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Inclusion is everyone’s job
August 24, 2017
By: Stephanie Price, P.Eng., CAE, Interim CEO, Engineers Canada Last week, CBC reported on an incident at the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories where a camera was hidden in the women’s washroom. The incident was shared as an example of an environment in which men far outnumber women a…
The importance of human skills in today’s engineering graduates
August 24, 2017
By: Stephanie Price, P.Eng., CAE, Interim CEO, Engineers Canada Scott Stirrett’s column in the Globe and Mail earlier this month raised some great points about the importance of developing ‘soft skills’—or ‘human skills’ as he prefers to call them—in all Canadians. There needs to be a national focu…
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Engineers Canada president-elect to guide government-funded project to address barriers faced by women in STEM
August 24, 2017
Engineers Canada President-Elect Annette Bergeron, MBA, FEC, P.Eng., is one of three leaders who will guide an upcoming project from the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) that will address barriers that contribute to the under-representation of women in STEM. The 36-month project ent…
Atlantic teachers build future cities
August 24, 2017
On August 9, 2017, Engineers Canada lead teachers from Atlantic Canada through a three-hour workshop about bringing STEM into the classroom. Engineers Canada’s Practice Lead, Community Engagement, Julia Chehaiber spoke to teachers at the Conference on New Techniques and Classroom Teaching (CONTACT)…
Engineers Canada presents PIEVC Protocol to Parks Canada
August 10, 2017
Parks Canada has initiated a Cultural Resources and Climate Change Initiative as part of a larger agency-wide Strategic Asset Management Initiative. This includes giving due consideration of climate change impacts on park assets in locations across the country.
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Celebrating Canada-US engineering achievements on PE Day 2017
August 1, 2017
As our neighbours to the south mark their second annual Professional Engineers (PE) Day on August 2, 2017, Engineers Canada celebrates just a few of the many cross-border collaborations between Canadian and American engineers that have benefited public health, safety, and welfare.
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What you’ve told us so far
August 1, 2017
You appreciate getting the monthly updates on the program’s progress. Some of you have offered to help and collaborate with us on upcoming program initiatives. Thank you! We will be reaching out to those individuals to decide on the best approach to include them in the process. You’ve asked questi…
August updates
August 1, 2017
The program has received great levels of support from the Accreditation Board and the Engineers Canada Board. Members of both recognize the importance of this work and the benefit it will bring to all involved in the accreditation process in Canada. Requirements gathering and analysis continue as …
Join Engineers Canada at Gender Summit North America, November 6-8
July 27, 2017
From November 6 to 8, 2017, close to 600 advocates of gender equality from the worlds of science, engineering, and innovation will head to Montréal, QC, to participate in Gender Summit North America 2017.
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American Society of Civil Engineers announces international eLearning initiative and first guided online courses for civil engineers
July 27, 2017
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently launched a series of new, premium guided online courses that provide rigorous learning for international civil engineers—in Canada and beyond—in high-demand topics such as construction, architecture, structures, water, forensics and sustainability, to name a few.
