Bylaws of the SLSA - Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association

BYLAWS OF THE
SASKATCHEWAN
LAND SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION
Pursuant to An Act Respecting
Land Surveyors and Professional Surveyors
(Including Amendments to 2011/09/19)
© Copyright Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE .................................................................................................... 1
Part I
Administrative Bylaws for
Saskatchewan land surveyors and Professional Surveyors
Article I Seal of the association ................................................................. 2
Article II Execution of Documents .............................................................. 2
Article III Finances ...................................................................................... 2
Article IV Fiscal Year and Audit ................................................................... 3
Article V Meetings of the association .......................................................... 3
Article VI Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes ............................................. 5
Article VII Other associations and Organizations .......................................... 6
Article VIII Committees ................................................................................. 7
Article IX Remuneration and Reimbursement ............................................. 7
Article X Branches and Specialized Practice Groups .................................. 7
Part II
Regulatory Bylaws for Saskatchewan land surveyors
Article XI Professional Examinations, Qualifications, Standards &
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Tests of Competency .................................................................... 8
Article XII Code of Ethics ........................................................................... 12
Article XIII Standards of Practice ................................................................. 13
Article XIV Categories of Membership ......................................................... 17
Article XV Re-entry Education .................................................................... 18
Article XVI Education Programs .................................................................. 19
Article XVII Continuing Education ................................................................ 20
Article XVIII Reinstatement ............................................................................ 22
Article XIX Maintenance of Membership ...................................................... 22
Article XX Liability Protection ..................................................................... 22
Article XXI Registration, Licensing and other Fees ....................................... 23
Article XXII Supervision ............................................................................... 24
Article XXIII Suggested Schedule of Fees ........................................................ 24
Article XXIV Survey Offices ............................................................................ 24
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PART III
Regulatory Bylaws for Saskatchewan land surveyors and Professional Surveyor
Article XXV Qualification, Standards & Tests of Competency for
Professional Surveyors .............................................................. 25
Article XXVI Code of Ethics ........................................................................... 27
Article XXVII Categories of Practice for Professional Surveyors ....................... 28
Article XXVIII Re-entry Education .................................................................... 28
Article XXIX Education Programs .................................................................. 29
Article XXX Continuing Education ................................................................ 29
Article XXXI Reinstatement ............................................................................ 31
Article XXXII Maintenance of Membership ...................................................... 31
Article XXXIII Liability Protection ..................................................................... 31
Article XXXIV Registration, Licensing and other Fees ....................................... 32
Article XXXV Property Management ................................................................ 33
Article XXXVI Members of council ................................................................... 33
Article XXXVII Officers of the association .......................................................... 34
Article XXXVIII Duties of Officers ....................................................................... 34
Article XXXIX Elections .................................................................................... 35
Article XL Duties of council ........................................................................ 36
Article XLI Membership Reporting .............................................................. 36
Article XLII Special Meetings ........................................................................ 36
Article XLIII Member Seals ............................................................................ 37
Article XLIV Permanent Register, Annual Register, Life, Honourary and
Retired Member Registers & Licenses ........................................ 38
Article XLV Field Notes and Survey Records ................................................ 39
Article XLVI Responding to executive director ............................................... 39
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PART IV
Forms
FORM “A” OATH OF OFFICE FOR SASKATCHEWAN LAND SURVEYOR ... 40
FORM “A1” OATH OF OFFICE FOR PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR ............... 40
FORM “B” COMMISSION ............................................................................ 41
FORM “C” REGISTRATION ........................................................................ 42
FORM “D” PERMANENT REGISTER .......................................................... 43
FORM “E” ANNUAL REGISTER FOR SASK. LAND SURVEYORS ............... 44
FORM “F” ANNUAL REGISTER FOR PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS ......... 44
FORM “G” ANNUAL LICENSE FOR SASK. LAND SURVEYORS .................. 45
FORM “H” ANNUAL LICENSE FOR PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS ............ 45
FORM “J” LIFE MEMBER REGISTER ....................................................... 46
FORM “K” HONOURARY MEMBER REGISTER .......................................... 46
FORM “L” STUDENT LAND SURVEYOR AGREEMENT ............................. 47
FORM “M” STUDENT LAND SURVEYOR
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE REPORT ......................................... 50
FORM “N” STUDENT LAND SURVEYOR .................................................... 52
FORM “O” LAND SURVEYOR IN TRAINING AGREEMENT ......................... 53
FORM “P” LAND SURVEYOR IN TRAINING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
REPORT .................................................................................... 54
FORM “Q” LAND SURVEYOR IN TRAINING ............................................... 56
FORM “R” CERTIFICATE OF RETIREMENT .............................................. 57
FORM “S” RECORD OF REAL PROPERTY REPORTS ................................ 58
FORM “T” TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS ............................................ 59
FORM “U” APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS PROF. SURVEYOR ...... 61
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PREAMBLE
BYLAWS OF THE
SASKATCHEWAN
LAND SURVEYORS’ ASSOCIATION
Whereas the Saskatchewan land surveyors’ association, hereinafter referred to as the association, is
duly incorporated by an Act of the Legislature of the Province of Saskatchewan; and
Whereas power is given to the council and the Membership of the said association to make bylaws
in accordance with the provisions of the Act for the better management and regulation of the
council, the association, the members of the association, the profession of land surveying
and professional surveying and for the management of the property of the association and
for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act:
Now therefore be it enacted by the council and the Membership of the association that the following
be and are hereby adopted as the Bylaws of the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors’ Association
within and for the Province of Saskatchewan.
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SECTION 1
Part I
Administrative Bylaws for
Saskatchewan land surveyors and Professional Surveyors
Article I
Seal of the association
The seal of the association shall continue and be the same as the impression affixed to the margin
of these bylaws.
SECTION 1 (Amended 2011/09/19)
Article II
Execution of Documents
(1) Except as provided for in the Act, all documents other than cheques issued in the name, on
behalf, of the association, shall be executed under the signatures of the president and the
executive director.
(2) In the absence or incapacity of the president, the vice president shall co-sign the document
with the executive director.
(3) In the absence or incapacity of the executive director, the document shall be signed by the
president and vice president.
SECTION 1 (Amended 2011/09/19)
Article III
Finances
(1) The finances of the association shall be kept in accounts under the name of the association
in a chartered bank or guaranteed investment instruments.
(2) All cheques less than the amount authorized from time to time by the council shall be signed
by the executive director.
(3) In the absence or incapacity of the executive director, an acting executive director shall be
appointed under the provisions of subsection 12(3) of the Act.
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(4) Cheques exceeding the authorized amount shall be signed by:
(i) the executive director or an acting executive director; and
(ii) such member of the council as may be appointed from time to time by the council.
Article IV
Fiscal Year and Audit
SECTION 1
The council shall, prior to the close of each fiscal year, make arrangements with a chartered
accountant to audit the books of the association. (Amended 2011/09/19)
SECTION 2
The financial year of the association shall close at December 31st in each and every year, when an
audit of the books of the association shall be made.
SECTION 3
The audited financial statement shall be provided to the members of the association, on or before
February 14th of the following year, through electronic means or via mail upon the member’s request.
(Amended 2011/09/19)
Article V
Meetings of the association
SECTION 1 - Council
(1) The council shall hold at least two meetings in each year at such times and in such places in
Saskatchewan as the council may determine.
(2) Meetings of the council, other than those mentioned in subsection (1) may be called at any
time by the President or any two members of the council.
(3) The council shall meet within 30 days after its election.
(4) Notice of each meeting of the council shall be given by the executive director to each member
thereof, and also to such members of the association that have business therewith, at least
seven days before the day fixed for the meeting.
(5) The council shall not transact business at any meeting or hold any hearing in which less than
a majority of members of council are present.
(6) All meetings of the council shall be presided over by the President or, in his/her absence, by
the Vice President or, in the absence of both, by a Chairman to be elected by the members of
the council present.
(7) All questions voted on at a council meeting, except as otherwise specified in the Act shall be
decided by a plurality of the votes.
(8) All members of council have full voting power except the presiding officer who shall vote only
when the votes are evenly decided.
(9) Meetings of council can be in person, by telephone conference, by Internet conference or any
combination thereof. (Added 2011/09/19)
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(10)(a) Subject to subsection (10)(b) When the question is called for voting on motions of council,
members participating in the meeting by telephone or Internet conferencing are deemed to
be in support of the motion unless they voice either their opposition or their intension to
abstain from voting. (Added 2011/09/19)
(10)(b) At the request of the presiding officer or any member of council, voting on any specific
motion of council shall be by verbal response from each voting member of council as that
member’s name is called by the presiding officer. (Added 2011/09/19)
SECTION 2 - Annual and Special Meetings
(1) Except as herein provided, Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th Edition) shall
govern in the discussion on motions and resolutions at all Annual and Special Meetings.
(Amended 2006/04/16)
(2) Except in the case of resolutions that are brought forward by the council, or by a standing
committee consisting of at least two persons, and which are published and circulated to the
members of the association at least two weeks in advance of an Annual or Special Meeting,
every resolution to establish or amend a bylaw or association policy shall be in writing and
shall contain the name and signature of the mover and seconder thereof. (Amended 2006/04/16)
(3) Every resolution shall be recognized by the chair before being presented for discussion.
(4) The Chairman may limit the length of time allowed each member when speaking to a
resolution.
(5) All discussions on a resolution shall close when such resolution has been finally put to the
meeting for a vote.
(6)(a) Subject to sub-subsection (6)(b) the order of business for the annual meeting shall be as
follows: (Amended 2011/09/19)
(i) Call to order and president’s address
(ii) Presentation of minutes of last annual meeting and all intervening special meetings
(iii) Report of council
(iv) Presentation of bylaws passed by council
(v) Report of executive director
(vi) Auditor’s report
(vii) Reports of standing committees
(viii) Reports of ad hoc and other committees
(ix) Ratification of all actions by the council, standing committees and ad hoc committees
on behalf of the association
(x) Reports from outside agencies
(xi) Voting on motions for which written notice has been given
(xii) Other unfinished business
(xiii) Election of officers and transition of council
(xiv) New business
(xv) Open Forum
(xvi) Adjournment
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(b) The chairman of the annual meeting may, with the approval of a majority of members present
at the meeting, vary the order of business.
SECTION 3 - Quorum
A quorum for any annual or special meeting shall be twenty licensed members.
SECTION 4 - Voting (Amended 2011/09/19)
(1) All questions voted on at any annual or special meeting except as otherwise specified in the
Act, shall be decided by a plurality of the votes of the licensed Saskatchewan Land Surveyors
and Registered Professional Surveyors present.
(2) Each licensed Saskatchewan Land Surveyor and Registered Professional Surveyor shall be
entitled to one vote.
