So, the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) has become Engineers Canada, eh? According to its website, Engineers Canada is the national organisation of the associations/ordre, but has no regulatory authority over the profession in its own right. Engineers Canada promotes greater understanding of the nature, role and contribution of professional engineers and engineering to society.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers (CSPE) has been restructured into a non-regulatory, non-profit, federal corporation to advance advocacy and provide member services for Canada's professional engineers. However, the CSPE does not seem to be fully active in its new role.
Is there anything preventing Engineers Canada from merging with the CSPE? The combined Engineers Canada could welcome the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and other advocacy groups as its constituent members since these non-regulatory non-licensing organisations all seem to share the same goals, objectives and visions, i.e., promoting Canada's engineering profession. There is no conflict of interest.
