History
In 1956, a certification program for technicians and technologists was started by the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (APEO), now known as Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). The first certifications were granted on June 5, 1957.
OACETT was incorporated in 1962 by the APEO.
OACETT played a role in the 1973 formation of the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT), a federal parent organization with which OACETT was affiliated until withdrawing in 2010. OACETT currently has no affiliation with CCTT.
By 1977, OACETT's Bylaw 15 had adequately established its own registration board separate from the APEO, asserting its independence.
OACETT was governmentally legislated under the Statutes of Ontario by the OACETT Act of 1984. 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. A revised version of the act was passed by the provincial legislature in 1998.
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