Step 1: Change of Designation Application Request

To change your designation from G.I.T. to P.Geo., you will first need to submit the change of designation application fee of $85 (plus HST) to the Association. Enter your email in the Registration section below to start the application and pay the fee. 

Step 2: Additional Information/Documentation

Once your payment has been processed (see Step 1), you will be eligible to apply to write the Professional Practice and Ethics (PPE) Examination. 

Create an account using the competency-based assessment online system (CBA) illustrating a minimum of 48 months of geoscience work experience. For further information and instructions, please click here.

The competency-based assessment system will ask for four validators (references). Of these four validators, at least one must be a practising geoscientist registered with a geoscience regulatory body in Canada, or an equivalent foreign organisation. Another must be a professional geoscientist registered in Canada, or equivalent, or a professional engineer (P.Eng.) registered with a Canadian engineering regulatory body or equivalent foreign organisation, and preferably one who is qualified to practice geoscience. The third and fourth validators can be anyone who knows the applicant’s work experience well.

Please note: you will need to submit the CBA application separately from your PGO application. There is no additional cost for using the CBA system. It is your responsibility to ensure that you complete your CBA application and that your validators receive the link to view the competencies that you have assigned to them. Should there be any issues, please contact applications@pgo.ca.

The PPE exam: All members must successfully complete the Professional Practise and Ethics (PPE) examination. You can apply to write the exam at the same time that you submit your application, or you can wait for the committee’s decision on your application. By regulation, you will have two years from the date of your application to successfully complete the exam. A successful applicant cannot be registered as a P.Geo. until the PPE exam has been passed.

Once all information has been entered into the application form, you can submit your application and pay the application fee. Please note that you also have the opportunity to upload any additional supporting documents that you want to include in your application, or they can be sent to applications@pgo.ca. Don’t forget to complete the CBA application. Your application will be incomplete until PGO receives the final report that is prepared by the CBA system.