Becoming a Member

In order to practice forestry in the province of Saskatchewan, you must be a member of the Association of Saskatchewan Forestry Professionals. (For detailed information, please see Section 23.01 of The Forestry Professions Act. For applicants who were educated in Canada at an accredited forestry program and are not applying as either a Transferring Professional or a Restricted Member, please submit the application package online or email all documents to registrar@asfp. ca. Your completed application package must consist of:

• • the application form, 

  • transcripts sent directly from all post-secondary institutions to ASFP (registrar@asfp.ca), 

  • a current resume, 

  • two completed sponsorship forms, and

  • the application fee. 

Once the complete package is received, the Admissions Committee will review your application. Only complete packages will be considered.

Accredited Forestry Programs at Canadian Universities for Foresters

The Canadian Forestry Accreditation Board (CFAB) accredits Canadian  post-secondary forestry programs at the diploma, baccalaureate level (bachelor’s degree), or higher. This ensures that accredited programs meet or exceed common educational standards for registration as a professional forester in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. A list of accredited university Canadian forestry programs at the university level are listed here.

Foresters Technologists

ASFP, in conjunction with the Forest Professional Regulators of Canada (FPRC), have developed national professional forest technologist competency standards and are in the process of implementing the accreditation of forest technologist post secondary programs. During the transition, ASFP will be reviewing each application individually to determine eligibility for registration.

A credential recognition process exists for assessing the credentials (academic and work experience) of people applying for membership as registered as a professional forester or professional forest technologist who have graduated from a non-accredited forestry program. These applicants may be foreign-trained or they may have graduated from a post secondary program in Canada that is not accredited by the Canadian Forestry Accreditation Board (CFAB).

If internationally trained individuals decide to proceed with the credential assessment process, they must first obtain and submit a comprehensive post-secondary course-by-course academic assessment. The assessment authenticates the academic program and compares educational credentials from other countries to educational standards in Canada. This is not an assessment of eligibility for registration.

• • Assessments are completed by a recognized third-party evaluation service provider.

  • The most common evaluation service providers used are IQAS and WES* (WES ICAP). * For WES services, select the standard delivery option and AAFMP will receive an electronic copy of the report. 

  • Assessments must be submitted to ASFP directly from the third-party provider as part of the credential assessment process. 

FORESTERS: The process is applied consistently across Canada by each provincial association that belongs to The Forest Professional Regulators of Canada (FPRC). The credential recognition process involves the assessment of an applicant’s education, training, and experience to determine the extent to which the competencies of the Forester Professional Standards have been met.

If you are a graduate of a non-accredited program, more information can be accessed through the FPRC website:

• • read about the credential assessment process, 

  • complete the pre-screening tool and submit it to ASFP, 

• • access the detailed credential assessment manual that outlines the requirements and the application procedure to follow, and

  • contact the ASFP registrar to discuss the application process.

Under the assessment process, the applicant must first. When a complete application is received, an assessment of a candidate’s credentials is undertaken by an independent panel of assessors in accordance with a national credential assessment process (described in the applicant handbook). The panel provides an assessment report to the provincial regulator, which then makes a decision on the membership application.

FOREST TECHNOLOGISTS: Applicants are reviewed at the provincial level. The process involves the assessment of an applicant’s current education, training, and experience to determine the extent to which the competencies of the Forest Technologists Professional Standards have been met.

• • If you are a graduate of a non-accredited diploma program complete the pre-screening tool and submit it to ASFP, and 

  • contact the ASFP registrar to discuss the application process.

If you are an internationally training individual and you are going to undergo the credential assessment process for either profession, please access the Government of Canada Foreign Credential Recognition website for more comprehensive information on what a credential recognition process entails as well as funding that is currently available that may be available to you.

If you are currently registered with a professional regulatory organizations in another province and will be working in Saskatchewan you may apply for registration in another province in Canada with relative ease because of common interprovincial standards for education and competencies. *

Requirements:

• • Applicants applying for registration in Saskatchewan must be registered with the professional regulatory organization in one of the seven other provinces in Canada that regulate the applicable forestry professions. 

  • No reassessment of education, competency, training or work experience will be conducted by ASFP.

  • Only complete applications will be considered.

  • Transferring professionals must write and pass the Saskatchewan jurisprudence registration exam within six months of becoming a member of ASFP. 