SECTION 5 - Time and Place
The annual meeting of the association is to be held in Saskatchewan at a time and place determined
by council.
SECTION 1 (Amended 2006/04/16)
Article VI
Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes
(1) There shall be an annual scholarship of $1,250 granted to a student land surveyor from
Saskatchewan who is enrolled in any program that will, upon completion, result in the
candidate receiving a certificate of completion from the BELS.
(2) The criteria for awarding the scholarship shall be approved by the council upon the
recommendation of the Public Relations Committee.
(3) Selection of the winning applicant shall be by the council based upon the recommendation
of the Public Relations Committee.
SECTION 2
There shall be a scholarship offered annually in the amount of $1,250 to a student entering the
fourth year in the Geomatics Engineering program at the University of Calgary, who has completed
secondary schooling within the province of Saskatchewan. The award will be based on academic
merit and the candidate must have attained a grade point average of not less than 2.60 in the
previous academic year. To be eligible students must be enrolled in Survey Law and Field Surveys in
the fourth year and have selected a topic dealing with cadastral land studies for their Field Surveys
project. (Amended 2006/04/16)
SECTION 3 (Amended 2011/09/19)
(1) Subject to subsection (2) there shall be a scholarship offered annually in the amount of
$1,250 to the second year Geomatics Engineering Technology student at the Saskatchewan
Institute of Applied Science and Technology, who achieved the best academic record in the
first year of the student’s program at the Institute.
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(2) In any year when there are no candidates that meet the criteria set out in subsection (1),
the scholarship shall be granted, on the basis of third highest academic record, to a student
entering the first year of the Geomatics Engineering Technology program at the Saskatchewan
Institute of Applied Science and Technology.
SECTION 4 (Amended 2011/09/19)
There shall be two scholarships offered annually in the amount of $1,250, granted on the basis
of first and second highest academic records, to students entering the first year of the Geomatics
Engineering Technology program at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology.
Article VII
Other associations and Organizations
SECTION 1 - Saskatchewan Association of Geomatics Technologists
The Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association (the “Association”) will generally assist and support
the Saskatchewan Association of Geomatics Technologists Inc. (SAGT) as follows:
(1) The Association may assist SAGT as herein set out and as may from time to time be requested
by SAGT and approved by council, in the management of its affairs and in the promotion of
its objectives.
(2) The council of the Association may nominate and appoint two members of the Association
to serve as Advisory Members to SAGT. One appointee shall be appointed annually, each
appointment for a term of two years.
(3) The council of the Association may nominate and appoint three members of the Association to
serve on the Certification Board of the SAGT; said appointments to be made when vacancies
arise in the number of the Association’s members on the said Board.
(4) If requested by the Certification Board of the SAGT, the Association may appoint three
members of the Association to the Panel of Examiners for the Certification Board of the
SAGT; such appointments to be made when initially requested and when vacancies arise in
the number of members of the Association on the said Panel of Examiners.
(5) The council of the Association may from time to time receive the recommendations of the
Certification Board of the SAGT and/or the Advisory Members to the SAGT and approve
such recommendations in respect to standards, educational requirements, classifications or
other matters as council deems just.
(6) The Association may support and/or co-sponsor, together with the SAGT education seminars
and other projects of common interest.
SECTION 2 - Professional Surveyors Canada (Amended 2011/09/19)
(1) The Saskatchewan Land Surveyors’ Association shall maintain a relationship with
Professional Surveyors Canada.
(2) The council shall appoint a Saskatchewan land surveyor or professional surveyor to serve as
representative on the Professional Association Liaison Committee of Professional Surveyors
Canada; such appointment to be for a term of three years. A Saskatchewan land surveyor
or professional surveyor so appointed is eligible for re-appointment upon the expiration of
his/her term.
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(3) The association shall, in each year, pay the annual levy required to maintain its relationship
with Professional Surveyors Canada.
SECTION 1
Article VIII
Committees
Standing committees of the association are to be the Convention, Education, Finance, Government
Relations, Nominating, Practice, Public Relations Committees and SLSA Charitable Fund Selection
Committee. (Amended 2011/09/19)
SECTION 1
Article IX
Remuneration and Reimbursement
In-town members of council, attending a meeting of council are entitled to a stipend of $75 per
meeting. (Amended 2004/06/21)
SECTION 2
Out-of-town members of council, attending a meeting of council are entitled to a stipend of $175.
Any member residing over 275 km from the location of the meeting is entitled to $250.00 per
meeting. (Amended 2004/06/21)
SECTION 3
Members of council, committee members and other members of the association, when incurring
expenditures on behalf of a committee, the council, or the association, and approved by council,
are entitled to claim travel expenses in accordance with the rates approved by council and which
conform with the provincial government’s travel allowance rates.
(Deleted 2011/09/19)
Article X
Branches and Specialized Practice Groups
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PART II
Regulatory Bylaws for Saskatchewan land surveyors
Article XI
Professional Examinations, Qualifications, Standards & Tests of Competency
SECTION 1- Definitions
(1) “Board of examiners for land surveyors” (BELS) means any board of examiners approved by
the council of the association to administer the curriculum, arrange for qualified examiners,
establish a schedule of examinations and establish criteria for applicants to receive credits
in a course of study in surveying. (Amended 2005/06/03)
(2) “Certificate of completion” means a certificate issued by the BELS which establishes that
the holder has completed his/her academic qualifications to the level of the baccalaureate
degree in surveying engineering, survey science, geomatics engineering or equivalent degree
in surveying. (Amended 2005/06/03)
(3) “Board of examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors” means a board of examiners
established for the examination of applicants for a commission as a Saskatchewan land
surveyor.
(4) “Professional examinations” means examinations set by the board of examiners for
Saskatchewan land surveyors.
(5) “Practical experience” means the actual practice, in Saskatchewan, as a land surveyor in
training or student land surveyor under the supervision of a Saskatchewan land surveyor
with whom a Form “O” land surveyor in training agreement or Form “L” student land surveyor
agreement has been signed and approved by the council. (Amended 2009/06/12)
(6) “Field experience” means practical experience in the field, in the province of Saskatchewan,
but does not include work carried out on Canada Lands except in the case of interjurisdictional
boundaries. (Amended 2009/06/12)
(7) (Deleted 2009/06/12)
SECTION 2 - Board of examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors
(1) The professional examinations of applicants for a commission as a Saskatchewan land
surveyor shall be under the control of the board of examiners for Saskatchewan land
surveyors.
(2) The council of the association shall appoint the board of examiners for Saskatchewan land
surveyors which board of examiners shall be comprised of a chairperson and such other
members as the council deems necessary.
(3) The board of examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors, after consultation with council,
shall make rules governing the conduct of the professional examinations. (Amended 2009/06/12)
(4) The professional examinations shall be held at such times and places as may be fixed by the
board of examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors.
(5) The board of examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors shall report the results of the
professional examinations to the council of the association.
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SECTION 3 - Professional Examinations
(1) The professional examinations for land surveyors in training shall be comprised of the
following:
(a) Written examinations;
(i) Provincial statutes;
- One paper on the Land Surveys Act and Regulations.
- Two papers dealing with the other relevant provincial acts and regulations
(ii) Standards of practice and principals of evidence;
(iii) Practical surveying;
(b) A practical surveying project which shall have, as a major components, the restoration
and re-establishment of primary monuments in the Saskatchewan quadrilateral
township system as well as activity in the secondary survey system including the
subdivision process in Saskatchewan.
(Amended 2009/06/12)
(c) Oral on practice
(2) The professional examination for an applicant who holds a licence as a land surveyor in
another Canadian jurisdiction, and who is a member in good standing of the professional
survey association in that jurisdiction, shall be comprised of a single written or computerbased
examination, of not more than four hours duration, that tests the candidate’s knowledge
of those aspects of professional land surveying that are unique to Saskatchewan including
matters related to jurisprudence, the systems of survey and the land registration system.
(Added 2009/06/12)
SECTION 4 - Student land surveyors
(1) An applicant for admission as a student land surveyor shall submit appropriate documents
to council from an approved course of study in surveying listed in Article XVI, SECTION
2 as evidence that the applicant has met the requirements of subsection 19(2) of the
Act along with one copy of Form L, duly executed, and the fee prescribed in Article XXI.
(Amended May 25, 2007)
(2) The executive director shall automatically cancel the registration of any student land surveyor
who has not paid the annual prescribed fee by January 15 of each year following the year of
admission. (Amended 2009/06/12)
(3) Every Student Land Surveyor who has obtained a Certificate of Completion from the BELS
is eligible to apply for membership as a Saskatchewan Land Surveyor in Training.(Amended
2009/06/12)
(4) (Deleted 2009/06/12)
SECTION 5 - Land surveyors in training
(1) An applicant for admission as a land surveyor in training shall submit appropriate documents
to council as evidence that the applicant has met the requirements of subsection 19(3) of the
Act and Article XVI of the Bylaws, along with one copy of Form O, duly executed, and the fee
prescribed in Article XXI.
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(2) The executive director shall automatically cancel the registration of any land surveyor in
training who has not paid the annual prescribed fee by January 15 of each year following the
year of admission. (Amended 2009/06/12)
(3) Subject to subsection (4), every land surveyor in training is required to serve a minimum
term of one year practical experience, at least nine months of which must be field
experience in the Province of Saskatchewan, before presenting himself/herself for the
professional examinations to qualify for a commission as a Saskatchewan land surveyor.
(Replaced by new section 2009/06/12)
(4) Notwithstanding the requirement of Subsection (3), a land surveyor in training who:
(a) has gained field experience in cadastral surveys while serving as a student land surveyor
under the direct supervision of a Saskatchewan land surveyor, may be credited with
one month of practical experience for each two months served, to a maximum credit
of three months, when reported on Form ‘M’ following admission as a land surveyor in
training;
(b) between the 3rd and 4th years of a baccalaureate degree program listed in Article
XVI, SECTION 2, has gained field experience in cadastral surveys under the direct
supervision of a Saskatchewan land surveyor, may be credited with up to three months
of that experience when reported on Form ‘P’.
(Replaced by new section 2009/06/12)
(5) Upon completion of the practical experience requirements each land surveyor in
training shall file with the executive director one duly executed copy of Form ‘P’.
(Replaced by new section 2009/06/12)
(6) Upon receipt of Forms M or P, the executive director shall present same to council at its
first meeting thereafter. Upon the practical experience of the land surveyor in training being
completed to the satisfaction of council, the executive director shall advise the candidate and
the board of examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors that he/she is eligible to write the
professional examinations specified in Subsection 3(1). (Replaced by new section 2009/06/12)
(7) A land surveyor in training who has not completed the required term of practical experience
within five years from the date of registration in that membership category must apply
to council for permission to maintain membership as a land surveyor in training. The
application must include a plan, that is satisfactory to council, by which the required
period of practical experience will be completed within the following twelve month period.
