Pathway 1: Standard Labour Mobility Application

How do I apply?

Download the checklist of documents needed to apply as a professional geoscientist, who is already registered in another Canadian jurisdiction.

Who this is for?

This pathway is for individuals who are already registered as professional geoscientists (including limited professional geoscientists) in another Canadian jurisdiction and who wish to apply for registration in Ontario through the standard labour mobility process.

A complete application consists of:

1. Application form;
2. Application fee;
3. Redacted photo ID;
4. Confirmation request forms from applicable geoscience regulators.

Application requirements

As part of the standard labour mobility process, applicants must be registered with at least one other geoscience regulator in Canada. Applicants must be registered as professional geoscientists, or limited professional geoscientists, or equivalent and considered to be in good standing with that organisation.

For those who are registered as limited professional geoscientists, or equivalent

Where an applicant has terms, conditions or limitations on their certificate of registration from another Canadian geoscience regulator, PGO will impose the same terms, conditions or limitations.

To apply:

1. Start by filling out your personal details in the online application form.
2. When asked to “select your registration” at the start of the application, please select “2. Practising registrant registered elsewhere in Canada”.
3. When you get to section 7, select all jurisdictions that you are, or have been, registered with.
4. A confirmation request form will be automatically sent to those jurisdictions when you submit your application.
5. Scan/photograph your photo ID and make a redacted copy to be uploaded to section 10 of the application form. Please see the redacted ID guidelines.

Please remember to note the application number provided to you, and provide it when corresponding with PGO staff.

The applicant has a duty to monitor the provided email account, including a junk mail folder, for communication from PGO.

Related labour mobility pages

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