What does the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board do?
The Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board develops national guidelines, Engineers Canada papers, and examination syllabi that serve the needs of regulators, engineering licence holders, and applicants for licensure by enabling the assessment of engineering qualifications, fostering excellence in engineering practice and regulation, and facilitating mobility. See the 2019-2021 Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board Work Plan.
Who does the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board report to?
The Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board is a committee of the Engineers Canada Board.
Several sub-committees assist the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board in its work. Each sub-committee is chaired by a Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board member and consists of volunteers and staff from the provincial and territorial engineering regulators.
The following are the current sub-committees that assist the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board
- Admission Issues Committee (Terms of Reference)
The role of this committee is to support the admissions activities of the regulators and to enhance the relationships between the regulators, admissions officials, and the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board. - Continuing Competence Committee (Terms of Reference)
The role of this committee is to enhance the relationships among the regulators and the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board in support of continuing professional development and continuing competence activities carried out across the country. - Engineer-in-Training Committee (Terms of Reference)
The role of this committee is to help with student and engineer-in-training-related activities and initiatives by developing tools and documents to facilitate the licensure of engineers-in-training and to work towards more mobility for them. - Practice Committee (Terms of Reference)
The role of this committee is to enhance the relationships among the regulators and the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board in support of professional practice activities through the dissemination of best practices and inter-regulator knowledge exchange. - Syllabus Committee (Terms of Reference)
The role of this committee is to develop and update the examination syllabi and their related documents, and to provide a mechanism to identify and create examination syllabi reflective of accredited programs offered in Canada.
Task groups are also formed as necessary.
- Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion (Terms of Reference)
The purpose of this task force is to develop a new Public guideline for engineers and engineering firms on the topic of diversity and inclusion. - Task Force on Software Engineering (Terms of Reference)
The purpose of this task force is to provide expertise in support of the review of the Engineers Canada paper on professional practice in software engineering.
Who are the members of the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board?
Our members are volunteers. They are engineers who usually have previously volunteered with a provincial or territorial engineering regulator.
Ron LeBlanc, FEC, P.Eng.
Chair
Mahmoud Mahmoud, PhD, FEC, P.Eng.
Vice Chair
Dennis Peters, PhD, FEC, SMIEEE, P.Eng.
Past Chair
Christian Bellini, FEC, P.Eng.
Engineers Canada director appointee
Frank Collins, FEC, P.Eng.
Atlantic Provinces Representative
Roydon Fraser, PhD, FEC, P.Eng.
Ontario Representative
Frank H S George, P.Eng. MBA, FEC, FGC (Hon.)
Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Representative
Margaret Anne Hodges, FEC, FGC (Hon), P.Eng., PMP
Member-at-Large
Jeff Holm, FEC, P.Eng., FGC (Hon)
Engineers Canada director appointee
Amy Hsiao, FEC, PhD, MBA, P.Eng.
Atlantic Provinces Representative
Samer Inchasi, P.Eng., PMP
Member-at-Large
Nadia Lehoux, ing., Ph.D.
Québec Representative
Nikeetta Marshal, MSc, P.Eng.
Member-at-Large
Karen Savage, FEC, P.Eng.
British Columbia, Yukon Territory Representative
Ian Sloman, P.Eng.
Saskatchewan, Manitoba Representative
Qing Zhao, PhD, P.Eng.
Member-at-Large
Staff Support
Mélanie Ouellette, MA, MBA, Manager, Qualifications
Isabelle Flamand, Coordinator, Qualifications
Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board, CEQB, Qualifications Board and QB mean the Board Committee referred to in Board Policy 6.10 Canadian Engineering Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board (CEQB) Terms of Reference in Engineers Canada’s Board Policy Manual.