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ACEC is the national voice of the consulting engineering industry in Canada. ACEC member
companies are engaged, in some way or another, in nearly every infrastructure project in the country
and in numerous related activities abroad. Consulting engineering firms provide a wide range of
services needed to meet Canada’s and the world’s ever-increasing demand for food, water, sanitation,
shelter, health services, transportation and energy.
Our member firms are world leaders in the provision of quality services that contribute to Canada’s
economic development and to the safety and well-being of its citizens. These services include the
planning, design, construction, inspection and management of our infrastructure. Last year, ACEC
member firms generated revenues in excess of $13.8 billion and employed more than 88,500
Canadians. Moreover, our industry is the third largest exporter of engineering services in the world,
after the United-States and Britain.
Founded in 1925, ACEC’s members consist of 600 independent consulting engineering companies,
and 11 provincial and territorial member organizations.
ACEC member firms operate in all provinces and territories, and around the world, providing a
multitude of specific engineering services in 14 key industry sectors:
agriculture geology and geophysics
communications manufacturing
construction mining and metallurgy
energy municipal engineering
environment surveying
fisheries transportation
forestry water supply and treatment
Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada • Association des ingénieurs-conseils du Canada