REGISTRATION

Intern Program

An Engineering or Geoscience intern applicant means a person who acquires their professional engineering or professional geoscience designation by enrolling with the Association as an engineering or geoscience intern and whose name is entered on the Association's register as an engineering or geoscience intern.

Qualifications (updated July 1, 2025)

To qualify for engineering or geoscience intern, an applicant must:

• be a person at least 18 years of age; and,
• have completed the admission application and supporting documentation, and,
• have completed a post-secondary program (typically a bachelor's degree) of at least four-years in duration from an Engineers Canada Canadian Accreditation Engineering Board (CEAB) accredited program or an engineering program accredited by a signatory of the Washington Accord or Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) France; or
• have completed a graduate degree in engineering from a Canadian university with an accredited undergraduate program or from an institution that has Washington Accord accredited programs, in addition to a four-year bachelor's degree. The graduate degree must be in a closely related engineering discipline to the bachelor's degree; or
• have completed a post-secondary program (typically a bachelor's degree) of at least four years in duration in geoscience and demonstrate compliance with the coursework requirements of the Geoscientists Canada Knowledge and Experience (GKE) reference document. (Note: compliance with the GKE may be achieved through a combination of undergraduate and graduate coursework); or
• have completed a Confirmatory Program; and,
• have subscribed to and agreed to abide by the Code of Ethics of the Association; and
• have made payment of the dues and fees prescribed by the by-laws; and
• have demonstrated ethical and professional conduct; and,
• have completed the Act, By-laws, and Code of Ethics (ABC) test with 90% or greater.

NEW - Academic Assessment

The academic requirement is assessed in the Engineering Intern and Geoscience Intern stage of the registration process.

EngGeoMB has defined three confidence levels based on how confident we are that the academic program is acceptable to practice professional engineering or professional geoscience safely in Canada. The rigor of the assessment process for each level is proportionate to the level of risk that the program does not meet the standard required to ensure protection of the public.

For Confidence Level 1 - Meets EngGeoMB is confident that the academic program is acceptable, and an Academic Assessment is not required.

For Confidence Level 2, EngGeoMB believes that the academic program may be comparable to university level engineering or geoscience in Canada but needs to ensure this through an academic assessment. Applicants that fall into this level will have the breadth, depth, progression and coherence of their education assessed and the level confirmed. A confirmatory program may be required to become academically qualified.

For Confidence Level 3, EngGeoMB believes that the program is missing the equivalent of one or more years of fulltime bachelor's level engineering or geoscience study in Canada, which is too much to be remediated and therefore is not eligible for an academic assessment. For programs that do not meet the minimum requirement for academic assessment, EngGeoMB will determine engineering or geoscience Specified Scope of Practice License eligibility category.

Academic Self-Assessment Checklists are required for engineering intern applicants in the Confidence Level 2 category and all geoscience intern applicants.

Term of Licence

The engineering or geoscience intern enrollment is subject to annual renewal and fees.

Interns complete a Competency-Based Assessment before they are licensed for un-supervised practice.

Application Information

Manitoba residency is not a requirement to apply for registration. However, intern applicants are encouraged to apply in the province their practice takes effect.

Intern Applicants from other Jurisdictions (Canadian Intern Mobility)

If an applicant is a current academically-qualified intern, engineer-in-training (EIT) or geoscientist-in-training (GIT) with another Canadian regulator, they may apply for an intern mobility. Interns can complete their internship with the original regulator or start an internship with the Association.

Qualifications

To qualify for intern mobility, an applicant must:

• be a person at least 18 years of age; and,
• have completed the admission application and supporting documentation, and,
• have obtained Canadian intern, member-in-training, EIT or GIT status and is in good standing with another Canadian regulator; and,
• have made payment of the dues and fees prescribed by the by-laws; and
• have the ability to communicate effectively in English; and,
• have demonstrated good character, and ethical and professional conduct; and,
• have completed the Act, By-laws, and Code of Ethics (ABC) test with 90% or greater.

There is no application fee to apply for intern mobility. Intern status is subject to annual renewal. Once an intern has successfully completed competency-based assessment and passed the National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE), they are eligible to apply for professional registration.

Applications for intern enrollment are subject to the review of any relevant information from other Canadian regulators where the applicant has applied.

This includes, but is not limited to, the outcome of academic assessments and/or the results of any assigned technical exams. An application for intern enrollment will not be approved by the Registration Committee if the applicant has outstanding requirements with another regulator until those requirements are satisfied. The applicant may be required to complete a confirmatory program to become academically eligible for professional registration.

Manitoba Graduates

Starting October 1, 2024, graduates of the University of Manitoba or Brandon University, whose degree is awarded after October 1, 2024, and who apply within 12 months of their degree awarded date to become an intern, will have the intern application fee ($150) waived. The awarded date on the transcript must state a date after October 1, 2024 to be eligible. Applicants will still need to pay the intern annual dues.

Questions

Please contact the Admissions Department.