(Replaced by new section 2009/06/12)
(8) The executive director shall automatically cancel the registration of any land surveyor in
training who has not complied with subsection (7). (Amended 2009/06/12)
(9) A person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (8) may re-apply
for membership as a land surveyor in training under the provisions of subsection (1).
(Replaced by new section 2009/06/12)
SECTION 6 - Land surveyors licensed in other Canadian jurisdictions
(1) An applicant for a commission as a Saskatchewan land surveyor who holds a current licence
as a land surveyor in any other Canadian jurisdiction and who is a member in good standing
of the professional survey association in that jurisdiction;
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(a) is deemed to have met the requirements of subsection 19(4) clause (a) of the “Land
Surveyors and Professional Surveyors Act” with regard to the period of actual practice
as a Saskatchewan land surveyor in training; and
(b) may apply to write the professional examination specified in Subsection 3(2).
(2) Applications under this section shall be in writing and accompanied by the fee specified in
Article XXXIV Subsection 4(3) clause (b).
SECTION 7
(Amended 2009/06/12)
After having successfully completed the professional examinations and having been approved by
council, a candidate, shall, before being granted a commission, file with the executive director the
following:
(1) Oath of office in Form A
(2) Admission fee as prescribed in Article XXI, and on being admitted, shall be issued a
commission in Form B.
SECTION 8
(Amended 2009/06/12)
A land surveyor shall not enter into Form L or Form O agreements until the expiration of two years
from the date of his/her commission. (Amended 2009/06/12)
SECTION 9
(1) The annual registration fee for a student land surveyor or a land surveyor in training shall
be as prescribed in Article XXI, payable to the executive director not later than January 15
in every year.
(2) Upon receipt of the registration fee, the executive director shall issue to that person a
registration card for the year in respect of which the fee is paid.
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Article XII
Code of Ethics
It shall be inconsistent with the honour, integrity and dignity of the profession for any Saskatchewan
land surveyor:
SECTION 1
To act for his/her clients in professional matters otherwise than as a faithful agent or trustee or to
accept any remuneration other than his/her stated charges for services rendered his/her clients,
except as provided in Section 2 hereof.
SECTION 2
To accept any commissions, discounts, allowances, or any indirect profit in connection with any
work which he/she is engaged to do in the practice of his/her profession which may be entrusted
to him/her, unless and until receipt by him/her of such commissions, discounts, allowances or any
indirect profit has been duly authorized in writing by the clients.
SECTION 3
To abstain or neglect to advise and inform at all times his/her client or clients of any business
connections, interest or circumstances which may be deemed to influence his/her judgment or affect
the character and qualify of his/her services to his/her clients.
SECTION 4
To offer or to pay any commission for the securing of any professional work to any person not a
member of the association or to otherwise improperly solicit professional work.
SECTION 5
To quote a price to a client or the agent of a client in the knowledge that such agent intends to
quote a higher price to his/her clients or to enter into any arrangement whereby the professional
services rendered shall cost the owner of the land more than the Land Surveyor received for his/her
services.
SECTION 6
To attempt to supplant another Land Surveyor after definite steps have been taken towards the
employment of such Land Surveyor.
SECTION 7
To accept employment by a client while the claim for compensation or damages or both, of a fellow
Land Surveyor previously employed by the same client, remains unsatisfied and whose employment
has been terminated, unless such claim for compensation or damages has been referred to arbitration
or issue has been joined by due process of law.
SECTION 8
To underbid a fellow Land Surveyor who has already been retained by reducing the usual charges or
to compete improperly with a fellow Land Surveyor after having been informed of such fellow Land
Surveyor’s charges.
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SECTION 9
To accept any engagement to review the work of a fellow Land Surveyor for a client without first
notifying such fellow Land Surveyor, if at all possible.
SECTION 10
To advertise in an unprofessional manner by making exaggerated or otherwise misleading statements
regarding his/her qualifications or experience.
SECTION 11
To sign and certify any plan or certificate for which he/she is not professionally responsible.
SECTION 12
To associate himself/herself with or to allow his/her name to be used in a professional way with any
enterprise of doubtful character or to do any act or thing unbecoming to the dignity or honour of
the profession.
SECTION 13
Sections 1 to 12 apply mutatis mutandis to Student Land Surveyors, Land Surveyors in Training
and Professional Surveyors.
Article XIII
Standards of Practice
The provisions contained in this article are the minimum standards of practice as established
pursuant to clause 15(2)(e) of The Land Surveyors and Professional Surveyors Act and shall be
adhered to by the members of the association in the conduct of Professional Land Surveying.
SECTION 1 - Real Property Reports
(1) The Saskatchewan land surveyors Real Property Report shall replace those documents
known as “Surveyor’s Certificates” or “Mortgage Certificates.”
(2) Definitions:
(a) “Saskatchewan land surveyors’ Real Property Report” means the plan and report
prepared in respect of the survey performed for the purpose of certifying the location
of all visible permanent structures relative to the boundaries of the parcel of land and
for the purpose of this Standard shall be referred to as a Real Property Report.
(b) “structure” means any permanent building constructed or placed in, on, or over
land.
(c) “parcel” means a unit of land described in a Real Property Report.
(d) “Surveyor” means a Saskatchewan land surveyor.
(3) A surveyor performing a survey for the purpose of identifying, locating and illustrating
structures, together with the extent of the parcel shall prepare a Real Property Report in
accordance with this standard.
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(4) When conducting a survey for a Real Property Report, a surveyor shall:
(a) perform sufficient research to identify the parcel boundaries, including obtaining a
copy of the current Title which shall be retained in his/her file; (Amended June 3, 2005)
(b) research all easements and rights of way that relate to the title;
(c) locate and confirm sufficient monumentation to determine the parcel boundaries;
(d) find or re-establish monuments at one or more corners of the parcel in accordance
with the Land Surveys Act and show the location of the found or re-established corner
on the plan; (Amended June 3, 2005)
(e) locate the main external walls of all structures on the parcel relative to the boundaries
thereof, whether entirely or partially within the parcel, together with any visible
portions of the structure which may extend beyond the parcel boundaries.
(5) A Real Property Report shall consist of a plan and a report.
(a) When preparing a plan for a Real Property Report, a surveyor shall:
(i) indicate that the plan is part of a Real Property Report and that it is prepared in
accordance with Article No. XIII of the Bylaws;
(ii) indicate the Surface Parcel Number, Reference Land Description, municipality and
where available, the municipal address of the parcel; (Amended June 3, 2005)
(iii) show land descriptions for adjoining lands; (Amended June 3, 2005)
(iv) illustrate all structures located pursuant to subsection 1(4) clause (e) with their
dimensions and minimum distances from the boundaries of the subject parcel;
(v) indicate the stage of building construction and number of stories; (Amended June 3, 2005)
(vi) identify encroachments of above ground structures and the nature of such
encroachments;
(vii) indicate all linear dimensions of the parcel;
(viii) illustrate, identify and dimension all registered interests based on easements which
affect the parcel; (Amended June 3, 2005)
(ix) indicate the date of survey;
(x) certify the plan by date, signature and embossed seal; (Amended June 3, 2005)
(xi) show the copyright symbol © and year;
(xii) draw the plan to scale where reasonable;
(xiii) show a North arrow;
(xiv) state the units of measurement.
(b) When preparing a report for a Real Property Report, a surveyor shall:
(i) indicate the effective date of the title search, the registered owner, the Title Number
and description of any easements affecting the subject parcel; (Amended June 3, 2005)
(ii) make reference to all above ground structures that encroach onto the parcel as
well as any portion of the above ground structures that are not within the parcel
boundaries;
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(iii) refer to the plan as being part of the report;
(iv) number all pages in the report;
(v) date, sign and seal the report.
(6) All Real Property Reports or topographic plans issued by a Saskatchewan land surveyor
shall be up-to-date and cannot be considered up-to-date unless:
(a) a field inspection has been done and it has been determined that it reflects current
conditions and;
(b) a statement has been added to the Real Property Report or plan stating that a site
inspection has been made on the date of issuance and that the Real Property Report
or plan reflects current conditions; and
(c) the current Title information as required in the Standards for Real Property Reports
has been indicated on the Real Property Report. (Amended June 3, 2005)
SECTION 2 - Recording of Real Property Reports
All Saskatchewan land surveyors shall submit to the executive director a completed Form ‘S’ showing
all Real Property Reports performed in the province of Saskatchewan. Form ‘S’ shall be submitted,
in digital form where practicable, within six months of Real Property Reports having been completed.
(Amended May 25, 2007)
SECTION 3 - Primary Surveys
(1) Where a Section or Quarter Section corner is re-established or restored in accordance with
the provisions of The Land Surveys Act (2000) the Land Surveyor shall within ninety days
of doing so, report the facts in connection with such re-establishment or restoration, on an
acceptable format, to the Controller of Surveys. However, it shall be deemed that a report
has been submitted where the particulars of the re-establishment or restoration are clearly
shown on a Plan of Survey submitted for examination under the Land Surveys Act (2000).
(Amended June 3, 2005 and May 25, 2007)
(2) Where, upon carrying out a survey, it is necessary to establish a monument at a corner of a
Quarter Section or Legal Subdivision not previously monumented, the Surveyor shall within
ninety days of doing so, report the facts in connection with such establishment, on an
acceptable format, to the Controller of Surveys. However, it shall be deemed that a report
has been submitted where the particulars of the establishment, are clearly shown on a Plan
submitted for examination under the Land Surveys Act (2000). (Amended June 3, 2005)
SECTION 4 - Closures
It shall be good practice to obtain a minimum closure in raw field data of one part in five
thousand.
SECTION 5 - Confirmation of Monuments
It shall be good practice to confirm that any monuments used from any previous surveys are in their
original undisturbed location prior to carrying out any new surveys conducted under the authority
of the Land Surveys Act. Where this is not evident on a plan of survey, a complete report outlining
the methods used to confirm the locations of these monuments shall accompany plans or other
documentation submitted to the Chief Surveyor’s Office or Central Survey and Mapping Agency
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SECTION 6 - Wellsites and Related Facilities
These standards are in addition to the information required under the Oil and Gas Conservation
Regulations, 1985 (and amendments thereto).
(1) A Saskatchewan land surveyor, performing a survey for the location of wellsites and related
facilities in surveyed territory, shall find, restore or re-establish sufficient monuments to
define at least one boundary of the 1/4 section affected and shall measure the relationship of
the wellsite and related facilities to the said boundary.
