The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) ( French: l'Institut canadien des ingénieurs; ICI) is a federation of fourteen

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based in

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, covering a broad range of engineering branches, and with a history going back to 1887. First known as the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, it became the first national professional engineering society in Canada.

History

The organisation was founded in 1887 under the name Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (not to be confused with the more recent

Canadian Society for Civil Engineering The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) ( French: Société canadienne de génie civil) was founded in 1887 as the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, renamed in 1918 as the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), and re-established in Ju ...

). Co-founder Thomas C. Keefer was elected as the first president. Walter Shanly, who helped with the incorporation, became one of the first vice-presidents, together with

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and John Kennedy. And Henry T. Bovey was the first secretary and treasurer. In 1918 the society was renamed Engineering Institute of Canada with the goal to represent all engineering branches. Later the organisation converted into a federation of more independent member societies, starting with the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering in 1970. From 1951 until its conclusion in 1970, the Institute managed the

Athlone Fellowship The Athlone Fellowship Scheme for the Practical Training in Industry of Canadian Engineering Graduates in Great Britain was a one to two-year post-graduate program to bring Canadian engineers to the United Kingdom for additional studies or industr ...

, a two-year post-graduate program to bring Canadian engineers to the United Kingdom for additional studies or industry experience.

Member societies

The fourteen member societies of the Engineering Institute of Canada are: *Canadian Dam Association (CDA) *Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) Founded in January 1972 as a member society of the EIC but with a history going back to 1946 when the "Associate Committee on Soil and Snow Mechanics" was created by the

National Research Council of Canada The National Research Council Canada (NRC; french: Conseil national de recherches Canada) is the primary national agency of the Government of Canada dedicated to science and technology research & development. It is the largest federal research ...

. *

Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society The Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society (CMBES) is a technical society representing the biomedical engineering community in Canada. CMBES is supported by its membership which consists of biomedical engineers, biomedical engineer ...

(CMBES) *

Canadian Nuclear Society The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) is a not-for-profit organization representing individuals contributing to, or otherwise supporting, nuclear science and engineering in Canada. Since 2017, the group has invested in the development of small modul ...

(CNS) *Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE) *

(CSCE) The CSCE was established in June 1972 as a constituent society of the EIC. Its membership has roots in the original founding of the EIC in 1887 (whose initial name until 1918 was the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers). *Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) *Canadian Society for Engineering Management (CSEM) *Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) Founded in January 1970 as first constituent society of the EIC. *Canadian Society of Senior Engineers (CSSE) *IEEE Canada. The Canadian section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a member society of the EIC "for the technical fields of electrical, electronics, and computer engineering". *IISE Canadian Region *Tunnelling Association of canada (TAC) *Canadian National Committee of the

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(CNC-URSI aka URSI Canada)

Fellows

*List of EIC Fellows (FEIC) Starting in 1963, the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) has yearly elected some members to the level of

Fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

, to recognize "their excellence in engineering" and "their services to the profession and to society". Initially, Fellows were members of the EIC with the annual number honoured and elected as FEIC varying between one (1967) and seventy-eight (1980). Since then, they are members of their nominating EIC member society with a maximum of twenty elected FEIC annually.

References

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