for Journalists
Engineers Canada
Contact1: Marc Bourgeois, Director, Communications
Phone (Bus): (613) 232-2474 Ext: 238
(Fax): (613) 230-5759
E-mail: marc.bourgeois@engineerscanada.ca
Contact2: Will Meyer, Communications Officer
Phone (Bus): (613) 232-2474 Ext: 249
(Fax): (613) 230-5759
E-mail: will.meyer@engineerscanada.ca
Address: 1100-180 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON. K2P 2K3
E-Mail: info@engineerscanada.ca
Web Site: www.engineerscanada.ca
Keys:
Education - Student enrolment trends; University accreditation; Emerging engineering disciplines
Key Words:
Foreign credential recognition+engineer
Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC)
Immigration+engineer
Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB)
Accreditation
Student enrolment+engineering
University education+software engineering
University education+information technology (IT)
National Engineering Week (NEW)
International engineering graduates (IEGs)
Foreign trained+engineer
Foreign skilled workers+engineer
Foreign credential recognition+engineer
Foreign Credentials Referral Office
Immigrant+engineer
Immigration+engineer
Washington Accord
ABET Inc.
Internationally Educated Professional (IEP)
From Consideration to Integration (FC2I)
Verification de la qualité+formation
Professionnel leximé à l'étranger
Insaistion d'étudiants+génie/ingénie
Formation universitaire+genir
Formation universitaire+technologie de l'information
Personnes formées en génie à l'étranger
Travailleurs qualifiés étranger+ingénieur
Reconnaissance des titres de competences étrangers+ingénieur
Bureau d'orientation relatif aux titres de compétences étrangers
Immigrant+ingénieur
Immigration+ingénieur
Accord de Washington
Projet de la considération à l'intégration
Bureau canadien d'accréditation des programmes d'ingénierie (BCAPI)
Semaine nationale du génie (SNG)New Technology - Findings in emerging areas of engineering including, but not limited to genetic engineering, tissue engineering, and fuzzy engineering; Anything related to new technology and indications of employment.
Key words in relation to: Engineering employment; Engineering skills; Engineering jobs; Engineering labour market
Key Words:
Fuzzy engineering
Tissue engineering
Genetic engineering
Nanotechnologies
Protein engineering
Cognitive engineering
Loss control/risk management engineering
Knowledge engineering
Photonics engineering
Mechatronics engineering
Research developments+engineering
Engineering innovations
Enhanced public safety+engineering
Génie génétique
Génie protéique
Génie cognitif
Génie du contrôle des pertes/de la gestion des risques et de la sécurité
Génie de la logique floue
Génie de la connaissance
Génie photonique
Any French equivalencies (not already provided) of the English terms specified aboveWomen in Engineering - Individual women engineer's accomplishments; Women engineers in the workforce
Key Words:
Women in Engineering (WIE)
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Women in engineering+achievements
Women in engineering+accomplishments
Women in engineering+university trends
Women in engineering+workforce
Any French equivalencies for the list above
Femmes en génieGovernment in Engineering - Topics such as infrastructure+engineering; Health and safety+engineering; Information about awards or celebrations relating to engineers
Key Words:
Stephen Harper+engineering announcements
Diane Finley+engineering announcements
Lawrence Cannon+engineering announcements
John Baird+engineering announcements
Monte Solberg+engineering announcements
Climate change mitigation+engineering
First Nations+engineering
First Nations+infrastructure
First Nations+health and safety
First Nations+secondary and post secondary education
Infrastructure+engineering
Infrastructure renewal+engineering
Infrastructure rehabilitation+engineering
InfraGuide+engineering
NRTSI+engineering
TRNID+engineering
Public safety+engineering
Health/safety+engineering
Government funding for engineering projects
Credential recognition+engineering
Innovation strategy+engineering
Drinking water+engineering
Climate change+engineering
Climate change adaptation+engineering
Climate change mitigation+engineering
Any French equivalenciesOther General Key Words:
Engineers Canada
Ingénieurs Canada
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE)
Conseil canadien des ingénieurs (CCI)
Professional engineer (P.Eng./ing)
Canadian Engineers' Awards
Tony Dawe, P.Eng.
