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Determining Substantial
Equivalency Related to
Credentials Evaluation
Jim Smith, P.Eng.
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual Conference
September 15-17
Phoenix, Arizona
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Topics
1. Professional engineers in Canada
2. Assessment systems
3. Mobility
Themes
- current practices
- mobility (history and current practices)
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
The Engineering Profession in Canada
1. Provinces responsible for licensing, discipline
and enforcement
2. Provinces create the legislative framework
3. Associations for self regulated professions.
4. Right to title: all those practicing engineering
must be registered.
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Self Regulated Professions
Resources (people and funds) from membership
Province establishes legislative framework
Professional associations - staff and volunteer
organizations to manage registration, discipline,
education etc.
The national organization – provincially funded
& (some) government (project) funding
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
The Engineering Profession in Canada
• 160,000 registered Engineers in 12
jurisdictions
• National academic and experience standards
• Provincial associations are responsibility for
registration
• Standards and best practices facilitated
through multi-association organization
(CCPE)
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Evolution of licensure:
1. Academic assessment by educators
2. Limited experience assessment done by
educators
3. Expand both academic and non
academic assessment methods
4. Focus and expand on methods
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Standards for registration:
– Education
– Practical competency & experience
– Continuing competency and professional
development
Multi stakeholder system
– Individuals, industry, educational
institutions, associations, government
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
- national body established by licensing bodies
- leadership for national and international
systems, issues and initiatives
Tools
- committees, task teams focused on
professional systems or specific issues
- standards and guidelines (best practices)
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
CCPE Assessment Systems:
- CCPE has 2 Boards to establish standards.
*Accreditation (CEAB)
*Qualification (CEQB)
- Boards formed from licensing body reps.
- Boards establish the standards and
guidelines  provinces implement within
their legislative framework
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Education:
1. Accreditation Board (CEAB) plus Deans
- Academic standard for Canadian universities
2. Qualification Board (CEQB)
- Syllabus for exam program for non-CEAB
programs
3. CCPE
- Evaluate Foreign degree programs for
equivalency
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September 15-17
Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Education Standards & References:
1. CEAB – accredited Canadian University list
2. CCPE
- foreign degree list (recognized or substantially
equivalent)
- immigration application assessments
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Mutual Recognition Agreements (4):
1. Accreditation Board of Engineering and
Technology - A.B.E.T. (U.S.)
2. Washington Accord (Recognition based on
equivalency of accrediting organizations)
- Ireland, U.K. Australia, New Zealand,
Hong Kong, U.S. South Africa
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Mutual Recognition Agreements (4):
3. Between CTI (France) – substantially
equivalent engineering programs and
reciprocity of professional designations.
4. NAFTA – Canada, U.S., Mexico.
(Implemented by Canadian associations and
Texas)
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Education
Accreditation Academic
Method
Acceptance
Canadian Eng. CEAB review
Degree
Academic
Action
Yes
None
None
Yes - exempt
Exempt;
Exams or
upgrade
Exams or
degree
Recognized
Degree
CEAB, mutual
recognition
Yes – P.E.
Foreign Eng.
Degree
Washington
Accord; List,
Non-List
No
Technical
Diploma
Not accepted
by CEAB
No
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Experience and Character:
Qualification Board (CEQB) establishes
following guidelines
– Admission to the Practice of
Engineering
– Code of Ethics
– Professional Practice Exam
– Continuing Professional Development
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Mobility - National
The Canadian licensing bodies have a national
agreement (IAMA) that provides for
mobility and expedites licensing of
engineers in Canadian provinces.
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Inter-association Mobility Agreement
The IAMA works because of each licensing
body adheres to guidelines for registration.
The agreement recognizes the final authority
within each jurisdiction (not withstanding
clause)
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Mobility – International
CCPE and some Provinces are actively
pursuing mutual recognition agreements
with other countries and states.
Barriers are regional legislative differences,
lack of knowledge of other systems
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
CCPE Summary:
• CCPE, the national council for professional
engineering that is directed and supported
by each province’s licensing body.
• The accreditation process & standards used
by all our licensing bodies.
• Creation of recognition and mobility
programs with several countries.
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
CCPE Summary (cont’d)
• System success due to relationships among
the provinces and across all levels of
government.
• CCPE expanding the quality, content, depth
and accessibility of the foreign degree
database.
• CCPE studying registration methods and
impact on foreign trained engineers.
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Speaker Contact Information
Speaker name: Jim Smith, P. Eng
Organization: Canadian Council of
Professional Engineers
Address: 180 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: Office: (877) 408-9273 Cell:(780)
832-4466 Fax: (613) 230 5759
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccpe.ca
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