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77.1 Code of Ethics towards the Public

Updated for 2010 Changes to the Professional Engineers Act

These web pages have been updated to include both enacted and pending changes due to the Open for Business Act, 2010. Note that some changes will not be in force until proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor; for example, the putting into force the end of the industrial exemption has been delayed numerous times.

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In addition to subsection 1 of the Code of Ethics, there other direct or indirect references to the ethical responsibility of the practitioner towards the public including:

  • 77.2.i A practitioner shall regard the practitioner's duty to public welfare as paramount.
  • 77.2.ii A practitioner shall endeavour at all times to enhance the public regard for the practitioner's profession by extending the public knowledge thereof and discouraging untrue, unfair or exaggerated statements with respect to professional engineering.
  • 77.2.iii A practitioner shall not express publicly, or while the practitioner is serving as a witness before a court, commission or other tribunal, opinions on professional engineering matters that are not founded on adequate knowledge and honest conviction.