Order of Engineers of Quebec

What Order of Engineers of Quebec does

The Order of Engineers of Quebec (Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, OIQ) is a self-regulatory professional body established in 1920 and mandated by Quebec's Code des professions and Loi sur les ingénieurs to license, regulate, and oversee all practicing engineers in the province. Headquartered in Montréal at 1801 avenue McGill College, it serves a constituency of 77,000+ engineers and future engineers — making it the second-largest of Quebec's 46 professional orders. Its core mission is public protection: ensuring only qualified individuals practice engineering and that the public can verify credentials, file complaints, and benefit from mandatory professional liability insurance coverage ($250k-$500k base per project, up to $2M complementary annually).

The OIQ operates an integrated digital ecosystem rather than commercial software products. This includes the Membres portal for profile and annual registration management, the MAESTRO platform for mandatory 30-hour-per-2-year-cycle continuing education, ingemplois.ca as an exclusive engineering job board, the Guide de pratique professionnelle (GPP) as a continuously updated practice reference, the CPI portal for candidates to the profession (with a multi-component admission program), the public Bottin des membres directory, and election/admission subdomains. It also produces Revue PLAN, hosts an annual colloquium (2026 focus: AI), runs the Soirée de l'excellence en g\u00e9nie gala with the Grand Prix d'excellence and Prix de l'Ordre awards, administers 3,046 professional inspections annually (FY 2024-25), and delivers 28,378 continuing education sessions in the same period. A separate Fondation de l'Ordre des ing\u00e9nieurs du Qu\u00e9bec, established in 2010, provides scholarships and loans to engineering students.

Its business model is mandatory-membership funded: annual dues from all 77,000+ members (the primary revenue stream), supplemented by admission and examination fees, professional liability insurance administration, employer-paid job postings on ingemplois.ca, and member financial benefits distributed via institutional partners (BN, F\u00c9RIQUE, TD Assurance). The OIQ reaches members through a multi-channel mix — digital portals, email newsletters, Revue PLAN, social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok), campus outreach (L'Ordre sur ton campus), free Zoom information sessions for internationally trained professionals, and events. Operating under its Plan strat\u00e9gique 25-28, the OIQ is governed by a Board of Directors and operates independently under the oversight of the Office des professions du Qu\u00e9bec.

Name

Order of Engineers of Quebec

Legal name

Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec

Website

https://oiq.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Order of Engineers of Quebec (OIQ) is a statutory self-regulatory body licensing 77,000+ engineers in Quebec, providing continuing education (MAESTRO), professional liability insurance, ethical oversight, professional inspections, and member services including an exclusive engineering job board (ingemplois.ca) and annual colloquium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Engineering Licensing & Regulatory Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Occupational Licensing Examination Authorities (EDADAFAD)

Keywords

• Professional engineering regulation
• Engineering licensure services
• Professional membership dues
• Continuing engineering education
• Engineering practice oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Dues (Cotisation annuelle): All 77,000+ members are required to pay annual membership dues to maintain their license to practice engineering in Quebec. The annual registration deadline is March 31 each year. Failure to pay results in removal from the Order, requiring re-registration.
2. Admission and Examination Fees: Candidates to the profession (CPI) pay fees for the professional admission program, which includes theoretical training (25–30 hours), professional examinations, and a practical component lasting at least 24 months. Fees are also associated with admission exams and re-examinations.
3. Employer Recruitment Services: Employers can post engineering job vacancies on ingemplois.ca, the OIQ's exclusive job board, through paid display options. The platform offers various packages to reach the OIQ's 70,000+ member network.
4. Professional Liability Insurance Administration: The OIQ administers mandatory collective professional liability insurance schemes for all members. Base coverage minimum is $250,000 per claim (up to $500,000 per project) and complementary coverage ranges from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per year. Insurance fees are bundled with membership.
5. Continuing Education (Formation continue) via MAESTRO: Members must complete 30 hours of continuing education every two years. The MAESTRO platform provides access to approved training courses, some of which may generate revenue for the Order.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Order of Engineers of Quebec (OIQ) is a self-regulatory professional body that licenses and supervises the practice of engineering in the province of Quebec under Quebec's Code des professions and the Loi sur les ingénieurs. It administers the admission program for future engineers (CPI), issues annual practice permits, enforces mandatory continuing education (30 hours per 2-year cycle), conducts professional inspections, administers collective professional liability insurance, manages disciplinary processes, and delivers member services through digital portals, publications, and events.