Application Requirements:

Labour mobility applications for membership must be completed and submitted through the link provided below and all other required documents emailed to registrar@asfp. ca. The application package must consist of: 

• • the application form,

  • a current resume, 

  • emailed directly from any home jurisdiction professional regulatory organization of which you are currently registered to ASFP:

    • evidence of registration demonstrating of good standing,

    • information on any imposed practice restriction(s), limitation(s), or condition(s),

    • evidence of good character (including information from registering bodies on complaints, investigations, disciplinary proceedings or criminal proceedings that are ongoing or completed, if any), and 

  • the application fee. 

Once the complete application is received, the ASFP Admissions Committee will review the application for membership. 

Timeline for Review:

Applicants can expect up to 20 days from the time a complete application is received to obtain a decision on their application for registration.

Fees:

• The fees are the same as new applicants and the fee schedule can be accessed here.

• Once an application is approved, the registration fee is due before the membership is active.

Once you are accepted as a member with ASFP, you may immediately practice forestry: there is no training period for professionals from other provinces. 

*This is in line with a Mutual Recognition Agreement signed by the provincial professional foresters associations that belong to the The Forest Professional Regulators of Canada (FPRC), Canada’s Free Trade Agreement and the Saskatchewan Labour Mobility and Fair Registration Practices Act.

If you are currently a registered with a professional forestry regulatory organization in another province and will be working temporarily in Saskatchewan you may apply for to practice temporarily with relative ease because of common interprovincial standards for education and competencies. 

Requirements:

• • Applicants applying for temporary membership in Saskatchewan must be registered with the professional regulatory organization in one of the seven other provinces in Canada that regulate the applicable forestry profession and belong to FPRC. 

  • No reassessment of education, competency, training or work experience will be conducted by ASFP.

  • Only complete applications will be considered.

  • Applications must be submitted to ASFP prior to the project being started.

  • Temporary practice is issued for three (3) month terms.

Application Requirements:

An application for temporary membership must be completed and submitted through the link provided below and all other required documents emailed to registrar@asfp. ca. The application package must consist of: 

• • the application form,

  • a current resume, 

  • emailed directly from any home jurisdiction professional regulatory organization of which you are currently registered to ASFP:

    • evidence of registration demonstrating of good standing,

    • information on any imposed practice restriction(s), limitation(s), or condition(s),

    • evidence of good character (including information from registering bodies on complaints, investigations, disciplinary proceedings or criminal proceedings that are ongoing or completed, if any), and 

  • the application fee. 

Once the complete application is received, the Admissions Committee will review the application for membership.

Terms, Conditions & Limitations on Restricted Memberships for Temporary Projects

Registration as a temporary member for a temporary project is subject to the following terms, conditions and limitations:

• • The services performed will fall within the competency in which the applicant has provided satisfactory evidence of having the relevant knowledge.

  • The applicant shall only perform the work described in their application, as accepted or modified by the Admission Committee, unless working under the supervision of an ASFP RPF, RPFT or restricted member in good standing.  

  • A person cannot have held more than three temporary restricted memberships in the previous five years.

  • The member shall abide by any other terms placed on their membership by the Admissions Committee.

Timeline for Review:

Applicants can expect up to 20 days from the time a complete application is received to obtain a decision on their application for registration.

Fees:

• • The fees are the same as new applicants and the fee schedule can be accessed here and payable by the quarter.

  • Once an application is approved, the registration fee is due before the membership is active.

Once you are accepted as a member with ASFP, you may immediately practice forestry: there is no training period for professionals from other provinces. 

*This is in line with a Mutual Recognition Agreement signed by the provincial professional foresters associations that belong to the The Forest Professional Regulators of Canada (FPRC), Canada’s Free Trade Agreement and the Saskatchewan Labour Mobility and Fair Registration Practices Act.

Restricted members do not fully meet the educational and employment requirements needed to become a Registered Professional Forester or Registered Professional Forest Technologist and have not successfully completed the ASFP registration exam. They may have expertise in specific aspects of forestry or an allied science. Restricted members are entitled to practice forestry in accordance with conditions set on the scope of their practice and length of time they may practice. They also have the right to use the title “Restricted member” and to sign and seal professional documents. 

For a restricted professional application package, please submit the application form online and email all other required documents to registrar@asfp. ca. Your completed application package must consist of: 

• • the application form, 

  • transcripts sent directly from all post-secondary institutions to ASFP (registrar@asfp.ca), 

  • a current resume, 

  • two completed sponsorship forms, and

  • the application fee.

Once the complete package is received, the Admissions Committee will review your application. Only complete packages will be considered.