[1] With over 40,000 registrants,[2] Engineers and Geoscientists BC is one of the largest regulatory bodies in British Columbia.
Individuals and firms licensed by Engineers and Geoscientists BC are the only persons or entities permitted by law to undertake and assume responsibility for engineering and geoscience projects in the province of BC.
Following the second collapse of the Quebec Bridge, in 1919 provinces throughout Canada began regulating engineers through legislation.
[citation needed] The organization is charged with protecting the public interest by setting and maintaining high academic, experience and professional practice standards for all registrants.
[citation needed] Engineers and Geoscientists BC's Board is accountable to the public through the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, under the Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance, for both the governance and management of the organization.