(a) Where it is necessary to restore or re-establish a survey monument, it shall be restored
or re-established in accordance with the provisions of the Land Surveys Act, and in
accordance with Section 3, Article XIII of the Bylaws.
(b) In all cases where evidence of an original section or quarter section corner is found,
a standard iron post shall be established and a complete report shall be made to the
Controller of Surveys in accordance with Section 3, Article XIII of the Bylaws.
(2) Where the boundaries of a well site or related facility terminate on, are coincident with or
purport to define a property boundary, the said boundary shall be established in accordance
with the provisions of the The Land Surveys Act.
(3) The type of monument placed on the boundaries of the well-site and related facilities shall
be shown on the plan.
(4) Elevations shall be determined from a minimum of two bench marks, one of which is
recommended to be a bench mark with a published geodetic elevation, which is of public
record. Fourth order accuracy (±120 mm x pdistance (km) ) shall be achieved within the
surveyor’s own work. The datum shall be geodetic and also noted on the plan.
(5) (a) The name of the certifying Land Surveyor shall be printed legibly on the plan.
(b) The seal of the certifying Land Surveyor shall be affixed to the plan.
(6) Closures shall be in accordance with Section 4, Article XIII of the Bylaws.
SECTION 7 – Correction of Monuments
Where a monument which was originally intended to be on a previously surveyed line is found to
be off line, it shall be good practice to correct the position of the monument. Where correction of
the monument is not practicable, the position of the monument shall be shown on a Plan of Survey.
(Passed 2005/06/02)
SECTION 8 – Closure of Surveys of Rights of Way
On surveys of rights of way which terminate within the interior of a section, it shall be good practice
to show angular and linear measurements from the terminal monument to the nearest found primary
monument. (Passed 2005/06/02)
SECTION 9 – Intersecting Section Lines and Surveyed Quarter Section Lines
When surveying boundaries that intersect surveyed section or quarter section lines, it shall be good
practice to use the nearest section or quarter section corners on each side of the point of intersection.
If the monuments at these corners are lost, they shall be re-established in accordance with subsection
29 (1.1) of The Land Surveys Act, 2000. Where this is not practicable an intersection can be made
with a secondary monument if the accuracy of its position has been verified and a full report shall
be submitted with the Plan. (Passed 2005/06/02)
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SECTION 1 - Life Membership
Article XIV
Categories of Membership
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) the council may confer life membership in the association
upon any person who has been engaged in actual practice as a land surveyor in Saskatchewan
for a period of thirty years or more, and who has during that period been duly authorized to
practice as a land surveyor.
(2) Candidates for Life Membership shall be nominated by five licensed Saskatchewan land
surveyors. The nomination must be submitted in writing and approved as to qualifications
by the majority of council. Once council has determined that the candidate has met the
qualifications they shall seek the candidates approval of the nomination. When consent is
obtained council shall publish the nomination report in the next annual Committee Reports.
The nominee must then be elected by secret ballot by a majority of the licensed members
present at an Annual Meeting.
(3) The following criteria shall be used in the determination of qualifications of a nominee for
Life Membership.
(a) The member must have rendered signal service to the association and to the survey
profession.
(b) Signal service shall include at least one term on the council of the association in combination
with three or more of the following:
(i) Active service of not less than twelve years on one or more of the Committees of the
association and/or related organizations.
(ii) Service as President of the association for one or more terms.
(iii) Significant contribution to the association through research and publication of
papers pertaining to land surveying and/or related disciplines.
(iv) Contributions to the enhancement of the professional standing of the association
through good public relations with other professional organizations and the public
at large.
(v) Leadership in setting new directions in land surveying or related disciplines.
(vi) Participation in the development of new techniques or equipment in surveying or
mapping.
(4) All living Life Members appointed prior to December 31, 1998 shall continue to be life
members.
(5) Life Members shall be exempted from payment of the annual membership fee to the
association.
SECTION 2 - Honourary Membership
The following criteria is to be used to determine eligibility for Honourary Membership:
(1) The council may, with the approval of two thirds of those licenced members who vote at an
annual or special meeting, confer honourary membership in the association upon any person
who, through their own initiative and leadership, has rendered eminent service relating to
the profession of surveying.
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(2) There shall at no time be more than three living honourary members of the association.
(3) An honourary member is not required to pay an annual fee or any levy payable to the
association.
(4) Unless the council otherwise directs, an honourary member is entitled to receive all
publications, reports, and notices that are generally available to Saskatchewan land
surveyors.
(5) An honourary member may attend an annual general meeting or special meeting of the
association and is entitled to discuss any motion or resolution before the meeting, but
no honourary member may propose a motion or resolution or vote at a meeting of the
association, unless otherwise qualified to practice under the provisions of this Act.
(6) Every honourary member shall have all the privileges of the association except the right to
practice and to vote unless otherwise qualified to practice under the provisions of the Act.
(7) An Honourary Membership may be revoked by the council for conduct considered by the
council to be detrimental to the association.
(8) All living Honourary Members appointed prior to December 31, 1998 shall continue to be
Honourary Members.
SECTION 3 - Retired Membership
Any Saskatchewan land surveyor who is not in arrears of fees shall, prior to January 15th in the year
in which he/she wishes to retire, file a Certificate of Retirement in Form R with the executive director
and upon annual payment of the retirement fee, as prescribed in Article XXI shall be registered as a
retired member and entitled to use the abbreviation S.L.S. (Retired) or S.L.S. (Ret.)
SECTION 1
Article XV
Re-entry Education
A Saskatchewan land surveyor who has not held an annual license to practice for a period of two
or more consecutive years and who wishes to obtain an annual license shall satisfy the following
conditions in addition to the requirements otherwise specified in the Act and the Bylaws:
(1) The Saskatchewan land surveyor shall submit to council a resume of his/her activities
during the period in which an annual license was not held, together with the investigation fee
prescribed in Article XXI.
(2) The council shall review the resume and determine which, if any, educational programs
or courses, as sponsored or approved by the Education Committee, are required to be
successfully completed prior to the issuance of an annual license. The council may also
require that the Saskatchewan land surveyor submit to such examinations, as set by the
Board of Examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors as council deems fit.
(3) The council shall notify the member in writing of its requirements within sixty days of the
application for an annual license by the Saskatchewan land surveyor.
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Section 1 - Approved Technical Schools
(Deleted May 25, 2007)
Article XVI
Education Programs
Section 2 - Approved courses of study in surveying
For the purposes of subsection 19(2) clause (b) of the Act, the following courses of study in surveying
are approved:
(i) Geomatics Engineering degree program, University of Calgary;
(ii) Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering degree program, University of New Brunswick;
(iii) Geomatics degree program, University of Laval;
(iv) Certificate of completion from the BELS. (Amended June 3, 2005)
Section 3 – (Deleted June 3, 2005)
Section 4 - BELS certificate of completion
For the purposes of subsection 19(3) clause (b) of the Act, a certificate of completion from the BELS
is an approved course of study in surveying. (Amended June 3, 2005)
Section 4.1 & 5 (Deleted June 12, 2009)
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SECTION 1 - Mandatory Continuing Education
(1) Definitions
Article XVII
Continuing Education
(a) Continuing Education Period (C.E.P.) means a period consisting of two consecutive
calendar years beginning January 1st following the Proclamation of The Land Surveyors
and Professional Surveyors Act and continuing every two calendar years thereafter.
The first C.E.P. will begin January 1, 1998 and will end December 31, 1999.
(b) Professional Development Credits (P.D.C.) means credits assigned by the council of the
association to the various forms of continuing education activities.
(2) Requirements
Subject to subsections (1) to (7) every Saskatchewan land surveyor shall acquire thirty
Professional Development Credits in the previous Continuing Education Period. Excess
credits obtained during a Continuing Education Period may be carried forward to the next
period to a maximum of twenty-five percent of the total required credits for one continuing
education period.
(3) Determination of Professional Development Credits
The council of the association shall publish and distribute annually, the point values of
association sponsored events, seminars and meetings.
(4) Records
Each Saskatchewan land surveyor is responsible for the design of their own Continuing
Education Activities. The maintenance of records to be used to support the P.D.C.’s claimed
is the responsibility of the individual. Records required may include, but are not limited to
the following:
(a) A log showing:
(i) type of activity claimed
(ii) sponsoring organization
(iii) dates
(iv) location
(v) duration
(vi) instructor’s or speaker’s names and qualifications
(vii) credits earned
(b) Attendance verification records in the form of completion certificates or documents
supporting evidence of attendance.
A report, in the prescribed form, of accumulated point shall be forwarded to the association
office for filing by the executive director at the end of the current CEP. Records must be
maintained for a period of six years and copies may be requested by the association for
verification purposes. (Amended 2004/05/15)
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(5) Exemptions
A Saskatchewan land surveyor may be exempt from these Mandatory Continuing Education
requirements for one of the following reasons:
(a) A newly commissioned Saskatchewan land surveyor shall be exempt for the C.E.P. in
which the initial issuance of a license to practice as a Saskatchewan land surveyor is
made and all of the next C.E.P.
(b) A Saskatchewan land surveyor experiencing physical disability, illness or other
extenuating circumstances as reviewed by the Education Committee may be exempt.
Supporting documentation may be requested by the Committee.
(c) Retired Saskatchewan land surveyors shall be exempt. In the event such a member
wishes to resume active practice, thirty [30] P.D.C.’s must have been acquired in the
two year period immediately prior to the date on which reinstatement is requested.
Depending on the date of reinstatement, there may be insufficient time to acquire thirty
[30] P.D.C.’s for the next C.E.P. in which case council will determine the requirements
for the member to acquire a license to practice in the next C.E.P.. The executive
director shall audit the claimed P.D.C.’s prior to the issuance of the said license.
(d) Life members and honourary members shall be exempt.
(6) Audit
The council of the association shall conduct an audit of at least ten percent
of the Saskatchewan land surveyors claiming P.D.C.’s for each C.E.P. Audits shall be done at
random between the 15th and 30th of the month following the end of the C.E.P.
(7) List of Professional Development Credits
The council of the association shall establish a list of activities categorized as Part ‘A’ and Part
‘B’. All forms of educational achievements must be similar to one or more of the activities
listed. Thirty percent of claimed P.D.C.’s must be from Part A. Remaining P.D.C.’s may be
acquired from activities listed in Part B.
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SECTION 1
Article XVIII
Reinstatement
A person who has been expelled as a Saskatchewan land surveyor and who desires to be reinstated,
shall apply to council for reinstatement and satisfy the following conditions in addition to the
requirements otherwise specified in the Act and the Bylaws:
(1) The applicant shall submit a complete resume to council detailing his/her activities in the
period since the expulsion order.
(2) The applicant shall submit a report to council giving the reasons why he/she should be
considered for reinstatement.
