EGBC Exam Prep 2025 – Comprehensive Study Guide & Practice
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When was engineering first regulated? - correct answer ✔✔ 1920's and geoscience in 1990's.
What defines a professional? - correct answer ✔✔ Specialized knowledge and often long and
intensive preparation including instruction in skills and methods as well as in the scientific,
historical or scholarly principles underlying such skills and methods, maintaining by force or
organization (laws and regulations) high standards of achievement and conduct (code of
ethics)and committing to continued study and a kind of work with the prime purpose of
rendering a public service.
US vs Canadian Engineers? - correct answer ✔✔ Canada is self regulating. US is not.
When were geoscientists first registered? - correct answer ✔✔ P.Geol introduced geoscientists
in 1960 in response to discovery of oil and gas.
What does the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) require? - correct answer ✔✔ That
only a qualified person can disclose scientific or technical to public about a mineral project.
What is a qualified person? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. An engineer or geoscientist with at least 5
years' experience in min ex.
2. Has experience relevant to subject matter
3. Is a member in good standing of a professional organization
What are engineering acts? - correct answer ✔✔ Established in each province to create a legal
basis for engineering and geosceince as professions. Define basic terms, create association,
define the extent of the powers, practice rules, discipline
, Regulations vs Bylaws vs Code of Ethics - correct answer ✔✔ Regulations - rules that clarify Act,
admission, professional conduct, discipline
Bylaws - rules for running Association
Code of Ethics - set rules of personal conduct
What is the practice of professional engineering? - correct answer ✔✔ Any act of planning,
designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, directing, or supervising or managing any
of the foregoing that requires the application of engineering principles, and that concerns
safeguarding of life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare or the environment
What is confirmatory or technical exam? - correct answer ✔✔ Person with 15 years of
excpereince can write exams to become professional.
What must corporations do? - correct answer ✔✔ Obtain a Permit to Practice/Certificate of
Authorization and employee professional who acts as supervisor and assumes responsibility.
What is CEQB? - correct answer ✔✔ Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board that helps
develop national guidelines
Why do continued professional development? - correct answer ✔✔ Your degree degrades with
time
Professional development maintains career momentum
Neglecting professional development could risk losing your license
Quality assurance that protects the public
Code of ethics in the Act requires continuing competence
Engineers Canada 4 requirements to assure CPD? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Association should
have minimum voluntary CPD program which advertises CPD activities
2. Simple reporting and recording
Review
When was engineering first regulated? - correct answer ✔✔ 1920's and geoscience in 1990's.
What defines a professional? - correct answer ✔✔ Specialized knowledge and often long and
intensive preparation including instruction in skills and methods as well as in the scientific,
historical or scholarly principles underlying such skills and methods, maintaining by force or
organization (laws and regulations) high standards of achievement and conduct (code of
ethics)and committing to continued study and a kind of work with the prime purpose of
rendering a public service.
US vs Canadian Engineers? - correct answer ✔✔ Canada is self regulating. US is not.
When were geoscientists first registered? - correct answer ✔✔ P.Geol introduced geoscientists
in 1960 in response to discovery of oil and gas.
What does the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) require? - correct answer ✔✔ That
only a qualified person can disclose scientific or technical to public about a mineral project.
What is a qualified person? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. An engineer or geoscientist with at least 5
years' experience in min ex.
2. Has experience relevant to subject matter
3. Is a member in good standing of a professional organization
What are engineering acts? - correct answer ✔✔ Established in each province to create a legal
basis for engineering and geosceince as professions. Define basic terms, create association,
define the extent of the powers, practice rules, discipline
, Regulations vs Bylaws vs Code of Ethics - correct answer ✔✔ Regulations - rules that clarify Act,
admission, professional conduct, discipline
Bylaws - rules for running Association
Code of Ethics - set rules of personal conduct
What is the practice of professional engineering? - correct answer ✔✔ Any act of planning,
designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, directing, or supervising or managing any
of the foregoing that requires the application of engineering principles, and that concerns
safeguarding of life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare or the environment
What is confirmatory or technical exam? - correct answer ✔✔ Person with 15 years of
excpereince can write exams to become professional.
What must corporations do? - correct answer ✔✔ Obtain a Permit to Practice/Certificate of
Authorization and employee professional who acts as supervisor and assumes responsibility.
What is CEQB? - correct answer ✔✔ Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board that helps
develop national guidelines
Why do continued professional development? - correct answer ✔✔ Your degree degrades with
time
Professional development maintains career momentum
Neglecting professional development could risk losing your license
Quality assurance that protects the public
Code of ethics in the Act requires continuing competence
Engineers Canada 4 requirements to assure CPD? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Association should
have minimum voluntary CPD program which advertises CPD activities
2. Simple reporting and recording
