CFES Presentation to CCCESD

University of Ottawa

October 25th, 2012

The Canadian Federation of Earth Scientists (CFES) is currently an umbrella Organization for fourteen (14) geo-science member organizations from across Canada.

CCCESD is a member organization of CFES.

Our motto is to provide a unified voice for Earth Science in Canada.

CFES Membership

14. Committee of Provincial and Territorial Geologists / CPTG

1. Canadian Geotechnical Society / CGS2. CNC Int. Assoc of Hydrogeologists / CNC-IAH3. Canadian Quaternary Association / CanQua4. Canadian Association of Geographers / CAG5. Atlantic Geologic Society

6. Geological Association of Canada / GAC7. Mineralogical Association of Canada / MAC8. Canadian Council of Chairs of Earth Science

Departments / CCCESD9. Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada /

PDAC10. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and

Petroleum / CIM11. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists / CSPG12. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists / CSEG13. Canadian Well Logging Society / CWLS

“Academia”

“Mining”

“Petroleum”

Government

Environmental/Geotechnical

y- axis percentage of individuals

With respect to Accreditation / Registration

Within industry, we still have individuals practicing the professions who are not licensed.

Are there people within academia, that are teaching, publishingand consulting without being registered?

Some students can graduate from a program and find they need additional courses in order to register to practice the professions within their province.

Collectively, we have a shared concern.

Prior Initiatives By Various Entities

Knowledge & Experience Booklet which addresses inter-provincial requirements for registration.

Internal Trade Agreement permits mobility betweenthe provinces

Incidental practice procedures for temporary workoutside of one’s provincial jurisdiction.

30 major oil companies in Calgary have requested compliance of their employees

If CFES membership is any indication, approximately 75% or more of theEarth Scientists in Canada practice within industry through applied science.

Applied scientists require critical thinking skills and interpretive skills.

Hence, placement ratios for Mastered Degree students is higher than for Bachelor degree students because a thesis offers the opportunity to apply anddevelop critical thinking skills.

Applied scientists can be called upon during their careers to attest to documentsunder the guidelines on NI-51-101, NI 43-101 and the like….

Students who graduate need to be eligible for provincial registration.

Students are making a significant financial investment in their education.

Is your school compliant to the Knowledge & ExperienceGuideline for your provincial jurisdiction?

Focusing upon the recruitment level into the geosciences and fostering compliance is one way to help address this issue.

We should lead by example and encourage registration of all practitioners.