Eligibility
To be eligible for an exemption from the regular examination and training requirements an applicant must:
1. Be a member of good standing in a licensing body that regulates land surveying in their home country.
- The applicant must have no outstanding complaints or discipline proceedings that relate to their competence or conduct.
- The applicant must have no restrictions or conditions of practice imposed on them.
2. Hold a certificate of completion from Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors (CBEPS).
Review of Applicant’s Home Licensing
The Registration Committee will review the licensing requirements and regulatory regime of the applicant’s licensing body in their home country. The areas that this review will cover are as follows:
1. Does the applicant’s licensing body regulate land surveying in their home country?
2. Does the licensing body require mandatory membership to practice land surveying in their home country?
3. Does the applicant’s licensing body have a discipline process?
4. Does the applicant’s licensing body have continuing competency requirements?
5. Does the applicant’s licensing body have a Code of Ethics?
Based on this review, the Registration Committee will determine which exemptions from the regular examination and training requirements that the applicant qualifies for.
Exemptions
The regular examination and training requirements to become registered as an Alberta Land Surveyor are as follows:
- 18 months of field experience.
- 6 months of office experience.
- 2 written project reports.
- Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Part 1 written examination (PPLS #1).
- Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Part 2 written examination (PPLS #2).
- Oral qualifying examination.
If the review of the applicant’s licensing body in their home country determines that the licensing body:
1. Regulates land surveying.
2. Require mandatory membership to practice land surveying.
3. Has a discipline process.
4. Has continuing competency requirements.
5. Has a Code of Ethics
The applicant may be exempt from all examination and training requirements except the oral qualifying exam.
If the review of the applicant’s licensing body in their home country determines that some of the requirements are missing from the regulatory regime, the applicant will be required to do the oral qualifying exam and any additional examination and training requirements as outlined in the table below:
Requirement
|
Regulatory Regime
|
Additional examination and training
|
| Regulate Land Surveying |
No |
Required to go through articling process (see Pupil Handbook) |
| Mandatory Membership |
No |
Required to go through articling process (see Pupil Handbook) |
| Discipline Process and/or Code of Ethics |
No |
PPLS #1 and PPLS # 2 |
| Continuing Competency |
No |
PPLS #1 and PPLS # 2 |
Process
In order to apply for an exemption, the applicant must first provide the following information to the ALSA Registration Committee:
- A certificate of completion from the Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors (CBEPS). For more information, visit the CBEPS website.
- Proof that the licensing body in the applicant’s home country:
- Regulates land surveying.
- Has mandatory membership.
- Has a discipline process (if applicable).
- Has continuing competency requirements (if applicable).
- Has a Code of Ethics (if applicable).
- A CV to cover the period that they were engaged in land surveying.
- A letter of good standing from their licensing body stating that:
- The applicant has no outstanding complaints or discipline proceedings that relate to their competence or conduct.
- The applicant has no restrictions or conditions of practice imposed on them.
- The declaration of good character.
If an applicant has all of the above information except the CBEPS certificate of completion, the applicant may submit all of the information they do have provided they have already made an application to CBEPS.
Once all of the above material has been provided, it will be reviewed by a panel of at least three members of the Registration Committee. Applicants will be required to attend an interview with the Registration Committee within three months of receiving the above material. The purpose of this interview is to provide the Registration Committee the opportunity to clarify any information prior to rendering its decision on exemptions.
Cost
There is a fee of $250.00 to submit the material to the Registration Committee. Any documents that are not provided in English will be subject to translation costs. Payment can be done through the ALSA website. The submitted material will not be provide to the Registration Committee until payment is received.
There is an additional fee for all written exams, project reports and oral qualifying exams. This fee can be found under the associated sections.
Appeal Process
A decision on the application can be appealed in writing within 30 days of the applicant receiving the written decision from the Registration Committee. The written appeal must include the reasons for the appeal and can be emailed to the administration of the
ALSA.
The appeal is reviewed by a panel of at least three members of the Registration Committee who were not involved in the original decision. This panel will review all documentation that was submitted, the applicant’s written reasons for the appeal, and can conduct an interview with the applicant if it is deemed necessary.
The panel will complete its review within 30 days after the appeal period expires and the documented reasons are received.