SNC and the Association of Consulting
Engineers of Canada (A.C.E.C.): A.C.E.C. code of ethics (Code of Consulting
Engineering Practice). Control of A.C.E.C. by SNC, as evidenced by
past-Presidents of A.C.E.C.
Since
1951, some Presidents of SNC have been Presidents of the A.C.E.C. at various
times. The list
shown is taken from the 1981 Edition of the
A.C.E.C. Directory , which is up-dated annually. Thus SNC sactive
participation, if not outright control, in the affairs of the A.C.E.C. over the
years is obvious.
At the
same time, the A.C.E.C has a code of ethics which includes clauses concerning
how member firms are supposed to conduct themselves towards employees. The "Code of Consulting Engineering Practice" shown is also taken from the 1981 Edition
of the A.C.E.C. Directory.
When I
have time I will put up-dated information on this site. Meanwhile, you can find
out more about the A.C.E.C. and its member firms on their web site, at :-
http://www.acec.ca/en/home.html
The Code of Consulting Engineering Practice of course says nothing about how member firms are supposed to behave towards ex-employees. On the other hand, if SNC and those connected with them - or any other member firm - exploits such a loophole as a means of -quote – legitimizing- unquote - corrupt or unethical practices of any kind towards ex-employees, this is not good for the image of the profession and certainly a black mark for Canada with respect to prospective immigrants who are foreign–trained engineers. In fact, as far as I am concerned, until such time as there is a change of attitude towards me personally, this is a very good reason to explain to prospective immigrants why they should NOT come to Canada.
Further, at present and for a long time past, the situation was / is being aggravated by the inattention in Canada to the poor job market for professional engineers, as evidenced by the O.S.P.E.'s letter to Prime Minister Paul Martin dated March 18th 2004 and other O.S.P.E. submissions
In addition to this, there is almost total inattention in Canada to properly counting the numbers employed, creating the popular impression that unemployment has typically been in the range 6% to 9% - when in fact it is more like 4 times this.
See "Ottawa's Hidden Workforce", released in Fall 1998.The estimated population base of 771,900 people represents about 2.5% of Canada’s total population.
THIS IS A STUPID, STINKING MESS
WHICH HAS NO BUSINESS TO EXIST.