Welcome to the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Mission
The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering or CSCE is a not-for-profit learned society created to develop and maintain high standards of civil engineering practice in Canada and to enhance the public image of the civil engineering profession.
Organizational Chart
The Society has local Sections across Canada which provide regular technical programs, supplemented with special technical workshops and seminars of special interest to that community. Through participation at the local level, members have an opportunity to keep up to date on current Civil Engineering practices, local projects, and to network with colleagues within the community. Technical Divisions and Committees organize specialty technical conferences and state-of-the-art publications. Membership provides an opportunity to maintain an edge in current technical advancements in the profession.
The CSCE is governed by a Board of Directors representing the following sectors of the Society:
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Regional Coordinating Committee supporting the Society’s Local Sections in hosting events, communications, membership initiatives and succession planning;
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Programs Coordinating Committee – Technical Divisions, comprising representatives of all the Technical Divisions, and responsible nationally for the provision of technical programs and publications;
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Programs Coordinating Committee – Technical Programs responsible nationally for Career Development Programs, National Lecture Tours, International Affairs, and Education and Research;
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Administration Coordinating Committee responsible for business development, financial planning and accounting, honours and fellowships, student affairs, communications and publications, history, and membership services.
Strategic Directions
2030 CSCE Strategic Directions
In June 2020, the Board of Directors approved the following three Strategic Directions for CSCE. These three Strategic Directions will be integrated into all aspects of CSCE’s operation over the coming years. This section of the website will report on progress made in the implementation of actions that support the Strategic Directions:
1 – Growing the changing Civil Engineering Community in Canada together
CSCE supports and promotes equitable and inclusive initiatives within all areas of civil engineering activity across all cultures, needs, ages, genders and geographic regions.
This can be done through:
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Inclusivity of all engineers from young to senior engineers
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EDI- Increasing females and diversity in civil engineering
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Mentorship, learning and collaboration between engineers of different levels of experience
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Increasing cross-disciplinary collaborations
Increasing accessibility of civil engineering to all including those with disabilities and First Nation communities
2 – Promotion of Civil Engineering to all
CSCE is a learned society actively engaged in enhancing the profile of civil engineering.
This can be done by:
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Continuing to provide opportunities and promote civil engineering to students and associates to gain access to experience to help them succeed
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Bringing civil engineering to the masses (public, other organizations, government).
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Providing basic information about what civil engineering is all about, the process of becoming a civil engineer, etc. and how civil engineers benefit society to all, particularly the young
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Promotion of engineering education and research internationally
3 – Leadership in Sustainability Practices for Civil Engineering
CSCE will influence civil engineering practices in Canada through the entire lifecycle of a process.
This would include:
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Providing initiatives such as the Infrastructure report card, Envision Canada, Pledge signed at the Triennial, Sustainability tools, Asset Management Committee, etc. to promote sustainability
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Providing guidance on resilience and adaptation to climate change in infrastructure.
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Providing updates and developments about sustainability methods, materials, tools across all disciplines of civil engineering
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Sharing what our partners (Affiliate, Corporate & Sustaining) are doing about sustainability and leveraging these networks to do more under the CSCE name.
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International activities and learning from others in regards to innovation & sustainability and how we can introduce these concepts to Canada.