This section contains a sampling of professional and technical associations and societies, and their respective websites. These websites offer insights and invaluable information for individuals looking for careers in natural gas.

Professional and technical associations are usually organized around the occupation (i.e., geologist, geophysicist, engineers, surveyors, etc.) or area of responsibility (i.e., landmen, land administrators, drilling engineers, technicians, technologists, etc.). Most of these associations are national in scope, but some are provincial. It is not unusual for an individual to belong to one or more associations.

Website 9: Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada (ACEC)

https://www.acec.ca/
ACEC is the not-for-profit organization for Canadian consulting engineering companies, representing the commercial interests of businesses that provide professional engineering services, to both the public and the private sector.

Website 10: Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC)

ASTTBC is a not-for-profit organization that provides professional certification of technologists and technicians in BC for sixteen disciplines and nine special certifications in the broad field of applied science.

Website 11: Canadian Association of Professional Landmen (CAPL)

https://www.landman.ca/
The CAPL is a non-profit voluntary professional association for landmen in Canada. A mineral landmen is an integral part of an exploration and development team of professionals that includes engineers, geologists and geophysicists and is directly involved in the acquisition, disposition and management of a company’s most important asset – its petroleum and natural gas rights.

Website 12: Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration (CAPLA)

http://caplacanada.org
CAPLA members are land administration professionals who work in the energy industry managing the entire land asset life cycle, from the time a parcel of land is acquired, through the exploration and development stages, and during the final disposition or reclamation phase.

Website 13: Association of Canada Land Surveyors (ACLS)

The ACLS is the national licensing body for professionals surveying in the three Canadian territories, in the Federal parks, on First Nation reserves, on and under the surface of Canada’s oceans.

Website 14: First Nations Limited Partnership

The First Nations (PTP) Group Limited Partnership (FNLP) comprises 16 First Nations in B.C. who together negotiated and concluded a precedent-setting commercial benefits agreement regarding the Pacific Trail Pipelines (PTP) project.

Website 15: First Nations LNG Alliance

This group advocates on behalf of First Nations by providing in-depth research and insight in the many issues and concerns surrounding LNG development in B.C. They seek to connect people with resources, information, and support.

Website 16: Careers in Oil + Gas

Information regarding additional Canadian technical/ professional societies and associations can be found at this website.