2026 Canadian Consulting Engineer Industry Survey Question Title * 1. What is your age? Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 or older Question Title * 2. What is your gender? Male Female Non-binary Question Title * 3. Where are you based? Territories British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec Atlantic Canada Question Title * 4. How many years have you spent in the engineering industry? 0 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60 or more Question Title * 5. How many years have you spent with your current firm? 0 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 or more Question Title * 6. What is your current salary? $30,000 to $60,000 $60,001 to $90,000 $90,001 to $120,000 $120,001 to $150,000 $150,001 or more Question Title * 7. How many people does your firm employ around the world? 1 to 100 101 to 1,000 1,001 to 10,000 10,001 to 100,000 More than 100,000 Question Title * 8. How do you feel about your role compared to five years ago? More satisfied Equally satisfied Less satisfied Question Title * 9. What do you enjoy most about your role? Collaboration and teamwork Autonomy Creative problem-solving Innovation Personal development Mentoring others Variety of work Feedback and recognition Flexibility or work-life balance Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. What do you enjoy least about your role? Overwork Stress Inflexibility Limited opportunities for growth Poor work environment Lack of communication Inadequate feedback and recognition Difficult colleagues and/or leaders Work-life imbalance Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. What is your biggest challenge in 2026? Market forces Client demands Adapting to change Maintaining work-life balance Managing stress Sharing workload Personal growth and development Technology, e.g. artificial intelligence (AI) Increased pace of work Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. What change do you feel the industry most needs to make? Enhance continued education of engineers Increase focus on sustainability Better support work-life balance Improve diversity, equity and/or inclusion Adopt newer technologies Embrace new contracts and models for client projects Focus on government advocacy Other (please specify) Thank you for completing the survey