3.0 or more and English is your main work language, the requirement is met. If one is below 3.0 and the primary language of your work and education was not English, CAEL Online (70) or IELTS Academic (7.0) is required. Duolingo (130–135) is accepted in two cases: all are 3.0 or more and the primary language of your work and education was not English, or one is below 3.0 and it was English.
Only IELTS Academic is accepted, not General Training.
Do not register for a test or send results unless EGBC asks.
How you know it is done When EGBC does not ask for a test, or accepts your result.
Why you see this EIT registration is not the P.Eng. After four years in the same discipline you apply for the full licence at a lower fee.
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As an EIT: work under direct supervision and show “EIT” next to any title containing “engineer”. The annual fee is $286 + GST, and Annual Reporting is mandatory between May 1 and June 30.
When you reach four years, change your experience answer here and the map shows the full application.
How you know it is done This step is not ticked off: it closes when you change your experience answer.
This step closes by itself when you change your answer above.
Why you see this Two assessors in your discipline review your competencies; an interview may be requested.
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Interviews are at the Credentials Committee’s discretion and typically take 2–6 months to arrange.
An in-person interview at the EGBC office has no fee; a remote interview by videoconference costs $200 plus GST.
When you receive the decision, record it here.
Published processing time: EGBC: about six months from when the application is complete (all validations submitted). (the body’s time, not your own time to complete)
How you know it is done When you receive a written decision.
Why you see this Every competency, including the Canadian-environment ones, must reach the minimum.
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The decision explains how: education, exams or more experience.
The Working in Canada Seminar is offered only if recommended after assessment, and it does not replace experience. It costs $50 per unit or $200 for all four (plus GST).
When the new decision arrives, change “The decision you received” in the decision step.
How you know it is done When you have provided what was asked. The map then shows you are waiting for their new decision.
Why you see this After approval EGBC sends your seal and certificate; you pay a one-time registration fee and an annual fee prorated from the month of registration.
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Pay the registration fee and the prorated annual fee within 30 days of the grant in order to be admitted. The invoice appears in the registrant portal within one to two weeks.
Each year: the annual fee by December 31 (then a 15% late fee until January 31, after which you are removed), Annual Reporting between May 1 and June 30, and 60 hours of continuing education every three years.
All registrants are covered by EGBC’s secondary liability insurance. Before agreeing to serve a client, tell them in writing whether you hold professional liability insurance.
Fee: CAD 270 plus tax · One-time registration fee (seal and certificate) · EGBC
Fee: CAD 535 plus tax · 2026 annual fee for a practising P.Eng. (prorated in the first year) · EGBC
How you know it is done When your registration is issued.
You apply in the discipline you have worked in, and the four years must be in that discipline. If your experience differs from your degree, further academic review may follow.
Engineer-in-training (EIT): covered
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.): covered
Professional Licensee Engineering (P.L.Eng.): not covered · Listed as an alternative only: without the degree required for EIT and P.Eng., and with at least 8 years in a defined area.
Engineer elsewhere in Canada: not covered · Not covered: for engineers already licensed in Canada.
Registered in Australia, Hong Kong or Ireland: not covered · Not covered: they have a separate route.
EGBC evaluates your degree itself: it does not accept WES or ICES evaluations, so do not pay for one for EGBC.
EGBC does not consider visa status for eligibility and does not require Canadian experience: the eight Canadian-environment competencies may be shown with international experience.
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