Earning your EPt designation is more than a credential, it’s a signal that you’re actively building a career in the environmental sector with purpose and direction.
As an EPt, you are recognized as a developing professional who is committed to gaining the experience, skills, and knowledge required to become a fully certified Environmental Professional (EP®). It shows employers, mentors, and peers that you take your career seriously and are aligned with industry standards.
The Environmental Professional in-Training (EPt) designation is a nationally recognized credential that demonstrates your expertise, ethical commitment, and professional competence in the environmental sector, across all disciplines.
Demonstrates your knowledge meets a rigorous national standard.
Accepted by employers and regulators across all provinces.
Opens doors to senior roles, contracts, and leadership positions.
Join 6,000+ EP® professionals across Canada’s environmental sector.
The EPt designation is your pathway to becoming a recognized environmental professional in Canada. As an EPt, you’ll expand your professional network, learn from certified EP mentors, and develop the skills to advance your environmental career.
You hold a recognized college diploma, university degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD), or equivalent international credentials, qualifying you to pursue the EPt designation.
Completion of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) environmental employment assessment to understand your strengths and areas of growth.
You agree to follow the Code of Ethics and sign the EPt Ethics Agreement.
You don’t need prior environmental work experience to start your EPt journey
The EPt designation gives you a competitive edge early in your career, helping you build credibility, access opportunities, and grow within Canada’s environmental sector.
Receive free passes to EP meetups and connect with professionals across the industry.
Be included in the membership roster and gain access to major events like the ECO Impact Learning Series and Awards Gala.
Enjoy free AD&D insurance coverage, retail benefits, and travel discounts as part of your membership.
Access a free course on essential job-seeking skills to help you stand out in the hiring process.
Mentor emerging professionals or connect with senior EP® members, contributing to the strength and depth of Canada’s environmental workforce.
Explore over 60 webinars, training discounts, and a comprehensive library of resources to build your expertise.
The environmental sector is constantly evolving, and the EPt Certification path is keeping pace. Now, with 16 specializations to choose from, you can showcase your expertise in even more fields. Specializations provide you with an extra credential to promote your areas of expertise. You will need to select at least one and up to two of 16 specializations to include as part of your application.
Over 300 competency statements have been classified into one or more of the environmental sub-sectors:
Don’t see a perfect fit? Not to worry. You can earn an EP® without a specialization. Recognizing the wide variety of environmental science and expertise, we offer a flexible path. Environmental professionals are encouraged to proceed with or without a specialization.
Follow these four easy steps to start your certification journey.
Review requirements, pay $200 CAD & fill out your application online
1–2 hours
ECO Canada reviews and validates your application
10 business days
Pay $130 CAD your certification fee once approved
Upon approval
You’re officially a designated EPt
You’re in!
The philosophy underpinning the EP® Code of Ethics aspires to ensure the advancement of environmental practice, recognising that all EPs, within their sphere of influence, can act in a manner consistent with the values of the designation. The code ensures EP® professionals continuously conduct themselves to the highest ethical and professional standards.
Being a strong environmental professional demands broad knowledge and technical skills. The EP® Body of Knowledge guides you on all the professional and technical competencies required to achieve EP® status, helping to instil values and stakeholder trust in the profession.
To maintain your commitment to competency standards as an EPt, you are required to complete professional development activities and submit your membership fees on an annual basis.
Renew your EP® membership each year by the due date to maintain your designation, public directory listing, and access to all member benefits.
Due each April
20 professional development credits per year are required to demonstrate continued engagement with current auditing standards and industry practices.
If payment is not received within 30 days of the due date, a $50 CAD late fee will be applied. The member will also be listed as not in good standing in the public member directory until payment is received.
Begin your EPt application today. Applications are reviewed within 10 business days.
Application fee: $200 + taxes · Annual renewal: $130 + taxes is due on April 1 each year
Complete this short assessment to determine whether you may be eligible for the Environmental Professional in-training (EPt) designation.
The questions below help us understand your education and environmental work experience. Based on your responses, we will help guide you in the next steps of the EPt application process.
This assessment takes approximately 30 second to complete.
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In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth, we acknowledge that we live, work, and gather on the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, including the Blackfoot Confederacy—comprising the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani Nations—as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina Nations.
This land, known as Moh’kinsstis in the Blackfoot language and encompassing what is now Districts 5 and 6, is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland.
We recognize and honour the deep connection these Nations have to the land, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share in its stewardship.
As we continue our work, we commit to learning from Indigenous knowledge systems, uplifting Indigenous voices, and fostering relationships rooted in equity, understanding, and reconciliation.
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