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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A total of 735 registrants attended the AGM held October 28 in Vancouver. P hoto : W endy D P hotography

CEO Heidi Yang, P.Eng., speaks about the positive progress of Engineers and Geoscientists BC. P hoto : W endy D P hotography

AGM highlights growth in registrant base of the Squamish Ocean Canoe Family, and Sempulyan Stewart Gonzales, also a member of the Squamish

At the Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s 106th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on October 28, CEO Heidi Yang, P.Eng., shared a positive review of the organization’s finances and achievements. Speaking to a total of 735 registrants who attended the event in person in Vancouver and online, she explained the highlights from the 2024/2025 fiscal year’s budget. She noted that revenue increased to $34.3 million from $32.2 million in the previous fiscal year. “These numbers reflect growth in our registrant base, which grew by 2,283 professionals and 268 firms this year, representing a 5.3 percent increase,” Yang said. “This naturally led to increased revenue through individual and firm fees, which made up 65 percent of our total revenue.” The current budget does not raise registration fees, and the organization will be running a planned deficit budget of approximately $900,000. The deficit will be covered by tapping into the previous budget’s surplus. “This deficit budget aligns with our budget guidelines and will help us fund needed project work without making changes to operations or increasing registrant fees,” Yang said. Organization update Following opening statements from 2024/2025 Board Chair, Mark Porter, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC, and the territorial greeting by Larry Shucks Nahanee, President

Ocean Canoe Family, Yang noted Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s achievements over the past year, which included: • Supporting the BC Society of Engineers and Geoscientists (BCSEG) as they begin independent operations • Developing Regulatory Principles to clarify Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s approaches to decision making • Working to reduce barriers for internationally trained professionals, and acknowledging that more work is needed to reduce wait times for professional registration • Initiating 119 new investigations and resolving 23 cases with disciplinary outcomes • Completing approximately 500 individual and firm audits • Hearing feedback from about 4,000 registrants in the organization’s annual Registrant Insights Survey • Expanding equity, diversity, and inclusion, and Truth and Reconciliation programs, and launching the Organizational Climate Change Strategy

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