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IEEE Region 7 (Canada) History
Display name Region 7
Region number 7
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History of IEEE Canada 

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The early milestones of the AIEE/IRE/IEEE history in Canada include:
(please see below for explanations of mnemonics used)

  • 1884 - AIEE formed in Philadelphia by 25 electrical experts including Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell.
  • 1887 - Canadian Society of Civil (non-military) Engineers (CSCE) formed
  • 1903 - AIEE Toronto Section formed on September 30 at the Engineers Club in Toronto
  • 1912 - IRE formed by merging the Society of Wireless Telegraph Engineers (initiated in Boston in 1907) and the Wireless Institute (initiated in New York in 1909)
  • 1912 - CSCE becomes the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC)
  • 1921 - AIEE District 10 (Canada) formed on August 1
  • 1925 - IRE Canadian Section formed at Canadian General Electric in Toronto in October
  • 1944 - Ralph Hackbush becomes first Canadian to be IRE Vice-President
  • 1957 - John Henderson becomes first Canadian to be IRE President
  • 1963 - IEEE Region 7 created out of AIEE District 10 (Canada) and IRE Region 8 (Canada) during the merger of AIEE and IRE
  • 1972 - Bob Tanner becomes first Canadian to be IEEE President
  • 1976 - CSEE formed
  • 1990 - CSEE renamed as CSECE
  • 1994 - IEEE Region 7 and CSECE merge to form IEEE Canada

Acronyms used for Society Names

  • AIEE - American Institute of Electrical Engineers
  • EIC - Engineering Institute of Canada
  • CSEE - Canadian Society for Electrical Engineering
  • CSECE - Canadian Society for Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • IRE - Institute of Radio Engineers

A brochure outlining the history of IEEE Canada (below left), with focus on the history of past 25 years, was developed for release at Sections Congress 2008, held in Quebec City, PQ, Canada.  The PDF of this brochure can be found here.

Another detailed article outlining the history of IEEE Canada was published in the Fall 2009 issue of the IEEE Canadian Review. This article can be found here.

  • 2010 - The IEEE Region 7 Committee agreed to the formation of a Region 7 History Committee on 2 May 2010.

Region Officers

AIEE

The initial ten geographical districts in the AIEE were established with the 1921 election, was described in the Constitutional amendment approved on May 21st, 1920, in which the following provision was added:

24A. At the election of Vice-Presidents held in 1921 there shall be elected one Vice-President from each geographical district, those from the odd-numbered districts to serve for one year each, and those from the even-numbered districts two years each. All Vice-Presidents elected thereafter shall serve for two years each. In the event of a change in the geographical districts, the Vice-Presidents then in office shall complete their terms. In case of revisions of the geographical districts, the Board of Directors shall have the power to elect a Vice-President from each district not represented, to serve until the next election covering these districts.

The entirety of Canada was represented by AIEE District 10 throughout the remainder of the AIEE's existence (1921-1962). Chairs of AIEE District 10 also served as a Vice-President of the AIEE.

AIEE District 10 Chairs (1920-1929)
Year Chair
1921-1922 F.R. Ewart
1922-1923 F.R. Ewart
1923-1924 S.E.M. Henderson
1924-1925 S.E.M. Henderson
1925-1926 W.P. Dobson
1926-1927 W.P. Dobson
1927-1928 Ashton B. Cooper
1928-1929 Ashton B. Cooper
AIEE District 10 Officers (1930-1937)
Year Chair Secretary
1929-1930 Charles E. Sisson W.L. Amos
1930-1931 Charles E. Sisson W.L. Amos
1931-1932 L.B. Chubbuck W.L. Amos
1932-1933 L.B. Chubbuck W.L. Amos
1933-1934 A.H. Hull W.L. Amos
1934-1935 A.H. Hull J.M. Thomson
1935-1936 C.V. Christie J.M. Thomson
1936-1937 C.V. Christie J.M. Thomson


