Under the Agrology Profession Act, section 40, you must register to be a regulated member of the AIA if
- you are academically qualified (you have obtained a diploma, applied degree, or degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in agriculture or environmental science with the course content required by the AIA Council) and
- you intend to provide professional services in the practice of agrology to the public or to supervise regulated members who provide professional services to the public. Professional services in the practice of agrology are defined by the Agrology Profession Act, section 1(1)(v). The practice of agrology broadly entails scientific principles relating to the cultivation, production, use, and improvement of plants and animals, design and use of agricultural structures and equipment, and the management of soils, land, water, and ecological systems.
Only those who register can use the following restricted titles, abbreviations, and initials:
- “agrologist in training”, “A.I.T.” or “AIT” “professional agrologist”, “P.Ag.” or “PAg”
- “agrology technologist in training”, “A.T.T.” or “ATT” or “registered technologist in agrology”, “R.T. (Ag.)” or “RT (Ag)”
Mandatory registration does not apply to agrology students, a person providing services on land in which the person has a direct or indirect interest, or a person who is authorized to provide professional services to the public or to supervise regulated members who provide professional services to the public pursuant to another enactment, such as a law that authorizes another profession to provide the services. If the Registrar is of the opinion that a person who is not a regulated member may meet the registration requirements, the registrar may give a person a written request to apply for registration. The person must submit a complete application within 30 days of receiving the request or is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine, up to $2000 for a first offence. A prosecution may be commenced up to two years after the offence. The Court of King’s Bench may order an injunction to prevent a person who is not a regulated member from providing professional services.