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[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

He still shouldnt call himself an Engineer when he's not a licensed Engineer, but to be slightly fair, with his experience, in say Alberta, he would likely be a Professional Technician and would be allowed to stamp engineering drawings.

In Ontario there is no path to stamping drawings from being technologist, and again, he still shouldnt call himself an engineer, but i also don't necessarily agree that it inherently means he doesn't actually know engineering. Lots of PEngs I worked with were garbage engineers and lots of Techs I worked with were great at engineering.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, this is kind of where I am. If I was an MET and someone asked my profession in a casual conversation, I might well say engineer. If it was anything more significant or official, or the person was aware of the field enough to know the difference, I'd go with MET. Running for office definitely falls in the second category.