(3) The applicant shall pay the investigation fee as prescribed in Article XXI.
(4) The council may require that the applicant submit to the requirements of Article XV of the
Bylaws or may set any other terms and conditions that the council considers appropriate.
SECTION 1
Article XIX
Maintenance of Membership
A Saskatchewan land surveyor shall not practice professional surveying unless he/she is license as
a Professional Surveyor.
SECTION 1
Article XX
Liability Protection
All Saskatchewan land surveyors practicing professional land surveying on a fee for service basis
shall be covered by Professional Liability Insurance.
SECTION 2
The minimum liability shall be $100,000.00 per loss and $100,000.00 per policy period.
SECTION 3
(Deleted June 1, 2002)
SECTION 4
All Retired members who have practiced on a fee for service basis shall establish to the council’s
satisfaction that he/she has provided for adequate insurance coverage.
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SECTION 1
Article XXI
Registration, Licensing and other Fees
(1) The annual license fee for a Saskatchewan land surveyor shall be $1,550.00 plus applicable
taxes payable to the association not later than January 15th in every year. (Amended 2006/05/26)
(2) Where a Saskatchewan land surveyor obtains an annual license for both professional land
surveying and professional surveying, the combined annual license fee shall be $1,550.00
plus applicable taxes payable to the association not later than January 15th in every year.
SECTION 2
(Amended 2006/05/26)
In addition to the annual license fee, there shall be a fee of ten percent of the annual license fee for
licensing after January 15th in any year.
SECTION 3
The annual fee for a retired member is ten percent of the current annual license fee.
SECTION 4
The application of a Saskatchewan land surveyor for licensing made subsequent to the filing of a
certificate of retirement in the same year shall be treated as a late license for that year.
SECTION 5
Every Saskatchewan land surveyor who was not licensed in the previous two consecutive years is
required to submit to an investigation as to his/her qualifications to resume the practice of professional
land surveying in Saskatchewan and shall pay an investigation fee as prescribed in Section 6, in
addition to the current fee and all arrears before receiving an annual license to resume the practice
of professional land surveying in Saskatchewan. Arrears are all unpaid past active fees and any
other monies owing to the association, less payments received for retirement membership.
SECTION 6
The following fees shall apply:
(1) Application fee for a commission is equal to the annual fee payable under subsection
1(1) prorated to the number of whole months remaining in the calendar year.
(Amended 2009/06/12)
(2) Student land surveyor agreement (Form L) ............................................. $ 50.00
(3) Land surveyor in training agreement (Form O) ......................................... $ 50.00
(4) Annual registration fee for student land surveyor and
land surveyor in training (per year) ........................................................ $ 100.00
(5) Investigation fee ........................................................................................ $ 100.00
(6) Certified copy of annual register ................................................... ( each) $ 25.00
(7) Uncertified copy of annual register ................................................ (each) $ 10.00
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SECTION 7 (Added 2006/05/26)
(1) In addition to the annual license fee, each Saskatchewan land surveyor shall pay:
i. any special levy in the amount set by a resolution passed by two thirds of the licensed
members who are Saskatchewan land surveyors and who vote at an Annual or Special
Meeting;
ii. any fees related to the number of specific survey-related activities performed or
authorized by a Saskatchewan land surveyor as established by a resolution passed by
two thirds of the licensed members who are Saskatchewan land surveyors and who
vote at an Annual or Special Meeting.
(2) The amount of the fees, and the specific survey-related activities on which those fees are
to be paid, as established under subsection 1 clause (ii), shall be subject to review and
continuation or amendment by a resolution passed by two thirds of the licensed members
who are Saskatchewan land surveyors and who vote at each Annual Meeting.
Article XXII
Supervision
SECTION 1
A licensed Saskatchewan land surveyor shall not have more than an aggregate total of two Student
Land Surveyors or Land Surveyors in Training under his/her supervision at any one time.
Article XXIII
Suggested Schedule of Fees
SECTION 1
The council may publish a Suggested Schedule of Fees for Professional Land Surveying Services based
upon cost analysis studies in order to ensure fair charges to the public, reasonable compensation
to members and overall maintenance of professional standards. No member shall make any
fraudulent or exorbitant charge for his/her services or make any charge for services which are apt to
bring the profession into disrepute.
(1) For the purposes of this Article:
Article XXIV
Survey Offices
(i) “survey office” means a place of business, open to the public, where any of the
activities included in the practice of professional land surveying, as defined in The
Land Surveyors and Professional Surveyors Act, are carried on;
(ii) “consultation office”;
(A) means an office maintained for the sole purpose of client communication and open to
the public for specified hours during which a licensed Saskatchewan land surveyor
is in attendance;
(B) must be advertised as a consultation office and the hours of operation must be
listed;
(C) must be registered with the executive director as a consultation office;
(D) is not a survey office;
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(iii) “normally present” means practising in the office or in the field during regularly
scheduled hours and includes time absent due to sickness, vacation leave or
professional development.
(2) Every Survey Office shall be operated and supervised by a licensed Saskatchewan land
surveyor.
(3) A Saskatchewan land surveyor shall not operate or supervise more than one survey office.
(4) In the case of a survey office at which a licensed Saskatchewan land surveyor is not normally
present at all times, it shall not be advertised as a survey office unless:
(i) the hours during which the Saskatchewan land surveyor is normally present are
specified in the advertisement;
(ii) there is no technical staff present in the office during the hours when the Saskatchewan
land surveyor is not practising;
(iii) the survey office is registered as a part-time office with the executive director.
(This entire Article was replaced on May 25, 2007)
PART III
Regulatory Bylaws for Saskatchewan land surveyors and Professional
Surveyors
Article XXV
Qualifications & Tests of Competency for Professional Surveyors
SECTION 1 - Definitions
(1) Admissions Board for Professional Surveyors (ABPS) means a board of examiners appointed
by the council of the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association whose purpose shall be
to review the credentials of all applicants, arrange for qualified examiners and establish
examinations.
(2) “Notice of Acceptance” means a notice issued by the executive director under instruction by
council which establishes that the applicant is qualified to write examinations for admission
as a Professional Surveyor in the prescribed category.
(3) “Professional Examinations” means examinations prescribed by the ABPS.
SECTION 2
(1) The examination of applicants for a Certificates of Registration as a Professional Surveyor
shall be under the control of the council of the Saskatchewan land surveyors’ association.
(2) The council shall appoint members to the ABPS to examine all applicants and the ABPS
shall report the results of each examination to council.
(3) The ABPS may, after consultation with the council, make rules prescribing the subjects of
examination, the fees payable by applicants, and governing the conduct of examinations.
(4) Examination of applicants for a Certificate of Registration as a Professional Surveyor shall
be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the ABPS.
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SECTION 3
A licensed Saskatchewan land surveyor, upon submission of an Oath of Office in Form A(1) and
upon payment of the applicable fee, shall be issued a Certificate of Registration in Form “C”.
SECTION 4
(1) An applicant who fulfils the requirements of Subsection 19(5)(b) of the Act is eligible to apply
to the association for a Notice of Acceptance.
(2) Applicants under subsection (1) must submit their work experience on Form “U” with respect
to the category or categories of practice being applied for.
(3) The work experience under subsection (2) must:
(a) include a minimum of two hundred and twenty working days, of which at least one
hundred and ten days must be practical experience, in each of the categories of practice
being applied for; and
(b) be obtained under the direct supervision of a Professional Surveyor for the particular
category or, at the discretion of council, under the direct supervision of another
suitably qualified Professional.
SECTION 5
(1) The executive director shall present all documents received in accordance with Section 4 to
council at its first meeting thereafter prior to submission for review by the ABPS.
(2) The ABPS, after completing an assessment of the applicant’s submission and upon finding
the applicant qualified, shall, after consultation with council, direct the executive director to
issue a “Notice of Acceptance” to the applicant advising the applicant that he/she is eligible
to write Professional Examinations.
(3) Upon successful completion of the Professional Examinations, the submission of an Oath
of Office in Form A1, and payment of the applicable fee, council shall direct the executive
director to issue a Certificate of Registration in Form “C” to the applicant.
SECTION 6
A person who receives a Certificate of Registration as a Professional Surveyor shall be eligible to use
the title “Professional Surveyor” or the abbreviation “P. Surv.”
SECTION 7
(1) The annual license fee for a Professional Surveyor shall be as prescribed in Article XXXIV,
payable to the association not later than January 15 in every year.
(2) Upon receipt of the annual license fee, the executive director shall issue to that person an
annual license in Form H for the year in respect of which the fee is paid.
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Article XXVI
Code of Ethics
It shall be inconsistent with the honour, integrity and dignity of the profession for any Professional
Surveyor:
SECTION 1
To act for his/her clients in professional matters otherwise than as a faithful agent or trustee or to
accept any remuneration other than his/her stated charges for services rendered his/her clients,
except as provided in Section 2 hereof.
SECTION 2
To accept any commissions, discounts, allowances, or any indirect profit in connection with any
work which he/she is engaged to do in the practice of his/her profession which may be entrusted
to him/her, unless and until receipt by him/her of such commissions, discounts, allowances or any
indirect profit has been duly authorized in writing by the clients.
SECTION 3
To abstain or neglect to advise and inform at all times his/her client or clients of any business
connections, interest or circumstances which may be deemed to influence his/her judgment or affect
the character and qualify of his/her services to his/her clients.
SECTION 4
To offer or to pay any commission for the securing of any professional work to any person not a
member of the association or to otherwise improperly solicit professional work.
SECTION 5
To quote a price to a client or the agent of a client in the knowledge that such agent intends to quote
a higher price to his/her clients or to enter into any arrangement whereby the professional services
rendered shall cost more than the Professional Surveyor received for his/her services.
SECTION 6
To attempt to supplant another Professional Surveyor after definite steps have been taken towards
the employment of such Professional Surveyor.
SECTION 7
To accept employment by a client while the claim for compensation or damages or both, of a fellow
Professional Surveyor previously employed by the same client, remains unsatisfied and whose
employment has been terminated, unless such claim for compensation or damages has been referred
to arbitration or issue has been joined by due process of law.
SECTION 8
To underbid a fellow Professional Surveyor who has already been retained by reducing the usual
charges or to compete improperly with a fellow Professional Surveyor after having been informed of
such fellow Professional Surveyor’s charges.
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SECTION 9
To accept any engagement to review the work of a fellow Professional Surveyor for a client without
first notifying such fellow Professional Surveyor, if at all possible.
SECTION 10
To advertise in an unprofessional manner by making exaggerated or otherwise misleading statements
regarding his/her qualifications or experience.
SECTION 11
To sign and certify any plans or certificates for which he/she is not professionally responsible.
