Alberta government plans to cut down regulation of 'software engineer' title

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Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish and Advanced Education Minister Rajan Sawhney announced the changes on Monday.

Alberta plans to allow technology companies and workers to use the title "software engineer" without a licence from APEGA, the provincial regulator for professional engineers.

The rules currently say someone who isn't a professional engineer or permit holder can't use the term "engineer" in combination with any other name or title. to "voice the alignment" of restrictions across the country on the use of software engineer or related titles without a licence. Sawhney said the work software engineers do usually doesn't fall within the practice of a professional engineer with a P.Eng designation, and any software engineers "applying engineering principles" in their position will still be regulated by APEGA.

The tech workers said APEGA was hampering the growth of Alberta's tech sector with what they called an "aggressive" position that software engineers must be regulated and subject to certification requirements. "Any exception to the use of the title engineer will set a dangerous precedent and put the lives of Albertans at risk."

 

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