Immediately after the July 25 CAP Council meeting, CAP sent a short email — not to address the core demand of 1,065+ signatories, but to announce a 5-year reapplication rule:

“A former Regulated Member… whose registration has been cancelled for five years or more… may apply for registration… in the same manner as a new applicant and must meet all the requirements… in effect at the time.”
— CAP, July 25, 2025

They also stated:
“In hindsight, we appreciate that this may have led to the belief that those who are unsuccessful on the EPPP as per CAP’s policies had a lifetime ban. This is not correct.”
— CAP, July 25, 2025
This statement is not accurate. Multiple members of our group received direct emails from CAP in previous years stating they were permanently ineligible to reapply after three failed EPPP attempts. There was no mention of a 5-year reapplication window, because it did not exist at the time and is still not published; CAP claims it will be September 1, 2025. The bylaw was apparently approved in February 2025, but CAP did not disclose this publicly until now and only under sustained public pressure.

Let’s be clear: this does not repeal CAP’s current policy, which still explicitly bars anyone who fails the EPPP three times from registration. Instead, it introduces a 5-year lockout, requiring individuals to start over — with no guarantee of re-entry, no appeal, and no clarity on future requirements. Even more concerning, CAP wrote that reapplicants must meet all requirements “in effect at the time.” Two reporters were told informally that the future requirements will include new PhD-level education standards, but CAP has not publicly confirmed or explained this.

Despite receiving our full submission, CAP stated:
“Council received all the materials… They expressed confidence in the current EPPP policies as they believe it is consistent with CAP’s primary public protection mandate.”
— CAP, July 25, 2025
No evidence was provided. No equity concerns acknowledged. No public review committed.

CAP’s conduct is increasingly indefensible:
🛑 CAP told media the July 25 Council meeting would be open to the public — but then denied our group access
📄 They provided only a one-page, unofficial agenda — with no record of what was actually discussed
🕓 They now say no minutes will be released until after September 26
📁 As of now, there are no Council meeting minutes posted for any meetings in 2025. This raises serious concerns that CAP has been discussing and developing this policy in private for months and is only now disclosing it in response to sustained public pressure from petitioners, professionals, and the media.

What They Still Haven’t Done:
Repealed the 3-attempt EPPP limit
Acknowledged the disproportionate impact on racialized, disabled, and second-career professionals
Responded to the legal, jurisdictional, and impact-based evidence we submitted
Committed to any public consultation, fairness review, or policy reform timeline
 
What You Can Do:
Share this update widely, and tag or email your MLA and Alberta Ministers.
We are demanding transparency, fairness, and accountability — and we are not backing down.

Thank you for standing with us.

— The Alberta EPPP Petition Group
📧 albertapetitioneppp@gmail.com