In-person ceremonies on April 1 & 2, 2023 for graduating engineers
(Registration for the April 2023 ceremonies closes on March 15, 2023.)
The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer has been a uniquely Canadian tradition for almost 100 years and is the responsibility of the Corporation of the Seven Wardens.
The private Obligation Ceremony where Iron Rings are presented to graduates and other qualified obligants is held in every Canadian community where Engineering is taught, by one of 28 local ‘Camps’. More than 440,000 Engineers have been obligated in Canada.
Camp 6 administers The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer in the Edmonton, Alberta area, and held its first Obligation Ceremony in 1930.
Iron Rings are worn by many Engineers in Canada, reminding those who wear it – and others – of their ethical obligation to live by a high standard of professional conduct in the service of the public.
The Iron Ring is not a symbol of registration to practice as an Engineer in Canada. Qualification and registration to practice is the role and responsibility of the provincial and territorial licensing bodies.
Information about the history of the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer is available at the Main Corporation of the Seven Wardens Website: www.ironring.ca.