The Canadian Council of Professional Engineers

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• The Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
• Providing leadership which advances the quality
  of life through the creative, responsible and
  progressive application of engineering principles
  in a global context
• Deborah Wolfe, P.Eng.
• Director, Educational Affairs

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Todays Topics

• The history of the engineering profession
• Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
• Engineering Licensing System
• Questions/Discussion

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Engineering in Canada

• There are 160,000 registered professional
  engineers in Canada
• Canadas system for the formation of an engineer
  is world renowned
• Canada is the 3rd largest exporter of engineering
  services in the world

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A Self-governing Profession

• Section 92 (13) of the Constitution Act, 1867,
  places professions under provincial and
  territorial jurisdiction.
• Delegation to professions - self-governance
• Licensing, discipline and enforcement
• Associations/ordre formed to protect the public
  and govern the profession
• Legislative framework established

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From Trade to Profession

• 1887 - Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and
  the Canadian Mining Institute formed
• 1898 - Québec Civil Engineers Act
• 1918 - Engineering Institute of Canada
• 1920 - Engineering Acts passed in B.C., Alberta,
  Manitoba, and Nova Scotia
• 1922 - Ontario Engineering Act
• 1925 - First Iron Ring Ceremony
• 2002 - 12 provincial and territorial
  associations/ordre administer separate Acts
• 400 staff and thousands of volunteers

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The Need for a Federation--- CCPE is Born

• 1936 - Dominion Council of Canada
• 1965 - Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
  (CCPE)
• Funding by Assessment - 12 constituent members

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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers

• federation of 12 provincial and territorial
  associations, representing more than 160,000
  professional engineers
• represents the profession at the national and
  international levels
• accredits university engineering educational
  programs
• prepares national criteria and guidelines

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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers,
continued . . .

• under the Federal Trade-marks Act, the CCPE is
  the owner of the official marks engineer,
  professional engineer and engineering
• the CCPE has the right and duty to protect the
  public from the misuse of the words engineer
  and engineering

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CCPE Structure

• Board of Directors
• Standing Committees
• Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board
• Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board
• Canadian Engineering Resources Board
• Canadian Engineering International Board

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Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board

• National guidelines on professional engineering
  qualifications
• Common Professional Practice Exam
• National guidelines on standards of practice,
  ethics, continuing competence
• Examination syllabus and list of international
  engineering institutions
• Mobility Agreement

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Canadian Engineering Resources Board

• Horizon watcher
• Conducts surveys and gathers, analyzes and
  publishes information on employment, skill sets,
  academic enrolment, etc.
• Gender equity and other workplace issues
• student liaison

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Engineering in Canada
Proportion of Male and Female Engineers by
Discipline
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Canadian Engineering International Board

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and
  Technology Inc. (ABET)
• Washington Accord
• NAFTA
• Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) Agreement
• APEC, FEANI, ICE, etc.

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Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

• 1965 - Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board
  established. It now accredits 220 programs in 35
  engineering schools
• Objective To accredit Canadian engineering
  education programs to ensure that they meet or
  exceed standards acceptable for professional
  registration in the Canadian provinces and
  territories.
• Purpose of Accreditation to identify those
  engineering programs that meet the criteria for
  accreditation.

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Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

• Accreditation of undergraduate engineering
  programs
• Monitoring the accreditation programs of other
  nations,
• Continuous improvement of Canadas accreditation
  system
• Providing guidance to other countries

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General Considerations

• applies to bachelor degree programs
• control of program must be in the hands of
  professional engineers
• program must include engineering in the title
• all options and electives are examined
• CEAB curriculum content must be met by all
  students (minimum path)
• Accreditation Unit (AU 50 minutes of class time
  or 2 50 minute labs or tutorials)
• faculty teaching courses which are primarily
  engineering science and engineering design are
  expected to be professional engineers in Canada

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Benefits of Accreditation

• creditability for program
• graduates meet academic requirements for
  professional registration
• international recognition of engineering
  credentials
• uniform quality of engineering programs
• process provides informal advice for program
  improvement
• fosters self examination and continuous
  improvement
• improvement or elimination of engineering
  programs which do not meet standards

