About Engineering Deans Canada

Engineering Deans Canada is a national organization of Deans charged with the leadership and administration of engineering programs at Canadian Higher Education Institutions.  It provides a Canada-wide forum and organizational structure to facilitate coordination, collaboration, and dialogue amongst HEIs on matters pertaining to engineering education and research. Its purposes are:

  • To provide a forum to discuss, exchange and deliberate issues, to share experiences and best practices, and to develop a shared vision that fosters excellence in engineering education and research;
  • To be the collective Canadian voice of engineering education and research, nationally and internationally, and to enable representations on behalf of HEIs on such matters to the public, government, industry, and other organizations; and
  • To advance the collective mission of HEIs with the goal of serving the current and future needs of graduates, professors and researchers, the engineering profession, and the public good, within Canada and abroad.

Executive Committee

Christopher Yip
Chair
University of Toronto

Viviane Yargeau
Vice-Chair
McGill University

James Olson
Member-at-Large
University of British Columbia

Mary Wells
Past-Chair
University of Waterloo

Simaan AbouRizk
Treasurer
University of Alberta

Committee Chairs

Kenneth Coley
Research Committee
Western University

Suzanne Kresta
Deans Liaison Committee
University of Prince Edward Island

Marilyn Powers
Education Committee
Conestoga College

Mary Wells
Public Policy Committee
University of Waterloo

Michael Bradley
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
University of Saskatchewan

Membership