Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
(OP)
I am a registered professional engineer in US. I am thinking about moving to CANADA. Do I need to take the CANADIAN Professional Engineering test or can I just fill out paperwork?





RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
Depending on the province in which you intend to practice, you may be required to pass an exam covering the ethical practice of engineers. In addition, you will need to provide academic qualifications and experience.
I would recommend contacting the Engineering Proffessional Organization for the province in which you would like to practice. They should be able to tell you exactly what you will need to provide.
RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
Being a US engineer who went through the entire US process, I asked why they use the process they do in Canada. His reply was that if you were able to graduate with a degree in engineering from one of their engineering school, you had proved your analytical ability. The only left to prove was whether you had the ethical mindset to practice engineering, thus the ethics exam. I good naturedly accused him of academic elitism.
While that process has some plausibility, I am still of the opinion that the internship process in the US is a good one and that practical experience coupled with the academic process is necessary to develop good engineers, a process that takes much longer than 2 years as in Canada or 4 years as in the US.
RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
Provincial Professional Associations now require a minimum of 4 years of experience before being eligible for licensure as a professional engineer in Canada.
Also, the checks and balances in place are extensive. Numerous reference checks are required, as well as a good detail of work experience obtained in the past. Academic history and standing is also taken into account. I would use caution in accusing the Canadian system as one of academic elitism.
RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
Steve Braune
Tank Industry Consultants
www.tankindustry.com
RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??
Perhaps this is something that ASCE (USA) and other counterparts (e.g. ASME) and ACEC (Canada) might take up as they cover the whole of their respective countries.
RE: Registered Professional Engineer in CANADA??