SECTION 12
To associate himself/herself with or to allow his/her name to be used in a professional way with any
enterprise of doubtful character or to do any act or thing unbecoming to the dignity or honour of
the profession.
SECTION 1
Article XXVII
Categories of Practice for Professional Surveyors
Professional Surveyors must demonstrate professional competence in one or more of the following
categories of practice:
(1) General Surveying which may include but is not limited to Construction surveys, Topographic
surveys, Industrial Surveys and horizontal and vertical Control surveys;
(2) Geodetic Surveys;
(3) Photogrammetric Surveys;
(4) Hydrographic Surveys;
(5) Mapping and Cartographic Surveys;
(6) Geographic Information Systems;
(7) Such other areas of specialization as may be approved by council;
but may not practice as a Professional Land Surveyor unless he/she is so licensed.
SECTION 2
A Professional Surveyor shall practice only in the category or categories in which he/she is
professionally competent.
SECTION 1
Article XXVIII
Re-entry Education
A Professional Surveyor who has not held an annual license to practice for a period of two or more
consecutive years and who wishes to obtain an annual license shall satisfy the following conditions
in addition to the requirements otherwise specified in the Act and the Bylaws.
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(1) The Professional Surveyor shall submit to council a resume of his/her activities during the
period in which an annual license was not held, together with the investigation fee prescribed
in Article XXXIV.
(2) The council shall review the resume and determine which, if any, educational programs
or courses, as sponsored or approved by the Education Committee, are required to be
successfully completed prior to the issuance of an annual license. The council may also
require that the Professional Surveyor submit to such examinations, as set by the ABPS, as
council deems fit.
(3) The council shall notify the member in writing of its requirements within sixty days of the
application for an annual license by the Professional Surveyor.
Article XXIX
Education Programs
The following university degree programs have been approved by the association.
(1) Universities:
(i) University of Calgary, Geomatics Engineering
(ii) University of New Brunswick, Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering
(iii) University of Toronto, Erindale College, Geomatics
(iv) University of Laval, Geomatics
(2) Others
For the purposes of subsection 19(5)(b) of the Act, the council may undertake consultations
with educational institutions or educators in the profession of surveying, the ABPS and/or the
Education Committee to evaluate degree courses in Surveying Engineering, Survey Science,
Geomatics or equivalent degrees at Universities and Colleges, and such other courses of
study that the council deems appropriate.
SECTION 1 - Mandatory Continuing Education
(1) Definitions
Article XXX
Continuing Education
(a) Continuing Education Period (C.E.P.) means a period consisting of two consecutive
calendar years beginning January 1st following Proclamation of The Land Surveyors
and Professional Surveyors Act and continuing every two calendar years thereafter.
The first C.E.P. will begin January 1, 1998 and will end December 31, 1999.
(b) Professional Development Credits (P.D.C.) means credits assigned by the council of
the association to the various forms of continuing education activities.
(2) Requirements
Subject to Subsections (1) to (7), every Professional Surveyor of the Saskatchewan land
surveyors’ association shall acquire thirty Professional Development Credits in the previous
Continuing Education Period. Excess credits obtained during a Continuing Education Period
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may be carried forward to the next period to a maximum of twenty-five percent of the total
required credits for one continuing education period.
(3) Determination of Professional Development Credits
The council of the association shall publish and distribute annually the point values of
association sponsored events, seminars and meetings.
(4) Records
Each Professional Surveyor of the association is responsible for the design of their own
Continuing Education Activities. The maintenance of records to be used to support the
P.D.C.’s claimed is the responsibility of the individual Professional Surveyor. Records
required may include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) A log showing:
(i) type of activity claimed
(ii) sponsoring organization
(iii) dates
(iv) location
(v) duration
(vi) instructor’s or speaker’s names and qualifications
(vii) credits earned
(b) Attendance verification records in the form of completion certificates or documents
supporting evidence of attendance.
A report, in the prescribed form, of accumulated points shall be forwarded to the association
office for filing by the executive director at the end of the current C.E.P. Records must be
maintained for a period of 6 years and copies may be requested by the association for
verification purposes. (Amended 2004/05/15)
(5) Exemptions
A Professional Surveyor may be exempt from these Mandatory Continuing Education
requirements for one of the following reasons:
(a) A Professional Surveyor who is a new member of the association shall be exempt for
the C.E.P. in which the initial license to practice as a P. Surv. is made and all of the next
C.E.P.
(b) A Professional Surveyor experiencing physical disability, illness or other extenuating
circumstances as reviewed by the Education Committee may be exempt. Supporting
documentation may be requested by the Committee.
(c) A Professional Surveyor who has ceased to practice shall be exempt. In the event
such a member wishes to resume active practice, thirty [30] P.D.C.’s must have been
acquired in the two year period immediately prior to the date on which reinstatement
is requested. Depending on the date of reinstatement, there may be insufficient time
to acquire thirty [30] P.D.C.’s for the next C.E.P. in which case council will determine
the requirements for the member to acquire a license to practice as a Professional
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Surveyor in the next C.E.P.. The executive director shall audit the claimed P.D.C.’s
prior to the issuance of the said license.
(d) A Professional Surveyor who is also a Saskatchewan land surveyor need only comply
with the continuing education requirements of ARTICLE XVII.
(6) Audit
The council of the association shall conduct an audit of at least 10% of the Professional
Surveyors claiming P.D.C.’s for each C.E.P. Audits shall be done at random between the 15th
and 30 th of the month following the end of the C.E.P.
(7) List of Professional Development Credits
SECTION 1
The council of the association shall establish a list of activities categorized as Part ‘A’ and Part
‘B’. All forms of educational achievements must be similar to one or more of the activities
listed. Thirty percent of claimed P.D.C.’s must be from Part A. Remaining P.D.C.’s may be
acquired from activities listed in Part B.
Article XXXI
Reinstatement
A Professional Surveyor who has been expelled as a member and who desires to be reinstated, shall
apply to council for reinstatement and satisfy the following conditions in addition to the requirements
otherwise specified in the Act and the Bylaws:
(1) The applicant shall submit a complete resume to council detailing his/her activities in the
period since the expulsion order.
(2) The applicant shall submit a report to council giving the reasons why he/she should be
considered for reinstatement.
(3) The applicant shall pay the investigation fee as prescribed in Article XXXIV.
(4) The council may require that the applicant submit to the requirements of Article XXVIII of the
Bylaws or may set any other terms and conditions that the council considers appropriate.
SECTION 1
Article XXXII
Maintenance of Membership
A Land Surveyor shall not practice professional surveying unless licensed as a Professional
Surveyor.
SECTION 1
Article XXXIII
Liability Protection
All Professional Surveyors practicing professional surveying on a fee for service basis shall be
covered by Professional Liability Insurance.
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SECTION 2
The minimum liability shall be $100,000.00 per loss and $100,000.00 per policy period.
SECTION 3
(Deleted June 1, 2002)
SECTION 4
All Professional Surveyors who have ceased to practice on a fee-for-service basis shall establish to
the council’s satisfaction that he/she has provided for adequate insurance coverage.
SECTION 1
Article XXXIV
Registration, Licensing and other Fees
(1) The annual license fee for a Professional Surveyor shall be $600.00 plus applicable taxes
payable to the association not later than January 15th in every year.
(2) Where a Professional Surveyor obtains an annual license for both professional surveying and
land surveying, the combined license fee shall be $1,550.00 plus applicable taxes payable to
the association not later than January 15th in every year. (Amended 2006/05/26)
SECTION 2
In addition to the annual license fee, there shall be a fee of twenty percent of the annual license fee
for licensing after January 15th in any year.
SECTION 3
Every member of the association who was not licensed in the previous year is required to submit
to an investigation as to his/her qualifications to resume the practice of professional surveying in
Saskatchewan and shall pay an investigation fee as prescribed in subsection 4(4) herein, in addition
to the current fee and all arrears before receiving an annual license to resume the practice of
professional surveying in Saskatchewan. Arrears are all monies owing to the association including
all unpaid annual license fees.
SECTION 4
The following fees shall apply:
(1) Admission Fee for Saskatchewan land surveyors under provisions of
Section 3, Article XXV ............................................................................... $ 100.00
(2) Admission Fee for Registration of new members ...................................... $ 250.00
(3) Professional Examinations
(a) under Article XI Subsection 3(1) (per exam) .......................................... $ 100.00
(b) under Article XI Subsection 3(2) ........................................................... $ 250.00
(Amended 2009/06/12)
(3.1) Appeals of Professional Examinations (per examination) ......................... $ 50.00
(3.2) Practical Surveying Project Report (regardless of the number of projects
being reported on, non-refundable after January 15 of the year paid) ....... $ 100.00
(Added 2006/05/26)
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(3.3) Re-read of Practical Surveying Project report following major revisions .... $ 500.00
(Added 2006/05/26)
(4) Investigation Fee ........................................................................................ $ 100.00
(5) Certified Copy of Annual Register ...................................................(each) $ 25.00
(6) Uncertified Copy of Annual Register ...............................................(each) $ 10.00
SECTION 1
Article XXXV
Property Management
The association may acquire and hold real and personal property for its corporate purposes but for
no other purpose.
SECTION 2
No real or personal property acquired by the association shall be sold, mortgaged, leased or otherwise
disposed of except with the consent of the council given at a meeting duly called for that purpose.
SECTION 3
Notice of such meeting setting forth the purpose of the meeting shall be given by the executive
director to every member of the council at least seven days before the day fixed for the meeting.
SECTION 1 - Composition
(1) council shall be composed of:
Article XXXVI
Members of council
(a) Seven elected, licensed members who shall be the President, Vice President, Past
President and four councillors at large.
(b) One public representative that may be appointed in accordance with Section 9 of the
Act.
SECTION 2 - Term of Office
(1) The term of office for councillors shall be two years with two councillors elected one year
and two councillors elected in the alternate year. The two year terms shall begin immediately
following the election process at the Annual Meeting.
(2) The term of office for the President, Vice President and Past President shall be one year and
shall begin immediately following the election process at the Annual Meeting.
(3) The term of office for the public representative shall be in accordance with Section 9 of the
Act.
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SECTION 1
Article XXXVII
Officers of the association
The officers of the association shall be the President and the Vice President who shall be elected in
accordance with Article XXXIX of the Bylaws and the executive director who shall be appointed in
accordance with subsection 12(2) of the Act.
SECTION 1
Article XXXVIII
Duties of Officers
The President, in presiding at meetings of the association and council shall see that other officers
perform their respective duties and shall sign all orders with the executive director. He/she shall
also have power to call special meetings of council and shall be obliged to do so on a requisition
signed by two members of council.
SECTION 2
(1) The Vice President shall act as President in the absence or inability of the President to
perform his/her duties.
