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Daily Media Report recap: March 15 to 28
March 28, 2019
An op-ed from a University of Victoria student on the workload of engineering students. Continuing controversy over the Muskrat Falls project. A Coroner’s Inquest launched into the stage collapse that killed Radiohead drummer Scott Johnson. These were some of the top stories in the Daily Media Repo…
Budget 2019: Sets groundwork for improved access to STEM
March 19, 2019
OTTAWA, March 19, 2019 – Engineers Canada is pleased to see the federal government’s commitment to Indigenous peoples’ access to post-secondary education, investment in critical STEM skills, and securing Canada’s future in space, as laid out in Budget 2019: Investing in the Middle Class. “Engineers…
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Engineers Canada Board approves 4 principles for development of a regulatory regime for granting independent practice rights to engineering technologists
March 14, 2019
At their Board Meeting on March 1, 2019, the Engineers Canada Board approved four principles that governments should consider when developing a regulatory regime that would grant independent practice rights to engineering technologists
Girls First program offering new ways to explore STEM
March 14, 2019
Girl Guides Canada’s Girls First program empowers girls with fun, relevant, girl-driven activities and experiences.
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Engineers Canada applauds government’s investment in Canadian space program
March 14, 2019
Two announcements over the past two weeks have marked historic investment in Canada’s space program. Engineers will have a crucial role to play in Canada’s new space strategy.
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The Work of Champions: PEI
March 14, 2019
We recently spoke with Amy Hsiao, 30 by 30 Champion for University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), about the remarkable work that she and Glenda MacKinnon-Peters, 30 by 30 Champion for Engineers PEI, are doing to increase the number of women licensing as engineers in their province.
Daily Media Report recap: March 1 to 14
March 14, 2019
National Engineering Month kicks off. And the engineering community celebrates International Women’s Day. These two stories dominated the Media Report in the first half of the month. National Engineering Month: National Engineering Month kicked off with events across the country that encouraged yo…
Call for expressions of interest in joining the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (1-3 members-at-large)
March 14, 2019
CEAB opportunity: The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board has put out a call for expressions of interest in joining as a member at large.
Western Graduate Attribute/Continual Improvement Process Summit
March 14, 2019
The Summit will engage participants in discussion on the process of assessing Graduate Attributes (GAs) via rubrics and managing GA data collection. We will start the day with an overview of lessons learned from our recent data collection journey (moving from Excel sheets and Workbooks submitted via email to a custom online web-based platform that incorporates program mapping).
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International Women’s Day 2019: Let’s work together to #InnovateforChange in the engineering profession
March 8, 2019
By: Annette Bergeron, MBA, FCAE, FEC, P.Eng. and Gerard McDonald, MBA, P.Eng. Currently, women account for just 13.1 per cent of engineers in Canada. In a country where women make up 50 per cent of the population, this is a stark divergence. We must do better to achieve greater gender balance in th…
