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Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

Accreditation Criteria and Procedures
Bureau canadien d’agrément des programmes de génie

Normes et procédures d’agrément

2008

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P.ENG. begins with the right education.
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Accreditation Criteria and Procedures
Engineers Canada is the national organization ofthe 12 provincial and territorial associations and ordre that regulate the practice of engineering and license the more than 160,000 professional engineers. Established in 1936, Engineers Canada serves the associations and ordre, which are its constituent and sole members, through the delivery of national programs which ensure the highest standards of engineering education, professionalqualifications and ethical conduct. Engineers Canada is the voice of its constituent members in national and international affairs, and promotes greater understanding of the nature, role and contribution of engineering to society. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (Accreditation Board) is a standing committee of Engineers Canada. Copyright © 2008 Canadian Council of Professional Engineers ISSN1708-8054
*The terms P.ENG. and ING. are official marks held by the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers.

Normes et procédures d’agrément
Ingénieurs Canada est l’organisme national regroupant les 12 ordres provinciaux et territoriaux qui réglementent la pratique du génie au Canada et qui délivrent les permis d’exercice aux ingénieurs du pays, actuellement plus de 160 000. Fondé en 1936,Ingénieurs Canada est au service de ces ordres professionnels, qui sont ses membres constituants exclusifs; il leur offre des programmes nationaux qui visent à assurer le respect des normes les plus rigoureuses en ce qui concerne la formation en génie, les compétences professionnelles et l’exercice de la profession. Ingénieurs Canada est aussi le porte-parole de ses membres constituants en matièred’affaires nationales et internationales et il favorise une meilleure compréhension de la nature, du rôle et de l’apport de la profession d’ingénieur dans la société. Le Bureau canadien d’agrément des programmes de génie (Bureau d’agrément) est un comité permanent d’Ingénieurs Canada. © 2008, Conseil canadien des ingénieurs ISSN 1708-8054
*Les termes ING. et P.ENG. sont des marques officiellesdétenues par le Conseil canadien des ingénieurs.

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Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

Bureau canadien d’agrément des programmes de génie

Accreditation Criteria and Procedures
For the year ending June 30, 2008

Normes et procédures d’agrément
Pour l’année se terminant le 30 juin 2008

Acknowledgements
The Canadian Engineering AccreditationBoard and Engineers Canada gratefully acknowledge the individuals who have freely volunteered their time and expertise while serving the Accreditation Board on visiting teams and/or committees. I would like to thank the members of the Accreditation Board and, in particular, the Executive Committee and Policies and Procedures Committee, who were instrumental in the recent updating of accreditationcriteria. Since 2005, work has been underway by the Accreditation Board to update their criteria, precipitated by a number of factors including a concern that the then current criteria may be too prescriptive, may not encourage or require continuous improvement, and did not emphasize outcomes. The updated criteria were approved in May 2008. The process used to update the criteria was conducted inthe spirit of collaboration with all stakeholders, including the constituent members and the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science. We also extend our thanks to past chairs of the Board, who contributed materially throughout the updating process. The updated criteria, described in Section 3 of this report, were drafted with the intent of encouraging improvement of the...