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Engineers Canada Staff Member Volunteers at 2014 International Human Trafficking Summit
December 16, 2014
Photo courtesy of the International Human Trafficking Summit Nov. 17–20 – For three days in November, Christina Comeau, OMM, CD, CPF, Practice Lead, Innovation and Collaboration, volunteered as a lead facilitator for the 2014 International Human Trafficking Summit, “Together Let’s Stop Traffick,” …
Engineering Professionalism and Ethics Lab
December 10, 2014
Dec. 11 – Engineers Canada and Engineers Without Borders have joined together to launch an exciting new initiative – the Engineering Professionalism and Ethics Lab. The Lab will bring together 25 to 30 leaders representing a select group of organizations from all parts of the engineering profession…
Engineers Canada Remembers École Polytechnique Tragedy
December 4, 2014
Ottawa, ON, December 5, 2014 — Twenty-five years ago, on December 6, 1989, 14 women were singled out for their gender and killed at École Polytechnique in Montréal. Each year, memorials and vigils are held across the country as part of a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Wo…
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WXN 2014 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners
November 26, 2014
Nov. 27 – The Women’s Executive Network (WXN) announced the Top 100 Award Winners at a gala event in Toronto. Winners included nine women with engineering backgrounds: Elizabeth Croft, Sarah Devereaux, Catharine Karaksatanis, Zahra Kazem-Moussavi, Natalie Panek, Anne Poschmann, Michele Romanow, and…
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Engineers Canada’s Bridging Government and Engineers Committee on Parliament Hill
November 3, 2014
Nov. 4 – Members of Engineers Canada’s Bridging Government and Engineers Committee were on Parliament Hill to talk with members of Parliament about Engineers Canada’s priorities. Twenty-eight meetings were held with members of Parliament from coast to coast, including meetings with parliamentary se…
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Engineers Canada CEO appointed to the Expert Panel on Employment Challenges of New Canadians
October 26, 2014
Ottawa, ON, October 27, 2014 – Mr. Kim Allen, FEC, P.Eng., the Chief Executive Officer of Engineers Canada, has been appointed by the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada, to join a panel of experts to consider the barriers to the labour market integration o…
Charbonneau Commission: The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec Proposes Solutions
October 22, 2014
Oct. 9 – The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec has made recommendations to the Commission of Inquiry on the Awarding and Management of Public Contracts in the Construction Industry (CEIC). Their recommended solutions run along two general lines: modernize Québec's professional system and review the pr…
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Engineering Scholarships Recognize Advanced Research
September 28, 2014
Ottawa, ON, September 29, 2014 – Engineers Canada is honoured to announce the recipients of its 2014 scholarships who demonstrate great potential as they build on their engineering background by pursuing advanced degrees. The six annual scholarships are provided through the generous support of Manu…
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New National Membership Database
September 22, 2014
Engineers Canada is pleased to have launched the National Membership Database web application on July 31, 2014.
Licensure and the Industrial Exemption: Letter to the Editor
September 18, 2014
Engineers Canada CEO Kim Allen, FEC, P.Eng., wrote a letter to the editor of Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) in reaction to an article on licensure and the industrial exemption. The letter, along with a rebuttal from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Licensure and Profession…
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