Actually the rules around the P.Eng. titles are provincially regulated as opposed to federally, meaning the rules in Ontario (where apparently the term "Engineer" is protected) is different than in Alberta (where the protected term is "Professional Engineer").
That's why in Alberta, Raymond Merhej was sued for using the title "systems engineer" (as an Apple Canada-certified systems engineer) but the suit was dismissed in late 2003. In response, the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) said basically they'll lobby the government to amend the laws to prevent that in the future. [1] I don't know if such an amendment was ever completed though.
And some people seem to forget that military engineers are also "engineers", and they've apparently been around since the early 1600s [2]. And locomotive engineers are also "engineers", and it looks like they don't even need post-secondary schooling [3].
That's why in Alberta, Raymond Merhej was sued for using the title "systems engineer" (as an Apple Canada-certified systems engineer) but the suit was dismissed in late 2003. In response, the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) said basically they'll lobby the government to amend the laws to prevent that in the future. [1] I don't know if such an amendment was ever completed though.
And some people seem to forget that military engineers are also "engineers", and they've apparently been around since the early 1600s [2]. And locomotive engineers are also "engineers", and it looks like they don't even need post-secondary schooling [3].
[1] http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/it-industry-wins-round-in-engi...
[2] http://cmea-agmc.ca/our-heritage-and-our-stories
[3] http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc/english/noc/2011/Profile.aspx?va...