The Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) (''Fédération canadienne étudiante de génie'' in French) is the national association of undergraduate

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and exists to organize activities, provide services and interact with professional and other bodies at the national and international level for the benefit of Canadian engineering students. The organization is a

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based in

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, Canada, managed by a volunteer team of engineering students and recent graduates from across Canada.

Activities

CFES Canadian Engineering Leadership Conference

The flagship event of the CFES, the Canadian Engineering Leadership Conference (CELC), formerly known as Congress, serves as both the Annual General Meeting of the Federation, as well as a leadership development forum for engineering students from across Canada. Congress is typically held in the first week or January, spanning a full week of leadership development sessions, informational presentations, guest speakers from industry, a career fair and culminating in plenary, the decision making body of the CFES. At congress, the CFES National Executive and other officer positions are elected, and bids are made to host other CFES activities.

Host schools

* 1969

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(Montreal, Québec) * 1970

Université Laval (; English: ''Laval University)'' is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, making it the oldest institutio ...

(Québec City, Québec) * 1971

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to se ...

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ot ...

(Ottawa, Ontario) * 1972

University of New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English language, English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universiti ...

(Fredericton, New Brunswick) * 1973

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

(Vancouver, British Columbia) * 1974 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 1975

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(Calgary, Alberta) * 1976

Memorial University Memorial University of Newfoundland, or MUN (), is a Public university, public research university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook ...

(St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) * 1977

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...

(Winnipeg, Manitoba) * 1978

Université de Sherbrooke The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS; Quebec English, English: ''University of Sherbrooke'') is a French-language Public university, public research university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with a second campus in Longueuil, a suburb on the Mont ...

(Sherbrooke, Québec) * 1979 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) * 1980

University of Alberta The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta, ) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, t ...

(Edmonton, Alberta) * 1981 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) * 1982 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 1983 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia) * 1984

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

(London, Ontario) * 1985

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

(Toronto, Ontario) * 1986 Memorial University (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) * 1987 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba) * 1988 Université Laval (Québec City, Québec) * 1989 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) * 1990 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) * 1991 University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) * 1992

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& McGill University (Montreal, Québec) * 1993

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood, Ontario, Ainslie Wood and Westdale, Ontario, Westd ...

(Hamilton, Ontario) * 1994 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta) * 1995 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick) * 1996 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 1997 Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Québec) * 1998 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) * 1999 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) * 2000 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba) * 2001 McGill University (Montreal, Québec) * 2002 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) * 2003 University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) * 2004

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1903 as Victoria College, British Columbia, Victoria Col ...

(Victoria, British Columbia) * 2005 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) * 2006

University of Windsor The University of Windsor (UWindsor, U of W, or UWin) is a public university, public research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has approximately 17,500 students. The university was incorporated by ...

(Windsor, Ontario) * 2007

Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...

(Montreal, Québec) * 2008 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) * 2009 Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario) * 2010 McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) * 2011 Memorial University (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) * 2012 Yukon College (Whitehorse, Yukon) * 2013 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 2014 Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Québec) * 2015 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba) * 2016 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta) * 2017 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario) * 2018 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) * 2019 McGill University (Montreal, Québec) * 2020 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) * 2021 Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (Virtual) * 2022

Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland, or MUN (), is a Public university, public research university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook ...

(Virtual) * 2023 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta) * 2024 Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John's, Newfoundland) * 2025 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick)

Publications

The CFES Project Magazine, also known as ProMag, is a magazine published by the CFES and distributed to member schools. In 2012, ProMag was discontinued due to a shifted interest in providing an online journal that is more easily accessible. Additionally, the content of ProMag did not any longer satisfy the desires of CFES members. Subsequently, Promag was replaced by the CFES Publication (also called the Pub), which is an online publication that is focused on promoting the research and super-curricular activities of Canadian undergraduate engineering students. The Pub is a service provided by the Federation, and is no longer up for bid at Congress. The Pub has since become defunct. In the 2019-2020 Operating Year, the CFES decided to revive Project Magazine as an in-house online journal, celebrating the different regions of the federation through articles and stories submitted to a Task Force. It exists as a virtual publication.

Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC)

The Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) (''Compétition canadienne d'ingénierie'' in French) is an annual competition involving more than 150 of the best and brightest engineering students from across Canada. All competitors at the CEC qualify for the competition through one of four regional competitions: * Western Engineering Competition (WEC) * Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC)
OEC 2022
* Quebec Engineering Competition (QEC) * Atlantic Engineering Competition (AEC)

Competition categories

The CEC includes competitions in a variety of topics. Individual competitors can be entered in any one of the following competition categories: * Impromptu Debate * Senior Design * Junior Design * Consulting Engineering * Innovative Design * Engineering Communication * Re-Engineering * Programming

Host schools

As the CEC has a national scope, engineering schools wishing to host the competition must win a competitive bid process through the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students. Schools that have hosted the competition since its inception in 1985 include: * 1985 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 1986 Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec) * 1987 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) * 1989 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario) * 1990 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia) * 1991 Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Quebec) * 1992 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) * 1993 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) * 1994 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) * 1995 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) * 1996 Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, British Columbia) * 1997

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(Moncton, New Brunswick) * 1998 Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario) * 1999 Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec) * 2000 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario) * 2001 University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia) * 2002 Université Laval (Quebec City, Quebec) * 2003 Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) * 2004 McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) * 2005 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta) * 2006 Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec) * 2007 University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) * 2008 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 2009 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick) * 2010 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) * 2011 McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) * 2012 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia) * 2013 Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario) * 2014 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario) * 2015 Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) * 2016 McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) * 2017 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta) * 2018 Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario) * 2019 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 2020 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba) * 2021 University of New Brunswick (Virtual) * 2022 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick) * 2023 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 2024 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta) * 2025 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Services

CFES Lean Six Sigma

The CFES offers a certification course in Lean Six Sigma. Formerly available through a partnership with

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, the service could only be offered in one of Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, or Montreal- one of Canada Post's major hubs. In 2019, the CFES obtained a partnership agreement with Abacus which re-instated a more nationally available event for members to participate in. Typically, it occurs over the course of two weekends- one in English, and one in French, respectively.

Host schools

* 2019 École de technologie supérieure (Montreal, Quebec) * 2020

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(Virtual) * 2021 Cancelled due to External Factors

CFES Conference on Diversity in Engineering (CDE)

The CFES is offers the Conference on Diversity in Engineering (CDE) to its members. NCWIE began in 1990 as a local conference at Queen's University and in 2003 it became a national event. Other Canadian universities were invited to host it after the 2007 conference. The University of Western Ontario was the first school after Queen's University to host the event in 2008. Shortly thereafter, NCWIE was made a service of the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students. The first year that the CFES Conference on Diversity in Engineering is offered is 2015, denoting the end of the National Conference on Women in Engineering.

Host schools

* 1990 – 2007 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) * 2008 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario) * 2009 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) * 2010 University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario) * 2011 McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) * 2012

(Montreal, Quebec) * 2013 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia) * 2014 University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) * 2015 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 2016 McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) * 2017 McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) * 2018 Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario) * 2019 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario) * 2020 University of Calgary (Virtual) * 2021 Dalhousie University (Virtual) * 2022 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba) * 2023 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 2024 Western University (London, Ontario)

CFES Conference on Sustainability in Engineering (CSE)

The CFES is offers the Conference on Sustainability in Engineering (CSE) to its members. CSE began as a new conference intended to address the need for a national discussion on sustainability in the Engineering field, as a part of the sustainability working group's work, and in address to the CFES Stance on Sustainability. The first year that the CFES Conference on Sustainability in Engineering was offered is 2019, at the

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in Prince George, BC.

Host schools

* 2019 University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George, British Columbia) * 2020 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) * 2021 Université de Sherbrooke (Virtual) * 2022 University of Guelph (Virtual) * 2023 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia) * 2024 Toronto Metropolitan University (Toronto, Ontario) * 2025 University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario)

Structure

Members

The membership of the organization consists of engineering student societies, rather than individual engineering students. Eligibility for membership is limited to those societies located at a Canadian university that has at least one engineering program accredited by the

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and represents engineering student concerns to the school's administration and engineering faculty. The member societies are divided into four geographic regions for the purposes of representation on the Federation's board of directors: * Atlantic (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) * Ontario * Quebec * West (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Canadian territories)

