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by hervature 1343 days ago
This is a nothingburger. Here is the quote that matters:

> Unless someone is licensed with a provincial or territorial engineering regulator, they cannot use the title engineer, or any variation.

So, you can legally call yourself a software engineer if you have your title. There are laws like this in most countries regarding medical doctors. This prevents Doctor of Acupuncture from appearing.

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that's not correct. You can't call yourself an engineer despite having it in your title unless you get a license granted by engineerscanada. https://engineerscanada.ca/become-an-engineer/overview-of-li...
> Engineers Canada does not grant licenses to practise engineering.
yea sorry I meant by one of the engineering regulators: https://engineerscanada.ca/regulatory-excellence/engineering...
I guess you are taking issue with the fact that I said "get your title" instead of "get your license to use the engineering title".