I.1 Definition and Interpretation of Professionalism and Professional Status

I.2 The Role and Responsibility of Professionals in Society

I.3 Engineering and Geoscience Professions in Canada; Definitions and Scopes of Practice

I.4 The Value of Engineering and Geoscience Professions to Society

II.1 The Role of Ethics in Society; Cultures and Customs

II.2 Ethical Theories and Principles

II.3 Codes of Ethics of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists in Canada

II.4 Common Ethical Issues and Dilemmas; Making Ethical Decisions

III.1 Professional Accountability for Work, Workplace Issues, Job Responsibilities, and Standards of Practice

III.2 The Roles and Responsibilities of Professionals to Employers and Clients

III.3 Relations with Other Professionals and Non-Professionals, Business Practices

III.4 Statutory and Non-Statutory Standards and Codes of Practice

III.5 Risk Management, Insurance, Quality Management, and Due Diligence

III.6 Environmental Responsibilities and Sustainable Development

III.7 Use of Software, Computers, and Internet-base Tools; Liability for Software Errors

III.8 Document Authentication and Control

III.9 Duty to Inform; Whistleblowing

III.10 Communication

IV.1 The Canadian Legal System

IV.2 Contract Law – Elements, Principles, and Applications

IV.3 Tort Law – Elements, Principles, and Applications

IV.4 Civil Law in Quebec

IV.5 Business, Employment, and Labour Law

IV.6 Dispute Resolution

IV.7 Intellectual Property (Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyright, Trademarks); Intellectual Property Issues

IV.8 Expert Witness

IV.9 Bonds and Construction Liens

IV.10 International Law

IV.11 Environmental Law

IV.12 Workers Compensation and Occupational Health & Safety

IV.13 Human Rights and Privacy Legislation

IV.14 Further Areas of Law

V.1 The Acts, Regulations, and Bylaws of Provincial and Territorial Associations

V.2 Admission to the Professions

V.3 Illegal Practice, Enforcement against Unlicensed Practice, and Misuse of Title

V.4 Professional and Technical Societies

VI.1 Discipline Procedures

VI.2 Practice Review of Individuals

VI.3 Practice Review of Firms

VI.4 Continuing Professional Development

1. Gordon C. Andrews, Patricia Shaw, and John McPhee, Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice and Ethics, 6^th Edition, 2019, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN: 0-17-676467-4.


2. L. Marston, Law for Professional Engineers, Canadian and Global Insights, 5^th Edition, 2019, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN: 978-1-260-13590-9.


3. Brian M. Samuels and Doug R, Sanders, Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering, and Geoscience, 3^rd Canadian Edition, 2015, Pearson Canada, ISBN: 978-0133575231.

1. Professional Engineering Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.28 – available online here


2. Regulation 941/90 Amended – available online here


3. By-Law No.1 Amended – available online here


4. Professional Engineering Practice, 2020 – available online here