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Environmental Professional (EP®)

Designation is Your Next Step

Proudly showcase your expertise with Canada’s only national environmental designation and become a leader in the environmental sector

Check Out The 2019 EP Member Report

Check out this year's Annual EP Member Report and see the ways we've been able to connect with you and continue to create professional growth opportunities.

EP Member Report
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Define Your Career Journey as an Environmental Professional

Environmental professionals represent a group of diverse environmental and sustainability professionals across Canada. Among them, environmental scientists, technicians, engineers, biologists, auditors, managers, consultants, and executives – all of whom hold important, specialized knowledge in the environmental sector.

As a certified EP, you can proudly showcase your expertise with Canada’s only national environmental designation and:

  • Demonstrate Leadership Skills
  • Access Mentorship Opportunities Just For Members
  • Gain Access to Exclusive Benefits & Resources
  • Join ECO Canada’s Research Community and more

3 Levels of EP To Fit Your Level Of Expertise

We offer three tiers of designation based on your level of career experience and areas of expertise, each with their own qualifications. These prestigious titles provide validation of your skills, access to unique resources, and mentorship opportunities.

EPT Designation
Environmental Professional in-training
You have less than 5 years of environmental experience in Canada and hold a degree or diploma. You are looking for career guidance and learning opportunities.
EP Designation
Environmental Professional
You have 5+ years of environmental experience in Canada, have specialized knowledge and want to influence the future of the environmental sector.
EP Auditor Designation
Compliance Environmental Auditor EP(CEA) &
Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor EP(EMSLA)
Your niche area of expertise involves working with auditing standards OR you specialize in one or both of Environmental Management Systems and Sustainable Forestry Mgmt.

The Canadian Environmental Certification Approvals Board (CECAB) is responsible for overseeing the administration, evaluation and ratification of ECO Canada’s certification of EPs in Canada. While ECO Canada acts as the certifying body for EP Certification, the Approvals Board, composed of prominent environmental stakeholders from across Canada, functions as an impartial governing body for the certification of applicants and term renewal of members. By this process, EPs are ratified at the highest level and are proven, certified leaders in their respective fields.

Applying is simple and can be done in just 8 steps! Get started by selecting the one of the membership levels. 

Hear What Your Peers Are Saying About EP

``In my role as an environmental professor, I have worked with several hundred excellent emerging professionals over the past 20 plus years. For my entire teaching career, ECO Canada has been the entity that these young professionals can rely upon for assuring their continued growth as world class professionals in the pursuit of their own environmental careers.``

Ian Smith, B.Math., M.Sc., OLD/OLIP, EP

``As an EP, I appreciated having access to various online training courses and webinars which I took to develop skill sets and industry knowledge. The nationally recognized designation gave me added credibility and to be able to add EP next to my name on business cards, was a way to differentiate myself from other environmental professionals.``

Marilyn Baxter, EP

``What’s becoming more important, is professional reliance and creating awareness to recognize EPs nationally. Which is very important for environmental practitioners in Canada. Being an EP specialized in Environmental Management, gives me tremendous amount of satisfaction both personally and professionally knowing that I’m doing my part to demonstrate that we’re constructing projects with the environment in mind.``

Kyle Paddon, EP



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