THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF NOVA SCOTIA
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The National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE)
Study Materials Information Sheet
The two textbooks required to prepare for the NPPE are no longer available for purchase from the exam
service provider, APEGA.
The textbooks can be purchased from online bookstores at full retail price or Members can purchase these
books online at a discount from the publisher through the Engineers Nova Scotia Member Login:
https://engineersnovascotia.ca/member-area/.
Textbooks:
Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice & Ethics, Sixth Edition (2018).
Gordon C. Andrews
Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering, and Geoscience, Third Canadian Edition (2015).
Samuels & Sanders
The following additional study material can be downloaded (at no cost):
A Guide to Patents
A Guide to Trade-Marks
A Guide to Industrial Designs
A Guide to Copyrights
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00026.html#patent
The Nova Scotia Engineering Profession Act & By-Laws and Code of Ethics
Engineers Nova Scotia Manual of Professional Practice
Guidelines for Use of a Seal
http://engineersnovascotia.ca/publications/
Nova Scotia Statutes:
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Builders’ Lien Act
Environment Act
Occupational Health & Safety Act
Statutes of Frauds
Workers Compensation Act
http://nslegislature.ca/legc/
Federal Statutes:
- Constitution Act Part I
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Canadian Labour Code