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KATHY BAIG

PRESIDENT, ENGINEERS CANADA

VICE-PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, STANTEC

On behalf of Canada’s 12 provincial and territorial engineering regulators and the more than 300,000 members of the engineering profession in Canada, it is my great pleasure to extend my warmest congratulations to Polytechnique Montréal on its 150th anniversary.

Since its founding in 1873, Polytechnique Montréal has left an indelible mark on the engineering profession in Quebec and throughout Canada. It has provided thousands of engineers with the educational foundation upon which they have built successful careers. Their graduates have gone on to make significant engineering contributions in a wide range of industries not only in Quebec but also across Canada and around the world.

As the only national voice of the engineering profession, Engineers Canada is proud to have a longstanding relationship with Polytechnique Montréal. For example, we have teamed up to offer a free virtual course on applying sustainability guidelines in engineering practice that has attracted more than 10,000 participants in Canada and globally. Polytechnique Montréal’s professors and alumni have been volunteers on our committees and champions of our work. And Polytechnique Montréal has made a sustained effort to attract more women to engineering – achieving a milestone in 2021 with 30 per cent of graduates being women – and is an important partner in our national effort to make the engineering profession more equitable, diverse and inclusive.

As a graduate of Polytechnique Montréal myself, I witnessed first-hand its commitment to training future engineers. The education and experiences I gained there have been invaluable to me in my professional journey and have helped shape me into the engineer and leader I am today. I am honoured to have been even just a small part of the university’s history and to be part of such a vibrant and innovative community.

This anniversary is not just a celebration of Polytechnique Montreal’s rich history and its commitment to excellence in engineering education and research, but also an opportunity to recognize the achievements of its students, faculty, staff and alumni. Polytechnique Montréal’s first 150 years have built a legacy of innovation and progress that I am confident will continue for the next 150 years.

POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL

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