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In Canada, geoscience is a regulated profession. To practice, a geoscientist must register as a P.Geo. and get a licence from the regulatory body – professional association – in each province or territory in which they practice. Geoscientists Canada is the national organization of regulatory bodies that govern Canada’s more than 9,500 Professional Geoscientists (P.Geo.’s) and more than 2,000 Geoscientists-in-training.

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What We Do

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Our History

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“Being a professional has been a large part of my career. It has given me rights – and with that, responsibilities. It has allowed me to work on many interesting projects in Canada and abroad. It has required me to do the best job I possibly can to protect the public and the environment.”

- Jeff O’Keefe, P.Geo.
THE PROFESSION

THE PROFESSION

Every day, we use information geoscientists provide and don’t even realise it. When we use our mobile devices, ride a bicycle, get a glass of water, drive across a bridge or through a tunnel, turn on a light or look into a mirror, a geoscientist had something to do with it.

The Profession

What is Geoscience

What P.Geo.’s do

Careers in Geoscience

Related Organizations

"I have come to understand that our professional associations will sustain excellence in our profession be it through ethical rules, continuous education requirements or the coaching of young people so they reach the full title. We must be proud of the road travelled and of our P.Geo. designation."

- Isabelle Cadieux, géo.
BECOMING A P.GEO.

BECOMING A P.GEO.

Geoscientists are professionals like architects, doctors, lawyers, foresters and engineers. You wouldn’t hire an unlicensed lawyer or accountant to be your advisor or allow an unlicensed surgeon to operate on you, so why would you hire an unlicensed geoscientist to work for you? Part of the drive to regulate the profession of geoscience came in the wake of the Bre-X gold mining fraud and the Walkerton groundwater contamination incident; two examples where better public governance of geoscientific practice in Canada could have provided greater protection of the public and prevented loss of reputation about the work of geoscientists.

Becoming a P.Geo.

Students

Employers

The Need to be Licensed

Apply for P.Geo.

Trained Abroad

“Geoscientists Canada is an important umbrella organization representing the common interests of provincial geoscience regulatory bodies. It looks out for geoscientists across the country and provides a forum for discussing issues of mutual concern”

- Mark Priddle, P. Geo.
PRACTICE IN CANADA

PRACTICE IN CANADA

Being a P.Geo. places you under a code of ethics and makes you individually accountable for all the geoscience work you undertake. To practice geoscience in Canada, you must register with the regulatory body – professional association – in the province or territory in which you work. Those whose practice extends to more than one province or territory may have to carry multiple registrations. Becoming registered entitles you to practice in that jurisdiction and it allows you to use the designation Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.).

Practice in Canada

Canada and Geoscience

Complaints & Discipline

Professional Development

Mobility

“In all the excitement of my work as a geoscientist, it’s too easy to overlook an exceedingly important aspect of being part of a self-regulating profession: my code of ethics requires me to conduct my work ‘in the public interest’”

- George Eynon, P.Geo.
PUBLICATIONS & POLICY

PUBLICATIONS & POLICY

Geoscientists Canada produces and compiles a wide variety of materials, resources, and policies in support public protection through skilled, versatile, reputable, and accountable professional geoscience practice.

Publications

Policy & Statements

Geoscience Practice Guidelines Catalogue

“Being a professional has been a large part of my career. It has given me rights – and with that, responsibilities. It has allowed me to work on many interesting projects in Canada and abroad. It has required me to do the best job I possibly can to protect the public and the environment.”

- Jeff O’Keefe, P.Geo.
PRESS & EVENTS

PRESS & EVENTS

Press & Events

Press Releases

Events

“Regulating the profession by standards of basic minimum appropriate education and promoting continuing professional development is essential for quality practice and protection of the public”

- Ganpat Lodha, P. Geo.
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Ensuring Canada is served by a skilled, versatile, reputable and accountable geoscience profession

Regulated & Accountable
like doctors, lawyers
and engineers

Advancing Professionalism
in Canadian geoscience
at home and abroad

Protecting the public, helping
society meet It's demands for
natural resources, & safeguarding
our natural environment

Critical to the
Economy of Canada,
with its vast landmass
and diverse geology

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