Engineers Canada

Engineers Canada, is the national organization of the 12 provincial and territorial associations that regulate the practice of engineering in Canada. Engineers Canada serves these associations, which are its sole members, by delivering national programs for standards of engineering education, professional qualifications and professional practice.

The organization was established in 1936 as the Dominion of Canada Council of Professional Engineers. In the late 1950s the name became the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers. In 2007, the organization operated under the business name Engineers Canada. In 2014, the official name was changed to Engineers Canada.

In addition to being the voice of The engineering regulators 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, the provincial and territorial associations.

Engineers Canada is governed by a board of directors. Each engineering regulator has one or more seats on the board on a representation by population basis. All board members are volunteers. The work of the board is supported by Engineers Canada staff.

The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) is a committee of the Engineers Canada Board. CEAB accredits Canadian undergraduate engineering programs that meet the profession's 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 is also involved in assessing the equivalency of the accreditation systems used in other nations relative to the Canadian system, and monitoring the accreditation systems employed by the engineering bodies which have entered into mutual recognition agreements with Engineers Canada.

Engineers Canada negotiates education-based international mutual recognition agreements on behalf of Canada’s engineering profession. These agreements mainly recognize the equivalency of the accreditation systems (engineering education) used in other countries with the Canadian system. Engineers who are graduates of an accredited or recognized engineering program offered in a country where an Engineers Canada agreement applies are generally considered to meet the academic requirements to be licensed as professional engineers in Canada, making it easier for Engineers Canada's members to evaluate the academic credentials of international engineering graduates and for Canadian engineers to work and be licensed as engineers in other countries.

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