Board of directors

As a non-profit organization, the Federation has a board of directors that is responsible for managing the business and property of the organization. Aside from the Chair, the board consists of 3 individuals elected at the annual meeting (the President, and the two National Councillors) and four regional ambassadors, selected using regionally-determined methods. The Vice-Presidents sit on the board as non-voting members: * The Chair * The President * Four (4) Regional Ambassadors: * West Ambassador * Ontario Ambassador * Quebec Ambassador * Atlantic Ambassador * Two (2) National Councillors of the Federation * The Vice Presidents ''(Non-Voting)''

Officer Team

National Executive

The CFES' operations are split by the National Executive, each operating in a different component. The National Executive will coordinate as one unit and ensure the smooth operations of the federation. * President * Vice President Academic * Vice President Finance and Administration * Vice President Services * Vice President External * Vice President Communications

Past

2024-2025 * President: Kalena McCloskey ( Queen's University) * VP Academic: Aleksandr Kim (

) * VP Finance and Administration: Luke Schuurman (

) * VP Services: Houda El Hajjaoui (

) * VP External: Jamie Grasley (

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) * VP Communications: Sheyda Shams (

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) 2023-2024 * President: Duncan Lamont (

) * VP Advocacy: Catherine Bentancourt-Lee (

) * VP Finance and Administration: Emily Schwab (

University of Regina The University of Regina is a public university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a j ...

) * VP Services: Bridget Patterson (

University of Prince Edward Island The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the ''University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.'' H ...

) * VP External: Juliette Gagnon ( Universite Laval) * VP Communications: Christine Nguyen (

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)

Current

* President: Emma Sanderson (

University of Guelph The University of Guelph (abbreviated U of G) is a comprehensive Public university, public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College (1874), the MacDonald I ...

) * VP Academic: Jack Walker ( Queen's University) * VP Finance and Administration: Luke Schuurman (

) * VP Services: Sophie Petrushkina (

) * VP External: Jackie Fisher (

) * VP Communications: Nathaniel Thomas ( University of New Brunswick Fredericton)

Commissioners

The CFES further operates with Commissioners conducting the tasks in a specific portfolio. These commissioners are: * Corporate Relations Commissioner * Bilingualism Commissioner * Engineering Change Lab Commissioner * IT Commissioner * Social Issues Commissioner * Communications Commissioner * Logistics Commissioner * Leadership and Development Commissioner

Activity managers

The chairs of each of the activities and services offered by the CFES are also considered full officers of the CFES. These include: * Lean Six Sigma Activity Manager (L6S) * Summit on Development of Engineering Societies Activity Manager (SDES) (formerly known as President's Meeting) * Conference on Diversity in Engineering Activity Manager (CDE) * Canadian Engineering Leadership Conference Activity Manager (CELC) * Conference on Sustainability in Engineering Activity Manager (CSE) * Canadian Engineering Competition Activity Manager (CEC)

Corporate partners

* Engineers Canada * Canadian Council of Professional Engineers *

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* Engineering Change Lab * Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

Student partners

* Board of European Students of Technology * bonding-studenteninitiative e.V. (German student organization for students of engineering and natural sciences) * National Association of Engineering Student Councils (American student organization for students of engineering and technology) * EngiQueers Canada (National diversity and inclusion engineering student organization) *Canadian Association of Business Students (CABS)

Regional associations

* Western Engineering Student Societies' Team (WESST) * Engineering Student Societies' Council of Ontario (ESSCO) * Quebec Confederation for Engineering Student Outreach (QCESO (more recognized by its French acronym, CREIQ)) * Atlantic Council of Engineering Students (ACES)

References

External links

Official CFES Website

Atlantic Council of Engineering Students (Atlantic Region)

Western Engineering Students' Societies Team (West Region)

Engineering Student Societies Council of Ontario (Ontario Region)

Confédération pour le rayonnement étudiant en ingénierie au Québec (Québec Region)
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Activities

CFES Canadian Engineering Leadership Conference

Host schools

Publications

Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC)

Competition categories

Host schools

Services

CFES Lean Six Sigma

Host schools

CFES Conference on Diversity in Engineering (CDE)

Host schools

CFES Conference on Sustainability in Engineering (CSE)

Host schools

Structure

Members

Board of directors

Officer Team

National Executive

Past

Current

Commissioners

Activity managers

Corporate partners

Student partners

Regional associations

See also

References

External links