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Engineers Canada submits recommendations to government on capacity building, CPTPP
September 12, 2019
In late summer, Engineers Canada submitted recommendations to the federal government in response to two separate consultations—the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs’ study on community capacity building and retention of talent in Indigenous communities, and Global Affairs Canada’s request for input on the possible accession of new members to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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Daily Media Report recap: August 30 to September 12
September 12, 2019
News from another self-regulating profession. Self-regulation news from another country. The consequences of e-scooter abandonment. These were the most-read stories from the Daily Media Report in early September. Pharmacist suspended: The Alberta College of Pharmacy has found an Edmonton pharmacist…
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Engineers Canada affinity partner helps those affected by Hurricane Dorian in Atlantic Canada
September 12, 2019
In the aftermath of the hurricane that struck Atlantic Canada on September 7, 2019, our thoughts are with our fellow engineers and geoscientists, and their families and friends who were impacted.
Registration now open for third edition of Sustainability in Practice online course
September 9, 2019
Engineers Canada and Polytechnique Montréal have once again teamed up to offer the third edition of their successful free online course, Sustainability in Practice. Registration is now open.
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Discovery sessions continue with Armature
September 1, 2019
This month we continued our discovery conversations with Armature, which are focused on exploring the best configuration of the Tandem system so it will meet our accreditation needs. Areas of functionality currently being examined are the request for accreditation, accreditation questionnaire, and …
Advisory Committee confirms calculation requirements
September 1, 2019
At our System Advisory Committee meeting in August, members confirmed that the calculations we’ve designed for the Tandem system back-end will meet the accreditation criteria for quantifying curriculum content. Our review with the committee also resulted in a requirement clarification, new ideas fo…
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Tandem follow-up survey results being analyzed
September 1, 2019
We’re now analyzing the follow-up survey that we sent to those who completed the Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Survey using Tandem. Thank you again to those who responded—the information we collect from such feedback surveys directly feeds into improvements to the system and enables us to better se…
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Resources report in development
September 1, 2019
Our annual resource reports are on target for delivery to HEIs in the fall. These reports comprise one of the major outputs from the Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Survey, providing institutions with a useful overview of programs in their region and nationally, which helps them with planning and res…
CEAB meeting
September 1, 2019
The CEAB met in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, on September 14, 2019. The agenda included the election of a new vice-chair, whose term begins July 1, 2020. Members also discussed upcoming visiting team chair assignments and approved visiting team documentation and tools for the 2019-2020 vi…
Experts call on Quebec government to use qualifications-based selection in awarding engineering and architecture contracts
August 29, 2019
In an open letter published in mid-August by key media outlets in Quebec, more than twenty experts and organizations called on the Quebec government to use qualifications-based selection in awarding public contracts for engineering and architecture projects in the province.
