What does the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board do?
The Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board develops national guidelines that provide advice on regulatory practices, such as:
Professional requirements:
- Entry to practice
- Ethics
- Conduct in practice
Programs for members of the provincial and territorial engineering regulators:
- Continuing professional development
- Mentoring
- Engineers-in-training
Tools to assess international graduates:
- Examination Syllabus
- Information about international institutions and degrees
Why does the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board exist?
- To help the engineering regulators use consistent practices.
- To make it easier for engineers to work across Canada.
- To identify new types of engineering practice (for example, nanotechnology).
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. - Environment and Sustainability Committee (Terms of Reference)
The role of this committee is to monitor, report, and develop responses to environment, sustainability, and climate change issues at the national level. - 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, inter-regulator knowledge exchange, and the development of national model guides. - 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 to address issues identified by the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board.
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 Board Representative
Frank Collins, FEC, P.Eng.
Atlantic Provinces Representative
Roydon Fraser, PhD, FEC, P.Eng.
Ontario Representative
Frank George, FEC, FGC (Hon), P.Eng.
Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Representative
Margaret Anne Hodges, FEC, FGC (Hon), P.Eng., PMP
Member-at-Large
Amy Hsiao, PhD, MBA, P.Eng.
Atlantic Provinces Representative
Samer Inchasi, P.Eng., PMP
Member-at-Large
David T. Lynch, PhD, FCAE, FCIC, FEIC, FEC, FGC (Hon.), P.Eng.
Engineers Canada Board Representative
Nikeetta Marshal, MSc, P.Eng.
Member-at-Large
Diane Riopel, PhD, FIC, ing.
Québec Representative
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, Manager, Qualifications
Catherine Christoffersen, 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.