Under licensing will fees and insurance increase R.P.F.s cost of doing business to the point where membership is more of a hindrance than help?
Insurance has been previously discussed. When the Act is implemented, there will be an increase in staff requirements and committee activity. Any increases beyond the present fee structure must be proposed and justified to the membership, and approved by the membership. Members of the Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters, for example, have rejected proposed fee increases in the past. Licensing must be made to work in practice, and fees must be appropriate to the size of our membership and its ability to support the profession.
