Professional engineering and geoscience regulators are self-governing bodies established by provincial and territorial statutes. Their primary mandate is to protect the public interest by regulating the practice of their respective professions. The disciplinary process is a core function of this mandate, providing a legal framework to investigate complaints and, if warranted, impose penalties on their own registered members (e.g., P.Eng., P.Geo., members-in-training) for professional misconduct, incompetence, or unskilled practice. This authority is strictly limited to those who are registered with that specific association.

A. A regulator has no jurisdiction over the general public; criminal or civil matters are handled by the justice system.

C. A regulator's disciplinary authority is limited to its own registrants. It cannot directly discipline a member of another province's association.

D. Damage to a regulator's reputation by a member of the public would be a civil matter (e.g., defamation), not a professional disciplinary one.

1. The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act of Saskatchewan. Part V, "Discipline," Sections 27-39, details the entire process for investigating and disciplining the association's own members.

2. Andrews, G. C. (2019). Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice and Ethics (6th ed.). Nelson. Chapter 2, "Regulation of the Professions," pp. 28-30, describes the role of the associations, including their disciplinary function over their membership.

3. Engineers Canada. (2023). Regulation of the Engineering Profession in Canada. This document outlines that the authority of each provincial/territorial regulator is granted by legislation and applies to its licensees.