Product overview

The Order of Engineers of Quebec (OIQ) is a professional regulatory body, not a technology product company. It offers a suite of administrative and member-service platforms including a members portal, a job board (ingjobs.ca), a continuing education platform (Maestro), a professional practice guide (GPP), publications (Revue PLAN), and organizes events such as an annual colloquium and engineering excellence awards. These are not commercial software products but rather member services and regulatory tools provided by the professional order.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ing.emplois: Job board platform for engineering professionals
• MAESTRO
• Revue PLAN
• Guide de pratique professionnelle (GPP)
• Place pour toi
• Soirée de l'excellence en génie

Products and services

• Programme d'accès à la profession (CPI) Structured professional admission program with theoretical, practical, and linguistic components for candidates seeking to become licensed engineers in Quebec.
• Professional Inspection Program Mandatory professional inspections ensuring engineers maintain practice standards, with 3,046 inspections conducted in fiscal year 2024-25.
• ingemplois.ca Engineering Job Board Exclusive engineering job marketplace connecting employers with the OIQ's 70,000+ members and candidates, with paid posting packages for employers.
• MAESTRO Continuing Education Platform Online platform for members to access and track mandatory continuing education (30 hours per 2-year cycle), manage professional development plans, and discover training opportunities.
• Guide de pratique professionnelle (GPP) Comprehensive online reference tool for professional engineering practice covering authentication of documents, professional title usage, work supervision, ethical decision-making, competency frameworks, and applicable laws. Free for members.
• Member Directory (Bottin des membres) Searchable public directory of all licensed engineers in Quebec, allowing the public to verify whether an individual is a member in good standing and review any disciplinary decisions.
• Collective Professional Liability Insurance Mandatory collective professional liability insurance schemes for all members, with base coverage of $250,000 per claim up to $500,000 per project and complementary coverage from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per year. Insurance fees bundled with membership.
• Annual Engineering Colloquium (Colloque annuel) Annual professional conference featuring presentations, workshops, and professional development on strategic engineering topics; 2026 edition focused on artificial intelligence.
• Soirée de l'excellence en génie Annual gala celebrating outstanding achievements in Quebec engineering, including the Grand Prix d'excellence, various Prix de l'Ordre awards, and recognition of distinguished members.
• Prix de l'Ordre (Order Awards) Annual awards program recognizing distinguished members for professional excellence, leadership, and contributions to the engineering profession and Quebec society.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,770 new engineer permits issued (2024–25)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BolognaFiere Water&Energy (Dronitaly 2026)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe OIQ is a conference partner for Dronitaly 2026 (March 11–13, 2026, Bologna, Italy), contributing to conference sessions on civil drone technologies alongside CNR, ISPRA, and Mirumir. The OIQ's involvement focuses on professional engineering perspectives in drone applications.
• CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNR (National Research Council of Italy) is a conference development partner for Dronitaly 2026 alongside the OIQ, ISPRA, and BolognaFiere Water&Energy, focusing on civil drone applications.
• ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPRA is a conference development partner for Dronitaly 2026 alongside the OIQ, CNR, and BolognaFiere Water&Energy, focusing on environmental monitoring applications for civil drones.
• Mirumir (Dronitaly 2026 Organizer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMirumir is the co-organizer of Dronitaly 2026 alongside BolognaFiere Water&Energy, with the OIQ as a conference partner contributing engineering expertise for civil drone sessions.
• Fondation de l'Ordre des ingénieurs du QuébecminorOthersThe OIQ Foundation (Fondation de l'Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec) is a separate legal entity from the OIQ (noted as independent in OIQ's legal terms). It was established in 2010 and provides loans and scholarships to engineering students at the college and university levels, aiming to stimulate youth interest in engineering and support a strong, diverse, and sustainability-conscious engineering future workforce.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE): US-based professional association representing licensed engineers. While membership is voluntary in the US (unlike OIQ's compulsory model), NSPE is functionally comparable as an industry self-regulatory voice on ethics, licensure, and continuing education.
• Barreau du Québec: Quebec's self-regulating professional order for lawyers (~28,000 members). Operates under the identical Code des professions framework as the OIQ with equivalent statutory authority, disciplinary mechanisms, and member-services model.
• Engineers and Geoscientists New Brunswick: New Brunswick's engineering and geoscience self-regulatory order. Comparable provincial-level licensing, inspection, and continuing-education functions to the OIQ.
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA): Alberta's engineering and geoscience regulator with a comparable member-base scale and mandate. Operates the same self-regulatory model under Alberta's Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Act.
• Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO): Ontario's statutory self-regulatory body for professional engineers, licensing ~90,000 members. Most direct functional and structural peer to the OIQ, operating under analogous provincial legislation with similar licensing, inspection, and continuing-education mandates.
• Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (CPA Québec): Quebec's chartered professional accountant order operating under the same Code des professions framework. Comparable as another Quebec professional order with similar dues-based funding, disciplinary powers, and continuing-education obligations.
• Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ): Quebec's parallel self-regulatory professional order for architects. Closest Quebec-internal peer sharing the same Code des professions framework, member-fee model, and regulatory structure as the OIQ.
• Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC): British Columbia's combined engineering and geoscience regulator. Directly comparable to the OIQ as a provincial self-regulating professional order with licensing, discipline, and continuing-education functions.

Broad incumbents

• Engineers Canada: National federation of Canada's 12 provincial and territorial engineering regulators. The OIQ is a constituent member; Engineers Canada coordinates national standards and represents Canadian engineers internationally.

Emerging players

• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE): UK-based professional body for civil engineers offering chartered-status credentials. Comparable to the OIQ in providing professional credentials, ethics frameworks, and continuing professional development, though operating under a voluntary-membership rather than compulsory-licensure model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ordreingenieursqc
• Xx.com/OIQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/oiq.qc.ca

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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