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Criteria For Accreditation

• Quantitative and Qualitative evaluation
• Accredited engineering programs must contain not
  only mathematics, sciences and engineering
  content requirements, but they must also develop
  communication skills and an understanding of the
  environmental, cultural, economic and social
  impacts of engineering on society and the concept
  of sustainable development

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Minimum Curriculum Content

• Basic Sciences..225AU
• Mathematics..195AU
• Engineering Sciences....225AU
• Engineering Design..225AU
• Engineering Science
• Engineering Design..900AU
• Complimentary Studies225AU
• Program Minimum..1800AU

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Essential Elements

• Significant design experience
• Communication skills
• Impact of technology on society
• Teamwork
• Public worker safety health
• Application of computers
• Environmental stewardship

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Essential Elements, continued . . .

• Engineering economics
• Professionalism
• Humanities social sciences
• Laboratory experience and development
• Exposure to research development
• Sustainable development
• Appreciation of elements of related engineering
  disciplines

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Other CCPE Activities

• Canadian Engineers Awards
• National Scholarship Program (50,000)
• National Engineering Week
• Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (over 1
  million of endowments)

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Key Issues

• Intake into the profession
• Emerging technologies
• Continuing competence
• Advocacy and the duty to protect the public
• Technicians and technologists
• Software Engineering
• Student Liaison

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Engineering Licensing System
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The Practice of Engineering(CCPE Definition)

• The practice of Professional engineering means
  any act of planning, designing, composing,
  evaluating, advising, reporting, directing or
  supervising, or managing any of the forgoing,
• that requires the application of engineering
  principles, and
• that concerns the safeguarding of life, health,
  property, economic interests, the public welfare
  or the environment.

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Engineering Practice

• technologically complex
• large impact on society
• ethical obligations to the public, employers,
  clients and the profession

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Engineering Act

• Self Governance
• Right to Title
• Exclusive Scope of Practice

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Exclusive Scope of Practice

• Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no
  individual, corporation, partnership or other
  entity, except a professional engineer, a
  licensee so authorized in his licence, a permit
  holder so authorized in its permit or a
  certificate holder so authorized in his
  certificate shall engage in the practice of
  engineering.

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Right to Title

• No individual, corporation, partnership or other
  entity, except a professional engineer, licensee
  or permit holder entitled to engage in the
  practice of engineering, shall
• a) use
• the title professional engineer, the
  abbreviation P.Eng. or any other abbreviation
  of that title, or
• ii the word engineer in combination with any
  other name, title, description, letter, symbol or
  abbreviation that represents expressly or by
  implication that s/he is a professional engineer,
  licensee or permit holder

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Right to Title, continued . . .

• b) represent or hold out, expressly or by
  implication, that
• s/he is entitled to engage in the practice of
  engineering
• ii s/he is a professional engineer, licensee or
  permit holder

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Obligations of a Self Governing Profession

• regulate the practice of engineering
• serve the public interest
• protect public safety
• have an enforceable code of ethics
• register members
• establish standards of entry and practice
• ensure only properly qualified people are allowed
  to practice
• administer a complaint and discipline process

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Core Responsibilities

• Registration
• Discipline
• Enforcement
• Practice Standards
• Professional Development

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Requirements for Registration as a Professional
Engineer

• accredited university engineering degree or
  equivalent
• experience, 2 to 4 years (Engineer in Training or
  Member in Training)
• Professional Practice Examination (PPE)
• English and/or French language competency
• good character
• fees
• Mobility

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Why Register/Be Licensed

• Its part of being a professional
• Differentiation
• Responsibility to the public
• Liability
• Finish the job/ Go the distance!
• Benefits
• Last but not least...

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Its the Law

• Provincial and territorial enforcement
  legislation
• Limited exemptions
• CCPEs trademarks Engineering Engineer
  Consulting Engineer Professional Engineer
  P.Eng. ing., etc.
• Software
• So called engineers

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The Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Web sites www.ccpe.ca www.peng.ca Tel.
613-232-2474 Fax [phone] E-mail
info_at_ccpe.ca