(2) In the event of the inability, death, disqualification or resignation of the President, the Vice
President shall become President for the remainder of the term of office.
SECTION 3
The duties of the executive director shall be:
(1) to conduct, under the direction of the council, the correspondence relating to the affairs of
the association;
(2) to keep copies of all such letters written by him/her and files of all letters received;
(3) to keep a proper record of the proceedings of each meeting of the association and council;
(4) to present the minutes of the same at the next regular meeting; and
(5) to lay before council a summary of these transactions at each regular meeting;
(6) to transact all routine business, professional land surveying business, and professional
surveying business requiring attention between the various meetings of the council;
(7) to receive such fees and issue such certificates and licenses as called for under the Land
Surveyors and Professional Surveyors Act, or under these Bylaws.
(8) to deposit in a chartered bank or other Federal Government approved institution all funds
of the association;
(9) to keep a true record of all monies received and expended;
(10) to give a report to the council at every regular meeting upon the state of finances;
(11) to perform all other duties required by the Act or Bylaws, and to deliver to his/her successor
in office all books, papers and other property belonging to the association and council that
may be in his/her possession.
(12) to serve as the custodian of the seal of the association.
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SECTION 4
The President and Vice President of the association shall execute a contract or any other suitable
arrangement with the executive director, which shall stipulate the Terms, Duties, Conditions and
Remuneration of the executive director. The said contract or other suitable arrangement to be
ratified by council prior to final signatures of the parties involved.
SECTION 5
council may appoint such employees as it considers necessary to conduct the business of the
association and prescribe the Terms, Duties, Conditions and Remuneration of employment.
SECTION 1 - Election of council
Article XXXIX
Elections
(1) At each Annual Meeting of the association there shall be elected a President, Vice President
and two councillors, and such other councillors as may be required to fill a vacancy.
(2) At all elections, retiring members of council shall be eligible for re-election but no member
of the council may hold the same office for more than three consecutive terms.
(3) Licensed members of the association who reside in Saskatchewan are qualified to hold
office.
SECTION 2 - Nominations
(1) Any two licensed members qualified to vote may, in writing, nominate as a candidate for
election any licensed member of the association in good standing who resides in Saskatchewan
and consents in writing to such nominations.
(2)(a) The council shall appoint a Nominating Committee of at least two licensed members of the
association at least ninety days prior to the day fixed for the Annual Meeting.
(b) The Nominating Committee shall nominate a full slate of officers and members to be elected
for presentation at the Annual Meeting together with a brief biography of each nominee.
(3) If only one person is nominated for any one position, then the person so nominated shall be
deemed elected by acclamation.
SECTION 3 - Voting
(1) Licensed members of the association are qualified to vote in elections.
(2) All voting shall be by secret ballot conducted at the Annual Meeting.
(3) The presiding officer at the Annual Meeting shall appoint three licensed members as
scrutineers who are not candidates for the purpose of counting the ballots cast.
(4) The candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be declared elected.
(5) If two or more candidates for any one position within the election receive an equal number
of votes, the members counting the ballots shall, by lot conducted in the presence of each
other, determine which of those candidates shall be elected.
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(6)(a) In case of any doubt or dispute as to who has been elected a member of the council or as to
the legality of the election of a member, the other duly elected members shall be a committee
to hold an inquiry and decide the question at issue.
(b) The person, if any, declared by the committee to have been elected shall be deemed to be a
member legally elected and if the election is found to have been illegal the committee may
order a new election.
SECTION 1
Article XL
Duties of council
Within thirty days of the Annual Meeting, the council shall appoint members of council responsible
for each of the following Standing Committees:
(1) Convention;
(2) Education;
(3) Finance;
(4) Nominating;
(5) Practice; and
(6) Public Relations.
SECTION 2
The council shall maintain a current Manual of Committee Structure and Responsibilities.
SECTION 1
Article XLI
Membership Reporting
All licensed members practicing within a firm shall provide to the association, prior to January 15 th
of each year, the name and address of the firm and shall indicate his/her scope of practice.
SECTION 2
When a licensed member ceases to practice within the firm, as reported pursuant to Section 1, or
commences to practice with a firm not previously reported to the association, the member shall
forthwith provide that information to the association.
SECTION 3
The association shall assign a unique identifier to all licensed members to be marked on all standard
iron posts placed.
Article XLII
Special Meetings
SECTION 1
Special meetings of the association shall be called on a written request of ten licensed members of
the association addressed to the executive director, setting forth the reason for and object of the
Special Meeting.
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SECTION 1
Article XLIII
Member Seals
The association may issue a seal to every licensed Saskatchewan land surveyor or licensed
Professional Surveyor. (Amended June 3, 2005)
SECTION 2
The Seal:
(a) shall be in the following format:
(b) may be digital, embossed, rubber stamp or as supplied by the association; (Passed June 3, 2005)
(c) shall contain as a minimum the following information:
(i) the words “Saskatchewan land surveyors’ association”;
(ii) the initials and surname of the licensed member;
(iii) the commission number or registration number of the licensed member;
(iv) the abbreviation “S.L.S.” for Saskatchewan land surveyor or “P. Surv.” for Professional
Surveyor, whichever is applicable.
SECTION 3
The seal shall be used on all plans, drawings and documents requiring certification by a Saskatchewan
land surveyor or Professional Surveyor.
SECTION 4
Any member who ceases to be licensed to practice shall forthwith cause his/her seal to be forwarded
to the association.
SECTION 5
The cost of the seal shall be borne by the association; however, any member requiring a replacement
seal may obtain one from the association at his/her own expense.
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SECTION 1
Article XLIV
Permanent Register, Annual Register,
Life, Honourary and Retired Member Registers and Licences
The Permanent Register shall be in Form D.
SECTION 2
The Annual Register for Saskatchewan land surveyors shall be in Form E and shall be compiled
immediately following the 15th day of January in each year. The executive director shall forward
a certified copy of the Annual Register to the Minister of Justice, to every Land Titles office, to the
Chief Surveyor’s office, to the Central Survey and Mapping Agency, to approving authorities under
the Planning and Development Act and others as may be required, on or before the 1st day of
February in each year.
SECTION 3
The Annual Register for Professional Surveyors shall be in Form F and shall be compiled immediately
following the 15th day of January in each year.
SECTION 4
(1) The Annual License for a Saskatchewan land surveyor shall be in Form G.
(2) The Annual License for Professional Surveyors shall be in Form H.
SECTION 5
The Life Member Register shall be in Form J.
SECTION 6
The Honourary Member Register shall be in Form K.
SECTION 7
The Student Land Surveyor Annual Registration shall be in Form N.
SECTION 8
The Land Surveyor in Training Annual Registration shall be in Form Q.
SECTION 9
All licenses and Registrations shall expire on January 15th of each year.
SECTION 10
Any person upon payment of a fee prescribed in Article XXI to the executive director shall be supplied
with a certified copy or uncertified copy of the Annual Register.
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SECTION 1
Article XLV
Field Notes and Survey Records
The association shall have the power to examine the field notes and survey records in any media of
any member if so required for the purposes of any investigation, hearing or audit of the member’s
practice. The executive director shall give two weeks written notice to the member of the association’s
intention to examine field notes and survey records.
SECTION 1
Article XLVI
Responding to Executive Director
When a member is requested by the executive director or council to forward information or material
to the association, the member shall comply or give adequate reason for non compliance within
thirty days of receipt of the said request.
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PART IV
Forms
Form “A”
Oath of Office for Saskatchewan land surveyors
I, , of the of , in the
Province of , do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will
faithfully discharge the duties of a Saskatchewan land surveyor according to the law without
favour, affection or partiality. So help me God.
(To be signed by Commissioner of Oaths)
Sworn before me at the of
in the province
of this day
of , A. D.
Name & Signature of Commissioner of Oaths
Signed this _______________________day of ____
___________________, ________
Form “A1”
Oath of Office for Professional Surveyors
Saskatchewan Land Surveyor
I, , of the of , in the
Province of , do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
will faithfully discharge the duties of a Professional Surveyor according to the law without favour,
affection or partiality. So help me God.
(To be signed by Commissioner of Oaths)
Sworn before me at the of
in the province
of this day
of , A. D.
Name & Signature of Commissioner of Oaths
Signed this _______________________day of ____
___________________, ________
Professional Surveyor
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Form “B”
Commission
This is to certify that of the of , in
the Province of , has passed the Professional Examinations before the
Board of Examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors, and has been found qualified to fill the
office and perform the duties of a Saskatchewan land surveyor, he/she having complied with all the
requirements of the law in that behalf.
Whereof he/she, the said is hereby duly admitted to the said office and
commissioned for the discharge of its duties, and is authorized to practice as a Land Surveyor in
the Province of Saskatchewan.
In witness whereof, we the President and executive director of Saskatchewan land surveyors’
association have signed this Registration, and affixed the seal of the association at Regina, in the
Province of Saskatchewan, the day of , A.D.
President Executive Director
(Seal of the association)
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Form “C”
Registration
This is to certify that of the of , in the
Province of , has passed the Professional Examinations before the Admissions
Board for Professional Surveyors, and has been found qualified to fill the office and perform the
duties of a Professional Surveyor, he/she having complied with all the requirements of the law in that
behalf.
Whereof he/she, the said is hereby duly admitted to the said
office and is authorized to practice as a Professional Surveyor in the Province of Saskatchewan.
In witness whereof, we the President and executive director of Saskatchewan land surveyors’
association have signed this Registration, and affixed the seal of the association at Regina, in the
Province of Saskatchewan, the day of , A.D.
President Executive Director
(Seal of the association)
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Commission/Registration - Number & Date
Name of Surveyor
Category of Surveyor
Residence
Birth - Place & Date
Date of Oath of Office
Date of Admission to association
Other Qualifications
Signature of Surveyor
Deceased
Remarks
Form “D”
Permanent Register
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NAME
NAME
Form “E”
Annual Register for Saskatchewan land surveyors
COMMISSION
NUMBER ADDRESS
Form “F”
Annual Register for Professional Surveyors
REGISTRATION
NUMBER ADDRESS
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DATE OF
COMMISSION
DATE OF
REGISTRATION

Form “G”
Annual License for Saskatchewan land surveyor
ANNUAL LICENSE
This is to certify that
is commissioned as a
Saskatchewan land surveyor
and is entitled to practice for the year ending
January 15 th ,
Saskatchewan land surveyor executive director
Form “H”
Annual License for Professional Surveyor
ANNUAL LICENSE
This is to certify that
is registered as a
Professional Surveyor in Saskatchewan
and is entitled to practice for the year ending
January 15 th ,
Professional Surveyor executive director
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NAME
NAME
COMMISSION
FORM “J”
Life Member Register
NUMBER ADDRESS
COMMISSION
DATE OF
COMMISSION
FORM “K”
Honourary Member Register
NUMBER ADDRESS
DATE OF
COMMISSION
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DATE OF LIFE
MEMBERSHIP
DATE OF HON.