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC)
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM)
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB)
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS)
Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia (APENS)
Engineers Nova Scotia
Association of Professional Engineers of Prince Edward Island (APEPEI)
Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon (APEY)
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of the Northwest Territories (NAPEGG)
Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEG-NL)
Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
Any French equivalents
Expertise: Engineers Canada/Ingénieurs Canada, established in 1936, is the national organization of the 12 provincial and territorial associations/ordre that govern the practice of engineering in Canada and license the country's 160,000 professional engineers. Engineers Canada serves the associations/ordre, which are its constituent and sole members, through the delivery of national programs intended to ensure the highest standards of engineering education, professional qualifications and ethical conduct. As the national and international voice of the associations/Ordre, Engineers Canada also promotes greater public understanding of the nature, role and contribution of engineering to society.
Through the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), Engineers Canada accredits undergraduate engineering programs whose graduates meet or exceed the educational standards required to obtain registration as a professional engineer in Canada.
Engineers Canada formulates and monitors national guidelines on professional engineering qualifications, standards of practice, and ethical professional conduct. This work is undertaken by Engineers Canada through the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board (CEQB).
Engineers Canada gathers, analyzes and publishes information on employment, skill sets, academic enrollment and emerging technologies in the engineering profession.
Engineers Canada coordinates and monitors international mutual recognition agreements that concern the recognition of professional practice qualifications as well as academic qualifications (NAFTA, APEC, Washington Accord).
Engineers Canada:
Facilitates national and international mobility for Canadian engineers.
Promotes rigorous international engineering qualifications and standards of practice.
Publishes national guidelines and a code of ethics for engineers.
Enhances the global competitiveness of Canadian engineering.
Presents the Canadian Engineers' Awards to honour Canada's outstanding Engineers, engineering students and engineering achievements.
Manages a national scholarship program to support exceptional engineers undertaking postgraduate studies at the university level.
Sponsors value-added insurance and RRSP programs for registered members of its 12 constituent associations/ordre.
Is a partner in National Engineering Week (NEW), an annual event designed to increase public awareness of engineering, encourage young people to become engineers, and celebrate engineering excellence.
Supports the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation, which is dedicated to increasing the participation of women in the engineering profession.
Works with Canadian universities to ensure that students graduate with the academic requirements to be licensed in any jurisdiction in Canada.
Engineers Canada represents the engineering profession on Parliament Hill.Engineers Canada is the business name of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Story Ideas:
2007
November 14, 2007: Engineers Canada Chairs Global Environment Committee
October 5, 2007: Canada and Australia Increase International Opportunities
for Professional Engineers; Scholarship recipients aiming beyond traditional
engineering roles
June 20, 2007: Portage la Prairie selected for climate change study - Engineers to evaluate impact on water resources infrastructure -
May 24, 2007: CCPE Establishes Engineers Canada as New Business Name
March 22, 2007: CCPE/NRCan - Canada's New Government Invests in Project to Better Adapt Infrastructure to Changes in Climate
February 23, 2007: National Engineering Week, 2007: Discover how you can change the world
2006
October 4, 2006: Engineers Call for Sustained Infrastructure Funding
June 26, 2006: Kenneth C. McMartin, P.Eng. Named CCPE President
February 23, 2006: National Engineering Week, 2006: Discover the engineer in you
2005
June 1, 2005: Colin E. Smith, P. Eng. Elected as President of CCPE
May 18, 2005: Engineering Profession Responds to Immigrant Employment Report
May 14, 2005: Highest Accolades Given to Canada's Top Engineers
April 25, 2005: Speech - Internationally Trained Workers Initiatives Announcement, COSTI Corvetti Education Centre
February 26, 2005: National Engineering Week, 2005: The Bridge Between Education and A Career
1. Scholarship Awards - Engineers Improve Quality of Life of Canadians
2. Engineers Address Climate Change in Canada
3. Engineering Week 2004 - February 28 - March 7 2004
4. Recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding issues on infrastructure, drinking water quality and adapting to climate change.updated: February 10, 2008