Work experience
 9.1 (1) This section and sections 9.2 and 9.3 apply for the purpose of determining whether a person applying for a practising member certificate of registration under section 8 or 9 has the work experience necessary to qualify for the certificate.  O. Reg. 378/01, s. 1. (2) The applicant shall provide sufficient information with respect to his or her work experience to permit an assessment of its nature, quality, duration and currency and, in particular, shall provide, (a) three referees’ reports in accordance with the rules set out in subsections (3), (4) and (5); and (b) confirmation that at least 12 months, (i) of the four years of work experience required under subparagraphs 1 i and ii of subsection 8 (1) have been obtained in Canada or in a Canadian work environment, or the equivalent, or (ii) of the 10 years of work experience required under subparagraph 1 iii of subsection 8 (1) have been obtained in Canada or in a Canadian work environment, or the equivalent.  O. Reg. 378/01, s. 1. (3) Two of the three referees’ reports shall be provided as set out in either of the following paragraphs: 1. Both reports from persons who, i. are registered as either professional geoscientists, professional geologists or professional geophysicists in an association that is a constituent member of the Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists, or ii. are registered in a self-regulatory organization of geoscientists outside of Canada that, A. for an application for a certificate received by the Association before December 20, 2006, is recognized by the Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists, and B. for an application for a certificate received by the Association on or after December 20, 2006, is recognized by the Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists or is acceptable to the Registration Committee. 2. One report from a person described in paragraph 1 and one report from a professional engineer, i. who is qualified to practise professional geoscience under an Act that governs the practice of professional engineering and is registered in an association that is a constituent member of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, or ii. who is qualified to practise professional geoscience and is registered in a self-regulatory organization of professional engineers outside of Canada that is recognized by the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers.  O. Reg. 378/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 573/06, s. 1. (4) If the application is received by the Association not later than June 30, 2002, in lieu of the requirements of subsection (3), (a) both reports may be provided by professional engineers described in paragraph 2 of subsection (3); (b) one report may be provided by a person described in paragraph 1 of subsection (3) and one report may be provided by a person who is himself or herself an applicant for a practising member certificate of registration under this Regulation; (c) one report may be provided by a professional engineer described in paragraph 2 of subsection (3) and one report may be provided by a person who is himself or herself an applicant for a practising member certificate of registration under this Regulation; or (d) both reports may be provided by persons who are applicants for a practising member certificate of registration under this Regulation.  O. Reg. 378/01, s. 1. (5) Referees’ reports are subject to the following rules in addition to those set out in subsections (3) and (4): 1. A report that was previously provided by a referee for the purpose of determining an applicant’s eligibility for membership in another provincial or territorial association that is a constituent member of the Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists may, with the applicant’s consent, be requested from the relevant association and used in support of the application for a practising member certificate of registration under this Regulation. 2. In any case where the Registration Committee finds that a referee’s report is unsatisfactory for the purpose of permitting it to properly assess the applicant’s work experience, it may request another report.  O. Reg. 378/01, s. 1. (6) For the purposes of subclauses (2) (b) (i) and (ii), work experience obtained in a Canadian work environment includes experience in another country if the applicant was subject to Canadian professional standards in carrying out the work and did so on behalf of a company incorporated in Canada under a provincial or federal statute.  O. Reg. 378/01, s. 1.