Professional Practice and Ethics

Technicians and technologists play a vital role in Canada's modern society.  They are skilled professionals who help ensure that the countrPractice and ethicsy's technology-based  systems and infrastructure are properly designed, manufactured, tested and maintained.

Above all, technicians and technologists in Canada are expected to put the safety and well-being of the public ahead of all other interests. They must be guided in all aspects of their work by a Code of Ethics.

Applicants for certification are expected to have carefully read and to fully understand the Code of Ethics for the provincial association to which they are applying. You will be asked during the application process to confirm that you have completed this important step.

In addition, you will later be required to pass a Professional Practice and Ethics exam as part of becoming registered as a Technology Professional.

The following links lead directly to the Code of Ethics page or document for each provincial association.

Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC British Columbia
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC)
Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta Alberta
Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET)
Saskatchewan Applied Science Technologists and TechniciansSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan Applied Science Technologists and Technicians (SASTT)
Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of ManitobaManitoba
Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba (CTTAM)
Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists Ontario
Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)
L’Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec Quebec
L’Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ)
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (NBSCETT)

Société des techniciens et des technologues agréés du génie du Nouveau Brunswick (Sttag N-B)

TechNova Inc.Nova Scotia
TechNova Inc.
Island Technology Professionals    
Prince Edward Island
Island Technology Professionals (ITP)
Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador
Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Newfoundland and Labrador (AETTNL)

 

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