Last summer, we started the Behind the Scenes with Engineers Canada series to introduce some of the faces behind Engineers Canada’s work. With over 50 staff at the Engineers Canada office in Ottawa and approximately 350 volunteers nationwide, these individuals represent just a small selection of the minds and hearts driving current, ongoing, and upcoming projects and initiatives influencing the profession. Catch up with the series by reading the interviews below and stay tuned for more behind the scenes this summer.
Engineers Canada’s mandate is to advance engineering through national collaboration. This includes facilitating the cooperation and collaboration of regulators through meetings, discussions, and information-sharing on matters relevant to enhancing the competency, integrity, and public accountability of the profession. Engineers Canada’s Manager, Regulatory Liaison, Megan Falle, supports three National Officials Groups, comprised of representatives from each regulator who work together on projects and initiatives. Learn more about this area of work and the role of our Manager, Regulator Liaison.
Matthew Kulka, the Content Management Specialist at Engineers Canada, makes up one half of the web team who manage the organization’s website. Kulka plays an important role in upholding the organization’s brand and standards and ensuring a seamless user experience across the website. In this interview, Kulka shares insights on improving user experience, accessibility in website content, using analytics to make improvements to Engineers Canada’s website, and more.
The belonging and engagement team leads several programs and initiatives and develops key resources for the engineering profession. From the annual 30 by 30 Conference and work towards reconciliation in engineering, to conducting national research and managing national programs and committees, this team plays a critical role in our efforts to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering.
Yasemin Tanaçan-Blacklock is a member of this team and serves as Engineers Canada’s Advisor, Equity and Belonging. Take a look into Tanaçan-Blacklock’s work engaging with key stakeholders and explore her role in helping to guide Engineers Canada’s external and internal efforts to champion equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Research and International Mobility
One of Engineers Canada’s ten core purposes is to actively monitor, research, and advise on changes and advances that impact the Canadian regulatory environment and the engineering profession. With technological advancements evolving faster than ever before, part of the role of Kyle Smith, Manager, Regulatory Research and International Mobility, involves closely observing current and incoming trends as well as their potential impacts on engineering.
These efforts help Engineers Canada provide information to regulators on long-term impacts on the profession, evaluate professional and ethical obligations, and help regulators educate engineers on incoming changes and trends.
As a national organization, Engineers Canada publishes materials in both official languages, English and French. These materials include Engineers Canada’s newsletter, Engineering Matters, content and documents on our websites, and more. In this interview, Lili El-Tawil, Engineers Canada’s in-house translator, shares insights into the translation industry, the translation process, transitions in translation, and her favourite Engineers Canada projects thus far.
