▁mand atory ▁lic ens ing ▁for ▁entr ants , ▁competition ▁was ▁bigger . ▁Un like ▁phys icians , ▁engine ers ▁could ▁not ▁enjoy ▁protection ▁from ▁competition . ▁For ▁instance , ▁a ▁person ▁without ▁a ▁college ▁degree ▁could ▁still ▁become ▁an ▁engineer . ▁Engine ers ▁could ▁be ▁independent . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁semi - aut onom ous ▁profession ▁because ▁it ▁could ▁still ▁require ▁extended ▁training ▁and ▁it ▁formed ▁body ▁of ▁special ized ▁knowledge . ▁The ▁nature ▁of ▁their ▁work ▁meant ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁always ▁influenced ▁by ▁business ▁and ▁industry . ▁In ▁many ▁cases ▁they ▁did ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁independent . ▁O ft ent imes , ▁they ▁sought ▁power ▁through ▁their ▁connection ▁with ▁an ▁organization . ▁The ▁engineer ▁profession ▁was ▁much ▁more ▁collabor ative . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁Inter prof essional ▁conflict , ▁differences ▁in ▁organization , ▁and ▁state ▁lo bb y ▁caused ▁the ▁differences ▁in ▁timing ▁and ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁occup ations ▁such ▁as ▁engineering . ▁ ▁In ▁engineering , ▁ ▁the ▁profession ▁was ▁initially ▁just ▁organized ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁or ▁cross - pro vin cial ▁basis . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Society ▁of ▁Civil ▁Engine ers ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁reg ulated ▁in ▁each ▁province . ▁Even ▁then , ▁legisl ation ▁from ▁province ▁to ▁province ▁varied . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁resistance ▁and ▁oppos itions ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁all ▁provinces . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁the ▁act ▁on ▁engineering ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and