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The path
Degree, supervised experience, exam, licence.
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High school
Grades 11 and 12
Advanced Functions, Calculus, Physics and Chemistry are required. Engineering schools ask for high marks; check each school's cut-off.
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Accredited environmental engineering degree
4 to 5 years with co-op
A four-year Bachelor of Engineering or Applied Science at a school accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. Civil or chemical engineering with an environmental option is just as accepted.
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Engineer-in-training
About 4 years (2 in Quebec)
Register with your provincial regulator and work under a licensed engineer. Log your experience, including field work.
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Professional practice exam
During your EIT (engineer-in-training) years
A law and ethics exam, taken during your training years.
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P.Eng (professional engineer) licence
After 4 years (2 in Quebec)
Apply with your experience record and references. Now you can sign off on site assessments, water system designs and remediation plans.