Who We Are

About the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists

Founded in 1950, the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists is a self-regulatory body operating under the authority from “The Agrologists Act” of Manitoba. It is enacted in 1983 by the Legislature of the Province of Manitoba. The Institute regulates the practice of agrology in Manitoba and registers practitioners. It is financed and maintained mainly through fees charged to Agrologists of Manitoba. Regulation of Agrologists is at no cost to the public.

The Institute’s mandate under “The Agrologists Act” is to protect the public’s interest by governing the professional conduct of its registrants, overseeing the admission and registration of Agrologists, and taking action regarding unauthorized practice. Similar legislation is in effect in all other Canadian provinces.

It is also the Institute’s responsibility to protect the public interest by setting standards of education and other competencies. By doing this the public can identify fully qualified, registered Agrologists, as those who are competent to provide knowledge and advice in agrology.

The Provincial Council, the equivalent of a Board of Directors is responsible for governing the Institute and establishing the standards for the profession.

Objectives

The objectives of the Institute are to protect and serve the public, specifically it:

  1. Sets requirements and standards for registration of and practice by registrants;
  2. Provide governance and oversight to registrants;
  3. Establish and maintain standards of ethics with which all registrants must comply;
  4. Hold registrants accountable to the public and to the profession through a transparent process of review, complaints investigation and discipline; and
  5. Providing information about the practice of agrology to the public, employers, clients, and regulated members.