Re:Mats Järlström’s victorious 6-year battle over yellow lights
by katbyte on Monday March 02, 2020 @11:42AM
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That doesn't explain how locomotive engineers are allowed to keep engineer in their title? Given 1 literally states ` uses the title “engineer” or an abbreviation of that title in a manner that will lead to the belief that the person may engage in the practice of professional engineering;` it all seems like bullying from the org trying to lay claim to Engineer so they can collect more dues when "Professional Engineer" vs "Engineer" is enough of a distinction.
also 4 is directly relating to training certs for a "systems engineer" not job titles which does make some sense, microsoft still seems to use the title "software engineer" in canada for jobs
(1-3 are not what i would consider unbiased sources)
That part you cited in wikipedia has no citations and may not be legally correct. This is something that is codified in Ontario law [1] (not sure about other provinces, but I believe it is harmonized federally -- in Quebec the title ingenieur/engineer is protected.). This law has been tested several times (example in [2]). More info here [3]. Even Microsoft had to give up the use of the term "engineer" in Canada after being hit with lawsuits [4].
[1] https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90p28#BK43
[2] https://www.peo.on.ca/engineering-licensing-body-clarifies-u...
[3] https://engineerscanada.ca/frequently-asked-questions
[4] https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/engineering/micro...