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Electrical
Role Model(s)
Examples:
Electrical engineers design, develop and supervise the manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of equipment, machines and systems involved in electricity generation and supply.
Electrical engineers may:
- Plan and design power stations;
- Develop electrical distribution grids for towns and cities;
- Create new technologies such as hand-cranked radios for use in areas where there may not be any electricity.
In your community:
Electricity is considered part of the basic infrastructure for a community. It helps to power water filtration, run businesses and bring heat to homes and schools. As an electrical engineer you could make sure the people in your community have access to the power they need to go about their daily lives.
Aptitude:
If you like...
- Problem solving
- Being creative
- Working with tools
- Helping the environment
...you might enjoy Electrical Engineering
Universities:
If you want to study Electrical Engineering you can go to the following universities:
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- Carleton University
- Concordia University
- École de technologie supérieure
- Lakehead University
- Université Laval
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- University of New Brunswick
- Dalhousie University
- University of Ottawa
- École Polytechnique
- Université de Québec à Trois Rivières
- University of Manitoba
- Queen's University
- Royal Military College
- Ryerson University
- University of Saskatchewan
- Université de Sherbrooke
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- University of Western Ontario