A member applying under Saskatchewan's SINP asked whether they needed CIPS (Canadian Information Processing Society) or APEGS (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan) credential assessment.
What the thread clarified:- The split is based on your NOC (occupation) code, not personal preference. If your NOC is engineering-related, go through APEGS; for computer-related NOC codes, go through CIPS.
- A follow-up question showed the split isn't always clean. A member with NOC 2173 (software engineers) asked whether that counts as "computer" (CIPS) or "engineering" (APEGS) — the thread didn't fully resolve this, which is a useful flag: some IT-adjacent engineering NOCs sit at the boundary and may require checking directly with the relevant body rather than assuming.
Practical takeaway: match your NOC code's primary field to the right body — clear-cut IT NOCs go to CIPS, clear-cut engineering NOCs go to APEGS. If your NOC straddles both categories (like software engineering codes), confirm directly with CIPS or APEGS rather than guessing, since getting the wrong assessment can delay your SINP application.