APEGS National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) Exam NPPE Question # 30 Topic 4 Discussion

The provincial courts can intervene at any time and direct a corporation to make Its records public if It Is suspected by a judge of committing a misdemeanour or misconduct.

The government Is obligated to step in from time to time to coordinate the engineering and geoscience activities of each corporation because Public Safety Canada Is responsible for ensuring the national security and safety of Canadians.

A corporation is a legal entity that cannot be held responsible for professional misconduct; its "affairs' are restricted to the relationships among its affiliates and shareholders, directors, and officers, and therefore, the concept of violating public safety does not apply to the activities of a corporation, so the public is protected.

The governing act for professional associations in almost every province and territory in Canada mandates each corporation to obtain a Permit to Practise, wherein the corporation must employ a licensed professional member to act in a supervisory capacity and assume personal responsibility for the services provided by the corporation.