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Not in Alberta they’re not. At least according to Alberta law. Cringe all you want.

Your definition of engineer doesn’t apply to how the word has been used for the great majority of history but it is what some paper pushers would like you to believe.

> Your definition of engineer doesn’t apply to how the word has been used for the great majority of history but it is what some paper pushers would like you to believe.

I don't think this is correct. There is no shortage of professionals, project managers, or others in positions of great responsibility who seek qualified, professional engineering because of the criticality, risks, complexity, liability, etc. involved in their project.

I'm a mechanical engineer who writes software for my job because it's the easiest way to implement a PID controller. Do I get to be a software engineer? I haven't touched a CAD program in over a decade.

A Professional Engineer (with a capital E) is all the things you said. An engineer (with a lowercase e) is not.