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About Engineers Canada
Established in 1936, Engineers Canada is the national organization of the 12 provincial and territorial associations and ordre that regulate the practice of engineering in Canada and license the country's more than 160,000 professional engineers. Engineers Canada serves the associations and ordre, which are its constituent and sole members, by delivering national programs that ensure the highest standards of engineering education, professional qualifications and professional practice.
In addition to being the voice of its constituent members in national and international affairs, Engineers Canada coordinates the development of national policies, positions and guidelines on behalf of the engineering profession. It also promotes greater understanding of the nature, role and contribution of professional engineers and engineering to society, and undertakes federal government relations and national media relations on behalf of, and in consultation with, its constituent members.
Engineers Canada's policy-setting and governing body is the Engineers Canada Board of Directors. Each of Engineers Canada's constituent members has one or more seats at the Board table, on a representation by population basis. All Board members, as well as the majority of engineers who serve on Engineers Canada's standing and policy committees are volunteers. The work of the Board and committees is supported by Engineers Canada's staff.
Engineers Canada's committees and staff undertake a wide range of activities and initiatives to implement the policies established by the Engineers Canada Board of Directors. These activities and initiatives would not be possible without the contributions and commitment of the dedicated volunteers who serve on Engineers Canada's Board and committees, and give so much of their time and energy to their profession.
Through the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), Engineers Canada accredits Canadian undergraduate engineering programs that meet the profession's high education standards. Graduates of those programs are deemed by the profession to have the required academic qualifications to be licensed as professional engineers in Canada.
CEAB also plays a key role in Engineers Canada's international activities, by assessing the equivalency of the accreditation systems used in other nations relative to the Canadian system, and by monitoring the accreditation systems employed by the engineering bodies which have entered into mutual recognition agreements with Engineers Canada.
Through the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board (CEQB), Engineers Canada develops national guidelines on the qualifications, standards of practice and ethics expected of professional engineers. It also publishes the Engineers Canada Examination Syllabus and the Engineers Canada List of Foreign Engineering Educational Institutions and Professional Qualifications.
The Syllabus describes an examination program to assess the academic qualifications of individuals who have not graduated from an accredited Canadian engineering program, an engineering program offered outside Canada but recognized to be equivalent to a Canadian program under a mutual recognition agreement, or a program offered outside Canada that has been evaluated by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) and deemed to be "substantially equivalent" to a Canadian program. The academic qualifications requirement to be licensed as a professional engineer in Canada is outlined in Engineers Canada's National Guideline on the Admission to the Practice of Engineering in Canada.
The international activities undertaken by Engineers Canada committees, volunteers and staff on behalf of Canada's engineering profession are overseen and coordinated by its International Committee. This committee is also responsible for keeping Engineers Canada's Board of Directors abreast of new opportunities to maintain or enhance international mobility for Canadian engineers, and for monitoring the use and viability of Engineers Canada's existing mutual recognition agreements on the full or partial recognition of engineering qualifications.
Engineers Canada negotiates international agreements on behalf of its constituent members, primarily at the educational level through CEAB, to facilitate increased international mobility for Canadian engineers. The agreements also make it easier for Engineers Canada's constituent members to evaluate the academic qualifications of international engineering graduates applying for engineering licensure in Canada.
Engineers Canada oversees research activities to monitor the pulse of the engineering profession in Canada. Among its objectives, it coordinates research on the nature of engineering work in Canada, labour market information, as well as publishes the Canadian Engineers for Tomorrow - Engineering Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Report.
The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB)¸ the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board (CEQB) and the Board of Directors work closely to ensure that early identification processes are in place for emerging disciplines. These processes involve accreditation team visits, since the teams have regular and direct contact with academia. Information on new or developing areas of engineering by the CEAB is gathered as part of Engineers Canada's work in tracking emerging engineering disciplines. In addition, Engineers Canada staff conduct regular scanning of papers, publications, conferences and research in order to gather information from other sources.
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Engineers Canada produces several annual publications, including the CEAB's Accreditation Criteria and Procedures Report, and the Engineers Canada Annual Report.
- Official marks on the terms engineer, engineering, professional engineer, P.Eng., consulting engineer, ingénieur, ing., ingénieur conseil, génie and ingénierie are held by the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers. This helps its constituent members to enforce the provisions of the Engineering Act in their jurisdiction, and protect the Canadian public through the regulation of engineering practice.
- Engineers Canada sponsors insurance and investment products for Canada's engineers, from RRSPs to professional liability insurance, as well as special discounts on car rentals.
- Engineers Canada presents the Canadian Engineers' Awards to honour Canada's outstanding engineers, engineering teams, engineering students and engineering achievements.
- Engineers Canada offers a national scholarships program to support exceptional engineers undertaking postgraduate studies at the university level.
- Engineers Canada supports the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation, which is dedicated to increasing the participation of women in the engineering profession.
- Engineers Canada operates an assessment program to help prospective immigrants make informed choices about relocating to Canada. The Engineering International-Education Assessment Program evaluates the academic credentials of prospective immigrants.
- Engineers Canada supports the initiatives undertaken by its constituent members during National Engineering Week (NEW). This annual celebration of engineering and the achievements of Canada's professional engineers features a myriad of events geared primarily toward students. NEW's goal is to promote awareness of the engineering profession and the career opportunities it offers, as well as the contributions of engineering and engineers to public safety, health, quality of life and economic well-being.
Engineers Canada is a member of the Canadian Network of National
Associations of Regulators (CNNAR). CNNAR is a network of national organizations whose members
are provincial and territorial regulatory organizations that are responsible for the self-regulation
of professions and occupations. CNNAR members acknowledge the importance of recognizing the
credentials, competencies and experiences of people who wish to work in a regulated profession in
Canada.For more information on CNNAR visit www.cnnar.ca
C.C.P.E.® and its logo are trademarks
of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers.
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