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Budget 2017 addresses key issues raised by the engineering profession
March 21, 2017
OTTAWA, March 22, 2017 – Engineers Canada is pleased to see the federal government’s commitment to green infrastructure, STEM education and skill-development, and the retention of women in the workforce, as laid out in Budget 2017. “Bringing together investments in both the physical and social infr…
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Engineers Canada report outlines practices to increase Indigenous peoples’ representation in engineering education
March 16, 2017
Engineers Canada has released a new report that outlines seven practices post-secondary institutions can implement to increase the representation of Indigenous peoples in their engineering programs.
Panel discusses regulation of emerging engineering disciplines
March 8, 2017
As science, technology and engineering rapidly evolve, new scopes of practice are emerging, bringing with them many questions: Are these disciplines to be considered engineering? Should they be regulated? Who should regulate them? How to regulate them?
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#BeBoldForChange: Engineers Canada celebrates International Women’s Day
March 6, 2017
Engineers Canada is proud to once again join organizations, groups, governments and individuals around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day, which recognizes the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
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Engineers Canada kicks off National Engineering Month 2017
February 27, 2017
Organized by the provincial and territorial engineering regulators, and with the support of countless volunteers, over 500 events will take place throughout March from coast to coast to coast for young Canadians to learn about the exciting, fun and rewarding world of engineering. These include, for example, design competitions, robotics demonstrations, and science and engineering fairs that will teach young Canadians how to use math, science, technology and creativity to generate things that were once only in their imaginations.
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Engineers Canada recognizes six engineers with scholarship awards
February 27, 2017
At a ceremony last night, Engineers Canada honoured the six recipients of its 2016 scholarship program. The recipients were chosen from a large number of submissions from across Canada. This year they represent studies in chemical engineering, civil engineering, aerospace engineering as well as education in business administration and STEM education. The six annual scholarships are made possible through the generous support of Manulife and TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
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Engineers Canada Yukon workshop demonstrates value of climate vulnerability assessment
February 21, 2017
On February 14-15, 2017, the Engineers Yukon Continuing Professional Development Committee hosted an Engineers Canada training workshop on the application of the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol and its use in assessing infrastructure resilience current and future climate.
Engineers Canada and Transport Canada publish climate vulnerability assessments of 3 northern airports
February 21, 2017
Engineers Canada, in partnership with Transport Canada, recently published three reports of climate vulnerability assessments in Canada’s North.
Three engineering professors appointed 3M National Teaching Fellows
February 21, 2017
Three engineering professors are included among the ten educators named 2017 3M National Teaching Fellows. Greg Evans of the University of Toronto, Alan Steele of Carleton University and Gordon Stubley of the University of Waterloo, have been named in this year’s cohort.
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Canada’s top researchers and engineers honoured at Rideau Hall
February 21, 2017
On February 7, 2017, 20 of Canada’s top researchers and engineers were honoured for their longstanding commitment to innovation at discovery during a ceremony at Rideau Hall with the Governor General, the Minister of Science and the President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Counil (NSERC).
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