Professional Admission Program

To join this program, you must first apply for admission to the OIQ.

Consult the page Becoming an engineer in Quebec to apply for admission.

• If you studied engineering in Quebec
  You can apply for admission to the OIQ once you have obtained at leaste 60 credits in your university program.
• If you studied engineering abroad
  You can join the Professional Admission Program as soon as the OIQ has granted you partial or total equivalence of training following your application for admission.

When the application is processed by the OIQ, you will receive a communication with all the information you need to register to the program. The only persons exempt from the Professional Admission Program are:

• Those who are already members of another Canadian engineering association
• Those who hold an engineering degree obtained in France and who benefit from the “Arrangement sur la reconnaissance mutuelle des qualifications professionnelles” (ARM)
• Those applying for a temporary permit for a specific project

However, they still have other obligations to fulfill and must apply to the OIQ for admission.

For a summary of costs, see our Fee Schedule under the heading “Candidate to the engineering profession.”

A 50% discount applies if you register for the Professional Admission Program within 6 months of obtaining your engineering degree or equivalency.

You can now use this official title, recognized by the OIQ. You will thus become “Dominique Larochelle, candidate for the engineering profession (CEP)

or “Dominique Larochelle, CEP.”

You must acquire practical and theoretical skills throughout the program and pass the OIQ’s professional exam. You will also have to respect the Code of ethics of engineers.

The Professional Admission Program must be completed in a minimum of 24 months and can be extended up to a maximum of 5 years.