**If Resigned in Good Standing or If Discontinued (for non payment of fees)**
Registrants who Resigned in Good Standing or who were set as Discontinued due to non-payment of fees, may return as a registrant if its within three (3) years from the date of resignation or when set as discontinued. To accompany this form you will need to remit the practicing annual fee and all additional applicable fee(s) by completing the payment information section below. If the effective resignation date or discontinued date is beyond three (3) years from the date of leaving BCIA, a new registration application will need to be submitted under the current standards of the day.
NOTE: The Registrar may request a current resume, in addition to evidence of past PD activities and/or a current year PD learning plan.
Reinstatement Covenant
All registrants of the Institute, however and wherever they may practice, are bound by the Code of Ethics set out by the Institute and shall, as a condition of registration in the Institute, assent to and conform to the Code of Ethics as contained in Schedule A of the Bylaws (www.bcia.com)
CODE OF ETHICS
Professional Development Obligations
The BC Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) is committed to professional development (PD) and standards to assist registrants in maintaining professional knowledge, abilities and skills. Assurance of continuing competence through on-going professional development is critical in meeting the current issues involving the profession of agrology and the agrologists' responsibility to society. Registrants must be familiar with the guidelines and required PD hour minimums, including BCIA's recognized 12 Practice Areas. Practice Area(s) are declared annually and registrants are expected to operate within those once accepted into the Institute.
PD PROGRAM AND GUIDELINES
Payment
Resigned registrants (left with notice) must pay a reinstatement fee of $150.00 plus the registration fee for the year returning.
*May be prorated according to date of the return for Resigned Registrants ONLY: Full fees up to March 31, ¾ up to June 30, ½ up to September 30, and ¼ to December 31.
Discontinued registrants (left without notice) must pay the full registration fee for the year returning.
PLUS:
#1. Outstanding fee from year discontinued
#2. Late fee from discontinued year: $150.00
#3. Reinstatement fee for the year returning: $250.00
FEE SCHEDULES
Once the request for reinstatement is approved by the Registrar, the invoice will be created and payment is completed online. An email processing receipt will be emailed to you, with the official receipt located in your BCIA account once active. NO PST or GST is applied.