Information for foreign-trained mining and mineral processing engineers
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Information on requirements to practise
The engineering profession is regulated in Canada. It is illegal to practise as an engineer or to use the title "engineer" without being licensed as a professional engineer with a provincial or territorial association. However, individuals can do engineering work under the direct supervision of licensed professional engineers.
Provincial and territorial associations of professional engineers are responsible for setting the standards for entry into the profession and for issuing licences to those who meet established standards of qualifications and practice.
Therefore, once you know where you will settle and work in Canada, you should contact the appropriate provincial or territorial association for details on licensure procedures. Below is a list of addresses of the provincial and territorial associations of professional engineers.
Information on assessment of qualifications
For immigration purposes only, to any province or territory except Quebec, you can obtain an assessment of your engineering qualifications prior to your arrival from Engineers Canada. You may consult their on-line Engineering International Education Assessment Program (EIEAP) information.
- Engineers Canada
- 180 Elgin Street, Suite 1100
- Ottawa ON K2P 2K3 Canada
- Phone : 613-232-2474
- Fax : 613-230-5759
- Email : evaluation@engineerscanada.ca
- http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/
| Through its foreign qualifications recognition initiative, Engineers Canada is working to facilitate the timely licensure and employment of immigrants who obtained their engineering education in a country other than Canada. The "From Consideration to Integration" (FC2I) project spearheaded the initiative. |
For details, click here. |
For immigration to Quebec, you should contact the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ):
- Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
- Gare Windsor, bureau 350
1100, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest- Montréal QC H3B 2S2 Canada
- Phone : (514) 845-6141
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-461-6141
- Fax : (514) 845-1833
- Email : affpro@oiq.qc.ca
- http://www.oiq.qc.ca/
Please note that both OIQ and Engineers Canada charge a fee for their services, and that their assessments do NOT guarantee recognition of your credentials for purposes of employment or licensure in Canada.
If you are not planning to practise as a licensed professional engineer, and simply need a comparative assessment of your professional qualifications, you may also consult our Fact Sheet No. 2, which has been compiled to help individuals learn more about how to obtain an assessment of their qualifications for employment purposes in Canada.
Information about accredited programs
Engineers Canada established the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) in 1965 to accredit undergraduate engineering programs at Canadian institutions which provide aspiring engineers with the academic requirements necessary for registration as a professional engineer in Canada. The list of accredited programs can be consulted on its web site, as well as the Engineers Canada Examination Syllabus.
Other relevant information
The following occupational profiles for specific engineering disciplines may also be of interest:
Specific Provincial/Territorial Information
List of associations of professional engineers
Alberta
- Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
- 1500 Scotia One, 10060 Jasper Avenue NW
- Edmonton AB T5J 4A2 Canada
- Phone : (780) 426-3990
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-661-7020
- Fax : (780) 426-1877
- Email : email@apegga.org
- http://www.apegga.org/
British Columbia
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC)
- 200-4010 Regent Street
- Burnaby BC V5C 6N2 Canada
- Phone : (604) 430-8035
- Phone (alternate): 1-888-430-8035
- Fax : (604) 430-8085
- Email : apeginfo@apeg.bc.ca
- http://www.apeg.bc.ca/
Manitoba
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM)
- 870 Pembina Highway
- Winnipeg MB R3M 2M7 Canada
- Phone : 204-474-2736
- Phone (alternate): 1 (866) 227-9600
- Fax : 204-474-5960
- Email : apegm@apegm.mb.ca
- http://www.apegm.mb.ca/
New Brunswick
- Engineers and Geoscientists New Brunswick
- 183 Hanwell Road
- Fredericton NB E3B 2R2 Canada
- Phone : (506) 458-8083
- Phone (alternate): 1-888-458-8083
- Fax : (506) 451-9629
- Email : info@apegnb.com
- http://www.apegnb.com/
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL)
- P.O. Box 21207
- St. John's NL A1A 5B2 Canada
- Phone : (709) 753-7714
- Fax : (709) 753-6131
- Email : main@pegnl.ca
- http://www.pegnl.ca/
Northwest Territories
- Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
- 201, 4817-49th Street
- Yellowknife NT X1A 3S7 Canada
- Phone : (867) 920-4055
- Fax : (867) 873-4058
- Email : napegg@tamarack.nt.ca
- http://www.napeg.nt.ca/
Nova Scotia
- Engineers Nova Scotia
- 1355 Barrington Street, P.O. Box 129
- Halifax NS B3J 2M4 Canada
- Phone : (902) 429-2250
- Phone (alternate): 1-888-802-7367
- Fax : (902) 423-9769
- Email : info@engineersnovascotia.ca
- http://www.engineersnovascotia.ca
Ontario
- Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- 40 Sheppard Avenue West, Suite 101
- Toronto ON M2N 6K9 Canada
- Phone : 416-224-1100
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-339-3716
- Fax : 416-224-8168
- Fax (alternate): 1-800-268-0496
- Email : webmaster@peo.on.ca
- http://www.peo.on.ca/
Prince Edward Island
- Engineers PEI
- 549 North River Road
- Charlottetown PE C1E 1J6 Canada
- Phone : (902) 566-1268
- Fax : (902) 566-5551
- Email : info@EngineersPEI.com
- http://www.engineerspei.com/
Quebec
- Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
- Gare Windsor, bureau 350
1100, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest- Montréal QC H3B 2S2 Canada
- Phone : (514) 845-6141
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-461-6141
- Fax : (514) 845-1833
- Email : affpro@oiq.qc.ca
- http://www.oiq.qc.ca/
Saskatchewan
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS)
- 2255-13th Avenue, Suite 104
- Regina SK S4P 0V6 Canada
- Phone : (306) 525-9547
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-500-9547
- Fax : (306) 525-0851
- Email : apegs@apegs.sk.ca
- http://www.apegs.sk.ca/
Yukon
- Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon (APEY)
- 312B Hanson Street
- Whitehorse YT Y1A 1Y6 Canada
- Phone : (867) 667-6727
- Fax : (867) 668-2142
- Email : staff@apey.yk.ca
- http://www.apey.yk.ca/