Canada
Engineering’s hot fields
Environmental and software numbers are up by roughly half, while mining or mineral enrolment has nearly tripled
Across 13 disciplines, mechanical, electrical and civil continue to be the top draws, but other fields have grown significantly over the past four years. Environmental and software numbers are up by roughly half, while mining or mineral enrolment has nearly tripled.
| Discipline | 2005 | 2009 |
| Mechanical | 11,944 | 12,883 |
| Electrical | 10,206 | 9,684 |
| Civil | 7,023 | 9,627 |
| Chemical | 3,976 | 4,644 |
| Computer | 4,765 | 3,546 |
| Engineering Physics | 2,673 | 2,519 |
| Software | 1,464 | 2,120 |
| Industrial or Manufacturing | 1,947 | 1,742 |
| Environmental | 633 | 971 |
| Materials or Metallurgical | 794 | 930 |
| Biosystems | 674 | 861 |
| Mining or Mineral | 323 | 860 |
| Geological | 441 | 556 |
Source: Engineers Canada