In April 2023 ASTTBC announced that it was in the process of eliminating the requirement for registrants to have Canadian work experience.
This change was updated in the ASTTBC bylaws that were approved by the Minister in September 2023, which came just before the International Credentials Recognition Act received royal assent.
Through CCTT being a signatory, the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia recognizes international transferability through the Sydney Accord, the Dublin Accord and the Engineering Technology Mobility Forum, which confers the ability to award the designation IntET(Canada) for Technologists who wish to work internationally.
This attempt made it as far as determining where staff would sit in the merged office, but ultimately failed when a new APEGBC council was elected, led by Dennis McJunkin cancelled the merger.
[3] Certified Engineering Technologists and Technicians are bound by a specific code of ethics and rules of professional conduct as outlined in their bylaws and the PGA.