[vonmoltke]

That, in turn, requires licensure to be a condition of employment, which is tricky because a) an engineer needs to be employed for a minimum period of time before they can get licensed in the first place and b) the industrial exemption means that most engineers don't actually need a license, and indeed most don't have one (at least in the US).

[kec]

Not really. In settings where a PE is required any asshole can work on the project so ling as they're under the supervision of a PE who ultimately signs off on the whole thing. I imagine medicine (residency?) and law work similarly.

[emilecantin]

Yeah, it's very different here in Québec. Some acts are "reserved" acts that only licensed engineers can perform. It actually falls under the same set of laws as doctors, nurses, lawyers, etc. which we call "Code des professions".

The engineering law is very outdated, though (last modified in the 80s), but we're working on it. Some proposals I've seen would require a P.E. for safety-sensitive code in the automotive and aerospace industries.