Senior Candidate applications

Engineers who meet the Senior Candidate eligibility criteria (below) may take the Obligation and receive the Iron Ring by participating in the Obligation Ceremony.

Applications to participate as a Senior Candidate in the 2027 Ceremony at Camp 3 (Kingston) will be accepted starting in November 2026.

If you are currently an undergraduate engineering student you should not apply using the Senior Candidate process; you will receive an invitation to register through your home university.

If you are already an Obligated Engineer and wish to attend the Obligation Ceremony, no application or ticket is required. Simply wear your ring to the Ceremony and you will be admitted.

Eligibility

Senior candidate status is available to anyone whose academic credentials can be proven to meet the requirements for licensure as a Professional Engineer in Canada.

This includes anyone who meets at least one of following criteria:

1. is a graduate of an accredited Canadian undergraduate engineering program, or
2. is or has been a licensed Professional Engineer in Canada, or
3. is or has been a registered Engineer In Training in Canada, or
4. has had their academic credentials accepted as satisfactory for professional engineering licensure by a Canadian professional engineering regulator.

Please note that Camp 3 and the Corporation of the Seven Wardens do not assess academic credentials themselves, but rather accept only the assessment of Canadian professional engineering regulators.