
- Definition and Interpretation of Professionalism and Professional Status
- The Roles and Responsibilities of Professionals in Society
- Engineering Professions in Canada; Definitions and Scopes of Practice
- The Value of Engineering Professions to Society
- The Role of Ethics in Society; Cultures and Customs
- Ethical Theories and Principles
- Codes of Ethics of Professional Engineers in Canada
- Common Ethical Issues and Dilemmas; Making Ethical Decisions
- Professional Accountability for Work, Workplace Issues, Job Responsibilities and Standards of Practice
- The Roles and Responsibilities of Professionals to Employers and Clients
- Relations with Other Professionals and Non-professionals; Business Practices
- Statutory and Non-Statutory Standards and Codes of Practice
- Risk Management, Insurance, Quality Management and Due Diligence
- Environmental Responsibilities and Sustainable Development
- Use of Software, Computers and Internet-based Tools; Liability for Software Errors
- Document Authentication and Control
- Duty to Inform; Whistleblowing
- Communication
- The Canadian Legal System
- Contract Law - Elements, Principles, and Applications
- Tort Law - Elements, Principles, and Applications
- Civil Law in Quebec
- Business, Employment, and Labour Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Intellectual Property (Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyright, Trademarks); Intellectual Property Issues
- Expert Witness
- Bonds and Construction Liens
- International Law
- Environmental Law
- Workers Compensation and Occupational Health & Safety
- Human Rights and Privacy Legislation
- Further Areas of Law
- The Acts, Regulations, and Bylaws of Provincial and Territorial Regulators
- Admission to the Professions
- Illegal Practice, Enforcement Against Unlicensed Practice, and Misuse of Title
- Professional and Technical Societies
- Discipline Procedures
- Practice Review of Individuals
- Practice Review of Firms
- Continuing Professional Development
Primary Literature
Textbooks:
1. Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice & Ethics, Fifth Edition, 2014 by Gordon C. Andrews or Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice & Ethics, Sixth Edition, 2018 by Gordon C. Andrews. You can purchase these through the website: https://www.nelsonbrain.com/shop
2. Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering, and Geoscience, Second Canadian Edition, 2011 or Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering, and Geoscience, Third Canadian Edition, 2015 by Brian M. Samuels and Doug R. Sanders. You can purchase these through the website: https://www.pearson.com/ca/en.html
3. Law for Professional Engineers: Canadian and Global Insights, Fifth Edition, 2019 by Donald L. Marston. You can purchase this through the website: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca
3. The Prince Edward Island Engineering Profession Act, By-Laws and Code of Ethics - Available from Engineers PEI
Canada Booklets:
a) A Guide to Copyrights b) A Guide to Industrial Designs c) A Guide to Patents d) A Guide to Trade-Marks
Secondary Literature
In addition to a general knowledge of statutes which are relevant to the listed topics, the following should be studied thoroughly:- Prince Edward Island's Mechanics' Lien Act.
- Occupational Health and Safety Act of Prince Edward Island - Available at the Workers Compensation Board, 14 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown (902-368-5680 or 1-800-237-5049).
The following texts are noted as an additional background reference:
"Contemporary Canadian Business Law", Willes, John A., (3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill Ryerson) Part I - Introduction, Chapters 1, 2 and 3 Part II - Torts Part III - Contracts, Chapters 6 - 14 Part VIII - Special Legal Rights, Chapter 33 Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright. Generally available at the TUNS Bookstore. OR "Law and Business Administration in Canada", Smyth and Soberman, (6th Ed., Prentice Hall) Part I - Law in its Social Context, Chapters 1, 2 and 3 Part II - Torts Part III - Contracts, Chapters 6 - 17 Available at St. Mary's or Dalhousie University Bookstores. Click on the PayPal link below to pay by credit card. Please note: The amount below includes an administrative fee.