First Time P.Eng. Applicants

All individuals and organizations practicing engineering in the Yukon are required to be licensed by Engineers Yukon in adherence to the Engineering Profession Act of the Yukon.

The guidelines and requirements for membership are set out in the Engineering Profession Act, Regulations and Bylaws.

To become registered as a Professional Engineer you must have the following requirements:

Post-secondary education: An undergraduate degree from a recognized accredited engineering program or equivalent is required.
Experience: To become a member, you will require four years on-the-job work experience under the supervision of a licensed professional.
Character: You must be of good character and reputation. Good character connotes moral and ethical strength and includes integrity, candor, honesty and trustworthiness. Character is what a person is, while reputation is what others believe that person to be. All Engineers Yukon members are held accountable to the Code of Ethics that governs the way an individual practices their profession.
Knowledge of Law and Ethics: You must demonstrate knowledge of law, professionalism, and ethics. This is accomplished by writing and passing the National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE).
English Language Competency: You must be competent in the English Language and must be able to communicate at an effective level.

All first time applicants for Engineers Yukon must undergo a credential review (assessment of education) which is done on our behalf, by the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). Applications are assessed on an individual basis by members of the APEGA Board of Examiners therefore no determination on education can be made until an applicant’s file has been reviewed by one or more of the examiners. We are unable to give specific timelines for completion due to various factors including the receipt of all required documents and the volume of applications received by APEGA.

First time P.Eng. applications must include:

a completed Pre-Application for First Time Registration form
a copy of current government-issued photo I.D.
the application fee payment

Please review the First Time Applicant Information Guide and submit your application to: registration@engineersyukon.ca

Engineers Yukon will then provide the applicant with a verification code that they will enter into APEGA’s online application system in order to complete the full application process. The verification code will allow the applicant to submit an application without payment to APEGA.

Please note: if your post-secondary degree(s) are from a university outside of Canada, you must obtain an academic assessment of your academic records which will incur an additional fee once you start the online application process. APEGA uses World Education Services (WES) to obtain a WES-ICAP Course by Course report. WES is an academic-assessment agency designated by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada to provide educational credential assessments for degrees earned outside of Canada. APEGA will not accept any non-Canadian academic documents outside of the WES process. Depending on your qualifications, additional exams may be required. All First time P.Eng. and L.L.(Eng.) applicants will be required to write and pass the National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE).

Once your application has been reviewed by APEGA as well as our Board of Examiners you will receive an email with further instructions on how to complete the application process. We do not have set dates for the Board of Examiner meetings.

NPPE PROCESS

Since April 2020, the NPPE has shifted from being administered mostly in test centres to 100% remote proctoring. Remote proctoring allows candidates to take the NPPE in their home in a secure environment using a stable internet connection and webcam. All candidates who register to take the NPPE in upcoming sessions will receive further instructions by email on how to take the exam remotely.

All first time P.Eng. or L.L. (Eng.) applicants, must pass the NPPE before they can be registered to practice. It is one of the requirements to become a Professional Member or Licensee. Please Note: To apply for the NPPE exam you must have first submitted your P.Eng. or L.L. (Eng.) application to Engineers Yukon.

If you have passed a professional practice exam other than the NPPE in another Canadian professional engineering or geoscience self-regulatory organization, you will still need to take and pass the NPPE as part of the application process.

If you have been assigned the Fundamentals of Engineering exam or any technical exams by APEGA's Board of Examiners (acting on behalf of Engineers Yukon), focus on passing those exams before to registering for the NPPE. Your application will be withdrawn if they are not attempted within a two-year period. If the NPPE is your last requirement, you have one year from the date of the BOE's letter to write the NPPE.

Click here to access the new NPPE website for more detailed information on the process. www.nppexam.ca

Candidates are strongly encouraged to download and read the NPPE Candidate Guide before registering for the exam. It contains more detailed information than is presented here.

Reserved Titles and Designations

Even if the NPPE is the last requirement to register as a Professional Engineer or Limited Licence Holder, there are restrictions on the use of titles and designations until you are registered with Engineers Yukon.

The word engineer combined with any name, title, description, letter, symbol, or abbreviation implies you have the right to practice engineering therefore using a reserved title and/or designation (ex. J. Smith, P.Eng., Mechanical Engineer) in any electronic or print media is not permitted until you are registered with Engineers Yukon. This includes:

social media profiles
email signatures
business cards
resumes
letters

For more information, please review the Engineering Profession Act, Regulations and By Laws including the Code of Ethics.

BOOK LOANS

Engineers Yukon have the below books available to borrow however, due to limited supply we cannot guarantee they will be available, it is on a first come first serve basis. Please note that you must be registered to write the next NPPE Session.

Samuels & Saunders, Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering and Geoscience (Third Canadian Edition)
Canadian Professional Engineering & Geoscience: Practice and Ethics (Sixth Edition) – Gordon C. Andrews

To borrow any of these books, please visit our office and fill out a loan form.