All applicants must pass the National Professional Practice Examination before they can become licensed to practice. The examination is two hours (100 multiple-choice questions) and the examination is written four times per year (January, April, July, October).
You may not have to write the National Professional Practice Examination if: you have passed a similar examination in another Canadian jurisdiction; or you are currently a professional member registered with another Canadian Association/Ordre prior to implementation of the National Professional Practice Examination.
You can apply to write the Professional Practice Examination once you have at least 2 years of engineering or geoscience work experience using the link below.
You can order examination study materials to help you prepare for the examination using the link below.
Please contact the NAPEG Office to receive a copy of the Application Form to Write the NPPE.