Registration is Required

All engineers, geoscientists and firms practicing engineering and/or geoscience in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (NT/NU) are required to be licensed by NAPEG in adherence to the Acts of the NT/NU. NAPEG does not have a category of registration for a temporary license or provisional license.

NAPEG only requests information that is allowed under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). We ask for gender information on our application form to ensure that it matches with your government issued identification. This is an additional method of ensuring identity. NAPEG does not share your information without permission.

All forms are online forms.

Registrants-In-Training Applicants + Applicants Not Already Registered in Another Canadian Jurisdiction

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)'s Board of Examiners is also NAPEG’s Board of Examiners. All NAPEG Professional Engineer and Professional Geoscientist applicants not already registered in another Canadian jurisdiction, and all Registrants-In-Training (RIT) applicants, will be required to submit an online application through the APEGA website for membership with NAPEG. If you are already registered as a Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist in another Canadian jurisdiction, please see the Mobility Application information further down this page.

To apply, complete and submit the Application for Registration. This form is to collect preliminary applicant information for the NAPEG office only. You will still be required to complete the full application process through APEGA’s online application system.

In addition to the Application for Registration, you must submit the following to NAPEG:

a copy of your current resumé
a copy of valid government issued photo identification
NAPEG Essay (if applying for Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist status)
the application fee

Once NAPEG receives all the items in the list above, you will be issued a Verification Code that you will enter into APEGA’s online application system in order to complete the full application process. The Verification Code will allow you to submit an application without payment to APEGA.

Please note that if applying for Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist status, APEGA will not accept your application if you have less than four (4) years of engineering or geoscience experience. If you have less than four (4) years of experience, you must apply to be a Member-in-Training. The Board of Examiners will consider increased technical competency and increasing levels of responsibility during the evaluation of your experience.

APEGA uses the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) system. For more information, email [email protected].

Click here for detailed information on experience requirements. Click here for detailed information on academic requirements.

For more information on the application process, please visit NAPEG’s RITs and New Professionals page.

Mobility Applicants

A Mobility Applicant is a Professional Engineer or Geoscientist who is applying for professional status with NAPEG and is already registered and in good standing in another Canadian jurisdiction(s). The mobility process is simpler and quicker than starting a new registration process with NAPEG and approval is normally granted within 30 days by NAPEG upon receipt and successful review of the application. An expedited process is available if requested.

All Mobility Applications must include:

Application for Registration Form
a copy of your current resumé
a copy of valid government issued photo identification
NAPEG Essay (essay requirements can be found in the application portal)
the application fee, annual dues and stamp fee must be submitted with your completed application. Application fees are non-refundable. The only circumstance that the annual dues and stamp fee would be refunded is if your application for registration was not approved by Council and/or Registrar.

Further to the registration of individuals, the governing legislation in the NT/NU also requires that firms must have a Permit to Practice if they are practicing professional engineering or professional geoscience in the NT/NU. If you are practicing professional engineering on behalf of a firm, the firm is considered to be practicing and must have a Permit to Practice. If you are a sole proprietor and incorporated, you must have a Permit to Practice.

Permit to Practice Applicants (Firms)

A Permit to Practice is required for firms practicing engineering and geoscience in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. A Permit to Practice is normally granted within 30 days by NAPEG upon receipt of all required documentation. For more information, please refer to NAPEG’s Permit to Practice General Information Guide.

All Permit to Practice applications must include:

Permit to Practice Application Form – must have signed declarations by both the COO/Authorized Designate and professional(s) assuming responsibility for the practice
a copy of a Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Incorporation, or equivalent documentation
the application fee, annual dues and stamp fee must be submitted with your completed application. Application fees are non-refundable. The only circumstance that the annual dues and stamp fee would be refunded is if your application for registration was not approved by Council and/or Registrar.

A Permit Holder may update its Permit to Practice information with NAPEG at any time by completing the Permit Update Form. The form must be approved by the Chief Operating Officer or Authorized Designate (COO). If Responsible Members are being added to the Permit, the new Responsible Members must sign the Declaration.

Reinstatements

The term “reinstatement” refers to the readmission of a Professional Engineer, Professional Geoscientist, Member-in-Training, or Firm who had been a registrant of NAPEG at some time in the past and whose registration had lapsed or who had been struck from the register.

Professional Engineer and Professional Geoscientist Reinstatement Applicants

Please note that an applicant for reinstatement who has not been registered in a Canadian jurisdiction at any time in the previous five years (60 months) may have their file forwarded to the Board of Examiners and, when forwarded, the applicant will have their qualifications examined by the Board of Examiners and may be assigned examinations. For more information, please see NAPEG’s Reinstatement Policy.

All Professional Engineer and Professional Geoscientist Reinstatement Applications must include:

Application for Reinstatement Form
a copy of your current resumé
a copy of valid government issued photo identification
the application fee, annual dues and stamp fee (if applicable) must be submitted with your completed application. Application fees are non-refundable. The only circumstance that the annual dues and stamp fee would be refunded is if your application for registration was not approved by Council and/or Registrar. The application fee will be waived if the registrant resigned in good standing within the previous two years (24 months). If it has been more than two years, the applicant must submit the application fee. The application fee will not be waived if the registrant was struck from the register.

Further to the registration of individuals, the governing legislation in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut also requires that firms must have a Permit to Practice if they are practicing professional engineering or professional geoscience in NT/NU. If you are practicing on behalf of a firm, the firm is considered to be practicing and must have a Permit to Practice.

Permit to Practice Reinstatement Applicants (Firms)

All Permit to Practice Reinstatement Applications must include:

Permit to Practice Reinstatement Form – must have signed declarations by both the COO/Authorized Designate and professional(s) assuming responsibility for the practice
copy of a Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Incorporation, or equivalent documentation
the application fee, annual dues and stamp fee (if applicable) must be submitted with your completed application. Application fees are non-refundable. The only circumstance that the annual dues and stamp fee would be refunded is if your application for registration was not approved by Council and/or Registrar. The application fee will be waived if the Permit to Practice was cancelled in good standing within the previous two years (24 months). If it has been more than two years, the firm must submit the application fee. The application fee will not be waived if the firm was struck from the register.

A Permit Holder may update its Permit to Practice information with NAPEG at any time by completing and returning this Permit Update Form. The form must be completed and signed by the Chief Operating Officer or Authorized Designate (COO). If Responsible Members are being added to the Permit, the new Responsible Members must sign the Declaration.

If you have legally changed your name, you can request that your new name appear in our records.

All name change requests must include:

Name Change – Permit to Practice (Firms)

If your firm has legally changed its name, a permit holder may request a Permit to Practice name change.

* Please note, if there are existing projects under the old firm name in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, the firm will need to hold onto the Permit to Practice in the old name until the projects are finished and apply for a new (additional) Permit to Practice for the new name for any new projects under that name. If there aren’t any projects in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut under the old name, the Permit to Practice name change can be processed.

All Permit to Practice name change requests must include:

a Permit Update Form – must have signed declarations by both the COO/Authorized Designate and professional(s) assuming responsibility for the practice
a copy of documentation from a Registry Office, such as a Certificate of Amendment, etc. reflecting the new legal name

A new stamp with the new legal name will automatically be ordered for you. It will be shipped to the main Permit Holder address. If you require additional permit stamps for additional offices, when you email your Permit Update Form to NAPEG, please include the name(s) and address(es) that the additional stamp(s) should be shipped to.

Please note, the Permit Update Form must be completed and signed by the Chief Operating Officer or Authorized Designate (COO). In addition, if Responsible Members are being added to the Permit at the same time, the new Responsible Members must sign the Declaration.