Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

It is a professional association that promotes the interests of engineering and applied science technicians and technologists to industry, educational institutions, government and with the public.

APEO reserved the post-nominal "CET" under the federal Trademarks Act, and later transferred ownership to OACETT.

The act recognized OACETT as a professional body whose main objective is to establish and maintain high standards for the engineering and applied science technician and technologist professions.

These statutes reserved titles and their respective post-nominals, making their use by non-members unlawful under the Provincial Offences Act and triable by the Ontario Court of Justice.

In 2006, like other self-governing and self-regulating professional bodies in Ontario, OACETT's registration and admissions procedures became subject to the Fair Access to the Regulated Professions Act.

It includes a panel of professional members that evaluates applications for certification and registers engineering and applied science technicians and technologists who meet established Canadian standards in education and experience.

For example, in the province of Ontario, being a member of the Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba does not provide the ability to use the C.E.T.

Certified engineering technologists and technicians are one of the four classes of certified professional who meet the requirements to write the master electrician exam; The other classes are journeyman electricians, professional engineers, and journeyman power line technicians.

1990[8] Certified engineering technologists and technicians may apply for qualified person status with the Ministry of Natural Resources.