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Engineers Canada reaches agreement to transfer ownership of the PIEVC Program to the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
March 30, 2020
Today, Engineers Canada and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) jointly announced that an agreement has been reached for ICLR to assume ownership of Engineers Canada’s PIEVC Program, which includes the Protocol for infrastructure climate risk and vulnerability assessment (the “Protocol”). ICLR has partnered with the Climate Risk Institute and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to operate the PIEVC Program and offer the Protocol in Canada and internationally.
For HEIs: March 31, 2020 CEAB statement on COVID-19
March 30, 2020
The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) is closely monitoring the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CEAB-accredited engineering education programs. The CEAB would like to commend the administration, faculty, and student bodies of accredited programs for making the necessary adjustments to ensure quality education opportunities continue to be delivered safely in this uniquely challenging environment.
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How Canada’s engineering regulators have responded to COVID-19
March 26, 2020
With organizations across the country heading the guidance of health agencies to close their offices and increase physical distancing, here are the changes that Canada’s engineering regulators have made in order to continue delivering core services.
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What role is there for engineers in pandemic preparedness and response?
March 26, 2020
Medical professionals are on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19 as they care for patients and work to create a vaccine. These unprecedented times have left other professionals, including engineers, wondering what they can do? How can engineers contribute to help society through this pandemic?
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Daily Media Report recap: March 13-26
March 26, 2020
Engineers Canada’s response to COVID-19. Coronavirus transmission and wastewater. Potential overhaul at University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering. New statistics on employment at BC’s top engineering firms. These were the most-read stories in the Daily Media Report in mid-March. Engineers C…
Engineers Canada’s response to COVID-19
March 16, 2020
COVID-19 resources Engineers Canada has collected a selection of resources related to COVID-19, its impacts, and how organizations are responding. View our resource collection The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease it causes (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe and …
APEGA celebrates “a century well built” this year
March 12, 2020
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) turns 100 this year.
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.caISES holds third national gathering of students and professionals at the University of Saskatchewan
March 12, 2020
The 2020 gathering of the Canadian Indigenous Science and Engineering Society featured three days of celebration, workshops, and meetings.
DiscoverE shares Global engineer survey results
March 12, 2020
What are the biggest challenges facing countries around the world, and what are the biggest obstacles to solving them?
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Daily Media Report recap: February 28 to March 12
March 12, 2020
Camp 5 removed as Iron Ring Ceremony presenters. Engineers Without Borders and the #AidToo movement. An Oregon engineer’s red-light camera research changes how traffic engineers calculate timing of traffic lights. Disciplinary action in Quebec against Pierre Shoiry. Camp 5: After facing criticism f…
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