Provincial Regulation and Licensure Flashcards

Under most Canadian provincial engineering acts, which of the following persons may practise professional engineering without holding an individual P.Eng. licence?

Answer: Employees of a licensed engineering firm who perform technical work under the supervision of a licensed P.Eng.

Provincial engineering acts typically allow persons performing engineering technical work under the direct supervision of a licensed P.Eng. to do so without holding their own licence — provided the supervising P.Eng. takes full professional responsibility.

What is the purpose of a 'Certificate of Authorization' (CA) in Canadian provincial engineering regulation?

Answer: To licence a company or partnership to offer engineering services to the public under a corporate name

A Certificate of Authorization (or its provincial equivalent) is a corporate licence that permits a company or partnership to offer professional engineering services to the public under a corporate name.

Under Canadian provincial engineering acts, which exam is required for most applicants to demonstrate knowledge of professional engineering practice as a prerequisite for licensure?

Answer: The National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE)

The National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) is required by most Canadian provincial engineering regulators as a licensure prerequisite, testing knowledge of law, ethics, and professional practice.

An engineer holds a valid P.Eng. licence in British Columbia and accepts a project in Ontario. What must the engineer do to comply with Ontario's Professional Engineers Act?

Answer: Obtain an Ontario P.Eng. licence or a temporary licence before practising in Ontario

Professional engineering is provincially regulated. A P.Eng. licensed in one province must obtain a licence (or temporary licence where available) from the regulator in each province where they practise.

Under provincial engineering acts, which of the following statements about the use of the professional engineering seal and signature is most accurate?

Answer: The seal and signature must be applied by the individual P.Eng. who prepared or supervised the work being certified

The professional engineering seal and signature must be applied by the individual P.Eng. who prepared or took direct responsibility for the work. It is a personal certification of the professional's review and judgment.

What does 'practice of professional engineering' typically encompass under Canadian provincial engineering acts?

Answer: Any act of planning, designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, directing, or supervising that requires the application of engineering principles and that concerns the safeguarding of life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare, or the environment

Provincial engineering acts define 'practice of professional engineering' broadly to include any activity requiring application of engineering principles for the safeguarding of life, health, property, the public welfare, or the environment — encompassing design, evaluation, advising, reporting, and supervision.