Engineers open doors to new possibilities and new futures. They drive innovation and progress, taking what’s come before them and making it better. Engineers bring people together and they inspire.
This March during National Engineering Month, the engineering profession is inviting you in. The stories below highlight the important contributions of engineers and the many ways they help to make our world a better place. Discover the future that engineers are building.
100 years of the iron ring: A symbol of an engineer’s commitment
If you know a Canadian engineer, you may have noticed them wearing a ring on their pinky finger. Far from a fashion accessory, the iron ring symbolizes an obligation, or verbal commitment, that engineering graduates make—a tradition known as The Calling of an Engineer. The Obligation Ceremony has been modernized and updated in honour of its 100th anniversary this year.