AIEE District 10 Officers (1937-1958)
Year Chair Secretary Chair, district committee on student activities
1937-1938 M.J. McHenry J.M. Thomson
1938-1939 M.J. McHenry J.M. Thomson
1939-1940 J.M. Thomson O.W. Titus
1940-1941 J.M. Thomson O.W. Titus
1941-1942 C.A. Price John M. Somerville
1942-1943 C.A. Price John M. Somerville
1943-1944 Walter J. Gilson W. Roy Harmer
1944-1945 Walter J. Gilson W. Roy Harmer
1945-1946 F.L. Lawton D.M. Farnham
1946-1947 F.L. Lawton D.M. Farnham
1947-1948 D.G. Geiger J. Taylor Fisher W.B. Coulthard
1948-1949 D.G. Geiger J. Taylor Fisher W.B. Coulthard
1949-1950 A.H. Frampton John I. Gram W.B. Coulthard
1950-1951 A.H. Frampton John I. Gram
1951-1952 W.R. Way L.K. Hart
1952-1953 W.R. Way L.K. Hart
1953-1954 G.D. Floyd W.H. Prevey
1954-1955 G.D. Floyd W.H. Prevey R.E. Phillips
1955-1956 J.C. Strasbourger J.L. Fuller Carl F. Evert, jr.
1956-1957 B.G. Ballard L.N. Moore R.E. Phillips
1957-1958 G.F. Tracy D.N. Culver Maurice Boisvert
AIEE District 10 Officers (1958-1961)
Year Chair Secretary Chair, district committee on student activities District Representative, Membership Committee District Representative, Sections committee District Representative, Technical Operations Department
1958-1959 G.F. Tracy D.N. Culver Maurice Boisvert C.R. Thornton T.C.D. Churchill Felix L. French
1959-1960 Rene Dupuis R.A. Boyd Maurice Boisvert C.R. Thornton R.J. Brown Felix L. French
1960-1961 Rene Dupuis R.A. Boyd Maurice Boisvert C.R. Thornton R.J. Brown Felix L. French
AIEE District 10 Officers (1961-1963)
Year Chair Secretary Chair, district committee on student activities District Representative, Membership Committee District Representative, Sections committee District Representative, Transfers committee District Representative, Technical Operations Department
1961-1962 J.P. Skillen A.G. Carter J.E. Reid E.A. Ricker R.J. Brown P.E. Rose Felix L. French
1962-1963 J.P. Skillen A.G. Carter J.E. Reid E.A. Ricker R.J. Brown P.E. Rose Felix L. French

IRE

The eight IRE initial regions were established by the September 10th, 1947 revision to the Bylaws. Canada was represented by IRE Region 8.

Canadian Section Chairs prior to 1948
Year Section Name
1926-1927 Canadian D. Hepburn
1927-1928 Canadian A.M. Patience
1928-1929 Canadian A.M. Patience
1929-1930 Toronto V.G. Smith
1930-1931 Toronto J.M. Leslie
1931-1932 Toronto F.K. Dalton
1932-1933 Toronto R.A. Hackbush
1933-1934 Toronto W.F. Choat
1934-1935 Toronto A.B. Oxley
1935-1936 Toronto L.M. Price
1936-1937 Montreal A.M. Patience
Toronto B. de F. Bayly
1937-1938 Montreal A.M. Patience
Toronto Walter H. Kohl
1938-1939 Montreal Sydney Sillitoe
Toronto R.C Poulter
1939-1940 Montreal A.B. Oxley
Toronto G.J. Irwin
1940-1941 Montreal H.M. Smith
Toronto R.H. Klingelhoeffer
1941-1942 Montreal E.A. Laport
Toronto H.S. Dawson
1942-1943 Montreal L.T. Bird
Toronto T.S. Farley
1943-1944 Montreal F.S. Howes
Toronto R.G. Anthes
1944-1945 Montreal L.A.W. East
Toronto E.O. Swan
1945-1946 London B.S. Graham
Montreal J.C.R.Punchard
Ottawa W.A. Steel
Toronto F.H.R. Pounsett
1946-1947 London R.C. Dearle
Montreal R.R. Desnaulniers
Ottawa K.A. Mackinnon
Toronto H.S. Dawson
IRE Region 8 Directors, 1948-1962
Year Name
1948-49 F.S. Howes
1949-50 F.H.R. Pounsett
1951-52 A.B. Oxley
1953-56 John Henderson
1957-58 A.B. Oxley
1959-1960 A. P. H. Barclay
1961-1962 B.R. Tupper

IEEE

Canadian Region IEEE Directors
Year Name
1963 J.T. Henderson
1964-65 J.C.R.Punchard
1966-67 Allan B. Oxley
1968-69 Robert H. Tanner
1969-70 George Sinclair
1970-71 Wm. H. Thompson (Secretary in 1973)
1972-73 Douglas M. Hinton (Vice President in 1977)
1974-75 George Sinclair
1976-77 Frank C. Creed
1978-79 E.F. Glass
1980-81 J.J. Archambault
1982-83 Fred J. Heath
1984-85 Wallace S. Read

Region 7 Milestones

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Further Reading

Link to Region 7


List of Region 7 Sections' Founding Dates

Electricity, The Magic Medium - A centennial project of the Canadian Region of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a bilingual publication, commemorating 100 years of outstanding achievement by the entire electrical industry of Canada.