Professional Governance Act – The Statutory Duty To Report

The Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance (the "OSPG") has confirmed that effective February 5, 2021, the Professional Governance Act, SBC 2018, c 47 (the "PGA"), is in force. The PGA replaces numerous other acts, such as the Engineers and Geoscientists Act, the Agrologists Act, the College of Applied Biology Act, the Foresters Act, and the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians Act.

While the PGA is being implemented in stages, once fully in force, it will include a statutory duty to report. Under this duty, a registrant must report another registrant to their professional body if they have reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a registrant's practice may pose a risk of significant harm to the environment or to the health and safety of the public or a group of people.