MEMBERSHIP

FORM “L”
Student Land Surveyor Agreement
(Amended May 25, 2007)
Student Land Surveyor articles of agreement made the day of, , A. D.
Saskatchewan land surveyor,
Student Land Surveyor,
BETWEEN
of , in the Province of ,
-AND-
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PARTY OF THE FIRST PART
of , in the Province of ,
PARTY OF THE OTHER PART
The said of his/her own free will does by these presents bind himself/herself
Student Land Surveyor to the said to serve him/her as such from the
date of date hereof.
AND the said does hereby covenant with the said that he/she
shall well, faithfully and diligently, according to the best of his/her powers, serve the said
, as his/her Student Land Surveyor in the practice or profession of a Saskatchewan land surveyor,
and shall continue with him/her from the date hereof.
AND that he/she, the said shall not at any time during such periods cancel,
obliterate, injure, spoil, destroy, waste, embezzle, spend, or make way with any books, papers,
writings, documents, maps, plans, drawings, field notes, moneys, chattels or other property of the
said or of any of his/her employers; and that in case of breach of covenant, or if
the said shall suffer any loss or damage by the misbehaviour, neglect or
improper conduct of the said , the said will indemnify the
said and make good and reimburse him/her in the amount thereof.
And further that the said shall at all times keep the secrets of the said

in all matters relating to the said business and profession, and will at all times be just, true,
and faithful to the said and from time to time pay all moneys which he/she
shall received of or belonging to or by the order of the said into his/her
hands, and make and give true and fair accounts of all his/her acts and doings whatsoever in the
said business and profession without fraud or delay, when and so often as he/she shall thereto be
required and will readily and cheerfully obey and execute his/her lawful commands and shall not
depart or absent himself/herself from the service and employ of the said at any
time without his/her consent first had and obtained, and shall from time to time and at all times
conduct himself/herself with all due diligence and with honesty and sobriety.
AND the said does hereby covenant with the said that the said
will truly, honesty and diligently serve the said
at all times as a faithful Student Land Surveyor ought to do in the manner above specified.
IN CONSIDERATION WHEREOF and of the sum of ($1.00) One Dollar of lawful money by the said
to the said paid at or before the sealing and delivery of these
present (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) the said does covenant
with the said that he/she the said will accept and take the said
as his/her Student Land Surveyor and that he/she will by the best means he/she
can and to the utmost of his/her skill and knowledge, teach and instruct or cause to be taught and
instructed, the said in the course of study prescribed by The Land Surveyors
and Professional Surveyors Act in practical surveying operations and in The use of instruments and
generally in The art and practice and profession of a Saskatchewan land surveyor, and will provide
The said with all necessary and reasonable expense incurred in transacting
or performing The business of The said and will at The conclusion of student
land surveyor status complete the necessary Form “L” as required by the bylaws of the Saskatchewan
Land Surveyors’ Association, and use his/her best means and endeavours, at the request, cost and
charges of The said to cause and procure him/her, The said
before BELS for candidates for a Certificate of Completion, provided The said
shall have well, faithfully and diligently served his/her intended Student Land Surveyor status.
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AND for The performance of The covenants and agreement aforesaid each of them, The said
and does bind himself/herself and his/her executors, heirs,
administrators until The other, his/her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns in The penal
sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) firmly in these presents.
AND by The mutual consent of The said and The Student
Land Surveyor articles of agreement may be terminated.
IN WITNESS whereof The Parties hereto have hereunto set their hands The day and year first above
written.
Signed and Delivered in The Presence of:
Witness Student Land Surveyor
Witness Saskatchewan land surveyor
Received and approved by The council of The Saskatchewan land surveyors’ association.
(Seal of the association)
President executive director
Date
(SLS Seal)
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Form “M”
Student Land Surveyor Practical Experience Report
I, , of The of in The Province of
, having served my period of Practical Experience do hereby state and say
that for The period from The day of , to The
day of , , I was under The supervision of
of The of , in The Province of
and was employed on The following projects:
(A detailed description of The Practical Experience and time in which The Student Land Surveyor
has been engaged).
THIS statement is a true account of My Practical Experience for The aforementioned time period.
Signed this day of ,
(To be signed by Commissioner of Oaths)
Sworn before me at the of
in the province
of this day
of , A. D.
Name & Signature of Commissioner of Oaths
Student Land Surveyor
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I have examined this Practical Experience report and find it to be to the best of my knowledge and
belief a true account of his/her Practical Experience.
(To be signed by Commissioner of Oaths)
Sworn before me at the of
in the province
of this day
of , A. D.
Name & Signature of Commissioner of Oaths
Signed this _______________________day of ____
___________________, ________
Supervisor
(This shall also state position SLS etc.)
Received and approved by The council of The Saskatchewan land surveyors’ association.
(Seal of the association)
President
executive director Date
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Form “N”
Student Land Surveyor
This is to certify that
is registered as a
Student Land Surveyor
for The year ending
January 15,
Date Student Land Surveyor
Date Saskatchewan land surveyor
Date executive director
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FORM “O”
Land Surveyor in Training Agreement
I, of the of , in the province of
, having met the requirements of subsection 19(3) of The Act and Article XVI of the Bylaws
intend to serve my practical experience under the supervision of: of the
of , in the province of , and shall notify council of
any change in this supervision and submit a Form P and a new Form O.
My practical experience shall consist of:
(Please provide a brief summary of the types of practical experience you expect to acquire.
Council will be expecting to see a broad variety of legal survey work including work in the
township system with monument restoration and re-establishment, as well as preparation for
and completion of subdivision plans. In the case of an application under the Mutual Recognition
Agreement (MRA), the applicant need only indicate “The practical survey project as required
under the MRA.”)
In witness whereof The parties hereto have hereunto set their hands this day of , AD
Signed and delivered in the presence of:
(SLS Seal)
Saskatchewan land surveyor Land Surveyor in Training
Received and approved by the council of the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors’ Association.
(Association seal)
President Executive Director
Date
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FORM “P”
Land Surveyor in Training Practical Experience Report
I, , of The of in The
Province of , having served my period of Practical Experience do hereby
state and say that for The period from The day of , to The
day of , , I was under The supervision of of The
The following projects:
of , in The Province of and was employed on
(A detailed description of The Practical Experience and time in which The Land Surveyor in
Training has been engaged while carrying out the Professional Survey Project).
THIS statement is a true account of My Practical Experience for The aforementioned time period.
(To be signed by Commissioner of Oaths)
Sworn before me at the of
in the province
of this day
of , A. D.
Name & Signature of Commissioner of Oaths
Signed this _______________________day of ____
___________________, ________
Land Surveyor in Training
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I have examined this Practical Experience report and find it to be, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, a true account of his/her Practical Experience.
(To be signed by Commissioner of Oaths)
Sworn before me at the of
in the province
of this day
of , A. D.
Name & Signature of Commissioner of Oaths
Signed this _______________________day of ____
___________________, ________
Supervisor
(This should also state position SLS, etc.)
Received and approved by The council of The Saskatchewan land surveyors’ association.
President
(association Seal)
executive director Date
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Form “Q”
Land Surveyor In Training
This is to certify that
is registered as a
Land Surveyor in Training
for The year ending
January 15,
Date Land Surveyor in Training
Date Saskatchewan land surveyor
Date executive director
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FORM “R”
Certificate of Retirement
I, , Saskatchewan land surveyor, not in arrears of fees; do hereby
apply for The status of Retired Member.
(SLS Seal)
____________________________________
Saskatchewan land surveyor
having complied with The Act and Bylaws of this association; is
now registered as a Retired Member and entitled to use The abbreviation S.L.S. (Retired) or S.L.S.
(Ret.).
(association Seal)
executive director Date
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Survey Firm:
Period from: to
Surveyor
Plan #
FORM “S”
Record of Real Property Reports
I.S.C.
Parcel
#(s)
Lot or
Parcel
#(s)
Block
#(s)
Survey
Date
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Town
Site or
Quarter
Section

FORM “T”
Termination of Agreement
This Agreement made this day of two thousand and .
BETWEEN:
A. B. of in The Province
of __________________________________, Saskatchewan land surveyor.
(Hereinafter called The “Surveyor”)
(Hereinafter called The “Student”)
- and -
C. D. of
PARTY OF THE FIRST PART
in The Province of , Student Land Surveyor.
PARTY OF THE SECOND PART
Whereas by articles of agreement dated The day of A.D. 20 made between
The “Surveyor” and The “Student”, The “Student” did bind himself student to The surveyor to
serve him as such from The date thereof during and until The full end of such period from thence
next ensuring and not exceeding years, as should entitle him, under The provisions
of The Land Surveyors and Professional Surveyors Act, to present himself before The Board of
Examiners for Saskatchewan land surveyors for examination for a commission as a Saskatchewan
land surveyor:
And whereas The “Surveyor” and “Student” are desirous of terminating The said articles:
Now witnesseth this Agreement that in consideration of The mutual covenants herein contained The
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. That The said articles of agreement are hereby terminated.
2. That The “Surveyor” shall notify The executive director of such termination and pay the
required registration fee.
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3. That The “Student” is hereby released from his duty to serve The “Surveyor” under The said
agreement.
In witness whereof The parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals The day and year first
above written.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in The Presence of
Witness Student
Witness Surveyor
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(SLS Seal)

FORM “U”
Application For Registration As Professional Surveyor
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE REPORT
I, , of the of
in the Province of , having served my
period of Practical Experience do hereby state and say that for the period from
the day of , to the day of , ,
I was under the supervision of of the
of , in the Province of and was employed on the following projects:
(A detailed description of the Practical Experience and time in which the Applicant has been engaged).
(To be signed by Commissioner of Oaths)
Sworn before me at the of
in the province
of this day
of , A. D.
Name & Signature of Commissioner of Oaths
Signed this _______________________day of ____
___________________, ________
Applicant for Admission as Professional Surveyor
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I have examined this Practical Experience report and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, find
it to be a true account of his/her Practical Experience.
(To be signed by Commissioner of Oaths)
Sworn before me at the of
in the province
of this day
of , A. D.
Name & Signature of Commissioner of Oaths
Signed this _______________________day of ____
___________________, ________
Supervisor
(This should also state position SLS, etc.)
Received and approved by the council of the Saskatchewan land surveyors’ association.
(association Seal)
_________________________________
President
________________________________ __________________________________
executive director Date
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ASSOCIATION
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S4R 1X3
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