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Going the Distance
With three key steps, you can give your career an important head start, and earn the right to call yourself a professional:
Step One: Registration
Register in the internship program of your provincial or territorial engineering licensing body if you:
- Graduated from an accredited engineering program in this country, or an engineering program in another country which is recognized by the profession to be equivalent to an accredited Canadian engineering program;
- Are a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status; and
- Are of good character.
Upon registration, you'll be known as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Member-in-Training (MIT), depending on the province or territory in which you register. This means you're on your way to getting the experience you'll need to become a Professional Engineer. For more on how to register in your province or territory, check out our EIT Programs or click on the list below:
Registering as an EIT ensures that you are on the right path to becoming a P.Eng., and that you're getting the experience you need to be licensed as a Professional Engineer.
Step Two: Internship
Like your fellow graduates from professional programs, whether in medicine or law, next comes real, challenging, on-the-job experience in the form of an internship.
The amount of experience you need varies from one province and territory to another, but in most cases, the minimum requirement is two to four years spent:
- Applying the engineering theory and hands-on skills you learned in school;
- Gaining practical experience;
- Improving your communication skills;
- Building on your understanding of how engineering and the work done by engineers impacts society; and
- Working under the close supervision of a P.Eng., so you can profit from their experience, and they can attest to the work you're doing.
Step Three: The Exam
Now you're ready to prove that you understand the laws and code of ethics to which professional engineers must adhere, and that you're ready for the challenge of an engineering career as a respected professional. You're ready to write the professional practice exam or professional examination.
Each provincial and territorial licensing body has its own examination schedule. Some use their own exam while others use the National Professional Practice Exam. So make sure to find out the details from your licensing body when you're ready to complete what you've started and become a P.Eng.
The Final Step
Finally, on the strength of your education, experience, knowledge and your continued good character, you receive your licence to practise, and a seal to stamp the designs and drawings you create.
You add to your name a brand that is recognized across Canada and, increasingly, around the world as a promise of the quality and performance you have to offer. And you've been admitted into the community of more than 160,000 professional engineers in Canada.
You are a P.Eng. You've earned the four small letters that can make all the difference in your career.
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