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Canadian team joins ESA’s CanSat Competition for second year running
February 13, 2020
A team of high school students from BC is packing satellite technology into a soda can-sized probe.
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Daily Media Report recap: January 31-February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020
The APEGA Foundation shuts down. The engineering profession answers questions about its assessment process. New professional practice guidelines from Engineers & Geoscientists BC. A new Fair Registration Practices Act in Alberta. How an engineer’s maternity leave has made her a better engineer…
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Milestones for 2020 Enrolment and Degrees Awarded survey
February 1, 2020
It is time to start planning for the 2020 Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Survey (which captures data from 2019). Like last year, we will be using our new data management system, Tandem, to collect data from participating institutions. We heard from institutions that the timelines we used in 2019 wer…
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CEAB meets in Ottawa
February 1, 2020
On February 8, the Accreditation Board met in Ottawa for a one-day meeting, where they covered a number of key items: The passing of a motion to recommend to the Engineers Canada Board that criterion 3.4.6 be modified to reduce the total number of required accreditation units (AUs) from 1950 to 18…
Deadline extended! Request for proposals: A cloud-based solution to help Canada's engineering regulators access database information about international engineering programs
January 31, 2020
Engineers Canada is conducting a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the development and implementation of a customized cloud-based solution to help Canada's engineering regulators access database information about international engineering programs. Engineers Canada requires a cloud-based soluti…
Are Canada’s regulators making engineering accessible to international graduates?
January 30, 2020
Recently, several national media outlets have published stories highlighting the frustrations of international engineering graduates trying to transfer their credentials to Canada. The stories emphasize the benefits of assessing competencies when it comes to evaluating a candidate’s application to become an engineer.
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ReNew Canada releases Top 100 infrastructure project list
January 30, 2020
In January, ReNew Canada published its annual “Top 100: Canada’s biggest infrastructure projects” report, which features a list of the largest Canadian infrastructure projects currently underway.
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Registration now open for the 2020 Global Marathon
January 30, 2020
Engineers Canada is happy to once again this year support DiscoverE’s Global Marathon, a series of engaging online discussions for women and their champions in engineering and technology worldwide.
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Daily Media Report recap: January 16-January 30
January 30, 2020
The Queen’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders ends its boycott of the national office. An opinion piece on competency-based assessment. An engineer appointed to the Order of Canada. And the UBC president hails the benefits of liberal arts. These were the most-read stories in the media monitoring…
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Future City Atlantic competition invites students to consider the future of water
January 30, 2020
Jon Barrett, a co-organizer for the Atlantic regional competition for the 2019-2020 Future City competition, recently shared some of his thoughts on the important role these events play in introducing students to engineering concepts and careers.
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