Fonds PR-1070 - Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia fonds

The Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia had its origins at a meeting held in Vancouver on 1 February 1919. The meeting was called by the Executive Committee of the Vancouver Branch of the Engineers' Institute of Canada. Committee members felt that local engineers, particularly those employed on public works by the Civil Service Commission of Canada, were not adequately paid. The meeting was attended by about seventy local engineers who subsequently formed the United Professional Engineers of British Columbia. Ernest G. Matheson, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia, was elected chairman and president. The name was changed in March 1919 to the British Columbia Technical Union (BCTU) and again, later that year, to the British Columbia Technical Association (BCTA). The objects of the BCTU were: --to obtain adequate public recognition of technical men; --to establish scales of minimum fees for consultants and obtain recognition of the same; --to obtain equitable remuneration for salaried technical men and their salaried technical assistants; --to secure the consultation and employment of local members of the technical profession for work in British Columbia and to discourage the importation of men for technical work when duly qualified men are available in the province; --to protect the public by encouraging the employment of qualified technical men; [B.C. Gazette 1 May 1919, pp. 1394-95] In 1921, the name was changed to the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia with the introduction of the Engineerial Profession Act. The act empowered the Association to establish professional standards, evaluate engineers' qualifications, set examinations, and discipline members.

The Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia was formed in 1919 with the concern that local engineers were not receiving adequate payment for their services. The name was changed in 1919 to the British Columbia Technical Union (BCTU) and again, later that year, to the British Columbia Technical Association (BCTA). In 1921, the name was changed to the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia with the introduction of the Engineerial Profession Act. The act empowered the Association to establish professional standards, evaluate engineers' qualifications, set examinations, and discipline members.

The Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia was formed in 1919 with the concern that local engineers were not receiving adequate payment for their services. The name was changed in 1919 to the British Columbia Technical Union (BCTU) and again, later that year, to the British Columbia Technical Association (BCTA). In 1921, the name was changed to the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia with the introduction of the Engineerial Profession Act. The act empowered the Association to establish professional standards, evaluate engineers' qualifications, set examinations, and discipline members.