What does the Accreditation Board do?
The Accreditation Board accredits undergraduate engineering programs. These programs provide the academic requirements for licensure as a professional engineer in Canada.
Why does the Accreditation Board exist?
- To ensure Canada’s engineering education system remains amongst the best in the world
- To set national standards for engineering education
- To provide expertise and efficiency in assessing engineering education on behalf of the provincial and territorial engineering regulatory bodies
Who does the Accreditation Board report to?
The Accreditation Board is a committee of the Board.
Several sub-committees assist the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board in its work, including:
- Executive Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Policies and Procedures Committee
Who are the members of the Accreditation Board?
Our members are volunteers. They are senior engineering practitioners from academia, the public sector and private industry.
Committee Members
Wayne McQuarrie
Chair
Lynn Villeneuve
Secretary
David Brown
Engineers Canada Board representative
Suzelle Barrington
Member
Emily Cheung
Member
Robert Dony
Member
Denis Isabel
Member
Suzanne Kresta
Member
Anne-Marie Laroche
Member
Jeff Pieper
Member
Luigi Benedicenti
Vice-Chair
Gérard Lachiver
Past-Chair
Gary Faulkner
Engineers Canada Board representative
Danilo Candido
Member
Pemberton Cyrus
Member
Ray Gosine
Member
Paula Klink
Member
Pierre Lafleur
Member
Julius Pataky
Member
Tara Zrymiak
Member
Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, CEAB, Accreditation Board and AB mean the Board Committee referred to in Board Policy 6.9 Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) Terms of Reference in Engineers Canada materials.