Permit to Practice Applicants

All individuals and organizations practicing engineering in the Yukon are required to be registered with 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. The Engineering Profession Act also requires that all partnerships, corporations and other such entities, practicing engineering in the Yukon first obtain a Permit to Practice issued by Engineers Yukon. The requirements concerning Permit to Practice are described in Articles 14 through 24 and in Regulation 14 through 19.

DO I NEED A PERMIT TO PRACTICE?

By reviewing the below definition of the “practice of engineering” (as defined in the REVISED STATUES OF THE YUKON 2002 CHAPTER 75 ENGINEERING PROFESSON ACT) you should be able to determine if anything stated applies to what your organization is doing with regards to the engineering work that has been or is currently being carried out.

(a) reporting on, advising on, evaluating, designing, preparing plans and specifications for, or directing the construction, technical inspection, maintenance, or operation of, any structure, work, or process

(i) that is aimed at the discovery, development, utilisation, storage, or disposal of matter, materials, or energy, or is in any other way designed for, the use and convenience of persons; and
(ii) that, for the protection of persons, requires in the reporting, advising, evaluating, designing, preparation, or direction, the professional application of the principles of engineering or any related applied subject; and

(b) teaching engineering at a university or college; « exercice de la profession d’ingénieur »

Any subsidiary of an organization or joint-venture group that has a Permit to Practice must also have one if it:

Engages in the practice of engineering in Yukon, and
Is a separate entity with a name that is clearly different from the parent organization or joint venture group

Applications are processed and presented to the Board of Examiners who review and recommend applications for approval to the Engineers Yukon Council. Approval is normally granted within 30 days of receipt of the completed application.

All Permit to Practice applications must include:

a completed Application for Permit to Practice form
a copy of current government-issued photo I.D.
the application fee payment

Please review the Permit to Practice Guide and the above information before submitting your application to: registration@engineersyukon.ca

Please Note: Our membership year runs from January 1st to December 31st each year. If the company is applying proactively for the new year and neither the company nor its employees are working on any Yukon Engineering projects until then, we recommend waiting to apply in December. This will ensure that the company has the option to defer its membership for the new year.

Once your Permit to Practice application has been approved by our Board of Examiners and Council, we will send an email with further instructions on how to complete the application process. Please note that we do not have set dates for the Board of Examiner meetings.