33. The Registrar may not issue a permit to an entity that has applied in accordance with section 32 unless the following conditions are met:

• (a) a principal function of the entity is surveying;

• (b) the entity has within its management at least one licence holder who ensures that the entity complies with the Association’s standards of conduct, knowledge and skill in its surveying activities;

• (c) the entity has professional liability insurance coverage at least equivalent to that required by licensed members under subsection 29(4);

• (d) the name of the entity is not misleading, self-laudatory or inappropriate with regard to protection of the public and the integrity of the profession; and

• (e) in respect of the members of the Association that have been identified in respect of the requirement in paragraph 32(1)(b), the Registrar is not aware of any existing non-compliance on their part with the requirements of the Act and these Regulations.

• 34. (1) An application for a renewal of a permit shall be filed, on the form provided by the Association, with the Registrar before the end of the fiscal year of the Association.

• (2) The Registrar shall renew the permit if the following conditions are met:

  • (a) the application was filed in accordance with subsection (1);

  • (b) the applicant provides, with their application, the information, fees and levies and proof of insurance or exemption referred to in paragraphs 32(1)(b) to (e); and

  • (c) the conditions in section 33 are met.

35. [Repealed, SOR/2011-291, s. 11]

36. Every member of the Association who holds a licence may obtain from the Registrar an authorized seal.

37. Every member of the Association who holds a licence shall certify their documents and drawings by means of

• (a) a statement of responsibility in accordance with section 38; and

• (b) the authorized seal referred to in section 36.

• 38. (1) A statement of responsibility shall be in the form “certified correct”, signed and dated by the member of the Association, if the survey and all associated work, documents and drawings to which the statement applies

  • (a) were made by or under the direct supervision of that member;

  • (b) were made in accordance with the instructions, requirements and standards applicable to the purposes for which they were made;

  • (c) were made in accordance with the instructions of the client; and

  • (d) are correct and true to the best of the member’s knowledge and belief.

• (2) A statement of responsibility that is not in the form “certified correct” shall specifically identify those responsibilities referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) that are accepted by the member of the Association and be signed and dated by the member.