A.  

A joint venture because they would not have to personally guarantee the loan.

B.  

A corporation because they would not have to personally guarantee the loan.

C.  

A partnership because they would not have to personally guarantee the loan.

D.  

Either a corporation or partnership as long as they personally guaranteed the new business loan; although generally, a corporation has more flexibility.

A.  

Yes, there is justification for starting up with one business and converting to another form because it provides the owners with interesting variety.

B.  

No, there is no justification for starting up with one business form and converting to another form because it is too expensive.

C.  

Yes, starting out as a partnership might be the easiest/cheapest way to get the business started and it could be switched to a corporation for liability protection and tax advantages when growth begins.

D.  

No, it is bad business practice to change the form in which a business is being operated as it creates confusion among clients and suppliers.

A.  

A limited liability partnership

B.  

A partnership

C.  

A sole proprietorship

D.  

A corporation

A.  

A partnership, because they can declare dividends, sell some of their shares, and/or pay themselves a salary.

B.  

A corporation, because they can declare dividends, sell some of their shares, and/or pay themselves a salary.

C.  

A sole proprietorship, because they can declare dividends, sell some of their shares, and/or pay themselves a salary.

D.  

A joint venture of two sole proprietorships, because they can declare dividends, sell some of their shares, and/or pay themselves a salary.

A.  

A corporation

B.  

A sole proprietorship

C.  

A partnership

D.  

A joint venture

A.  

Government Relations

B.  

Registration and Professional Practice Committee (RPPC)

C.  

Administration

D.  

Member Engagement Services Committee (MESC)

A.  

All of the options.

B.  

The member is considered to have resigned.

C.  

The member is told to return their certificate and stamp immediately.

D.  

The member is told they may no longer use any OACETT protected title.

A.  

A national system for labeling controlled products that can be unsafe.

B.  

The rules for advertising and sale of hazardous products.

C.  

The protocol for safe importation of hazardous products.

A.  

The law of torts imposes duties and rights on individuals in society with respect to their conduct

B.  

The word “tort” means burden of proof in Norman French

C.  

A tortfeasor can be imprisoned for a civil wrong

D.  

Third parties, not party to a contract but who are affected by a contract, may not take tort action to obtain compensation

A.  

Incarceration of the defendant

B.  

Summary conviction

C.  

Declaratory remedies

D.  

Physical punishment

A.  

Persons of unsound mind

B.  

Persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs

C.  

Corporations that have overstepped their corporate charter

D.  

When it is obvious that the party that made the mistake did not know what they were agreeing to

A.  

Absolute privilege

B.  

True statements

C.  

Qualified privilege

D.  

All of the options

A.  

A situation in which an individual in a position of authority manipulates a situation to their financial benefit.

B.  

A situation in which a public official in a position of trust, either elected or appointed, uses that position to benefit their family financially.

C.  

A situation in which an individual in a position of responsibility, in either a public or private company, uses that position for personal gain.

D.  

A situation in which an individual or organization in a position of trust, in either a public or private company, exploits that position of trust for personal benefit, usually financial.

A.  

A law with limited application that regulates how an organization is to be operated.

B.  

A law that precedes an Act and defines the process by which the Act is to be written.

C.  

A law that has wider application than an Act.

D.  

A law with limited application that defines the circumstances under which an Act is relevant or not.

A.  

Do nothing.

B.  

Revoke membership.

C.  

Advise the member not to pay their next annual dues.

D.  

All of the options.

A.  

1970

B.  

1962

C.  

1984

D.  

2007

A.  

The stamp should be used on documents which only have a direct technical impact on the owner of the documents.

B.  

The stamp should be used on documents which transfer technical information.

C.  

The stamp should be used on documents which cannot be stamped by anyone else.

D.  

The stamp should be used only on documents which have significant legal bearing on the liability associated with a project.

A.  

Send a registered letter to the developer and the developer’s legal representative outlining his concerns with the design.

B.  

Schedule a meeting with his manager’s bosses to outline his concerns with the design.

C.  

Schedule another meeting with his manager to discuss the importance of changing the design.

D.  

Send a synopsis of the situation to the local paper and include his contact information for any follow-up that a reporter might want to make.

A.  

Maintaining the confidentiality of company information.

B.  

Only accepting professional assignments that you are qualified to do.

C.  

Serving clients and employers to the best of your ability.

D.  

Receiving adequate compensation for the performance of work.

A.  

Alternative G3 is just as equitable as Alternative G2 in your dealings with your client but ensures that whatever you do is done with your employer’s agreement.

B.  

Alternative G4 puts the primary emphasis with your employer for the action to be taken but also allows a fair response to be made to your client. It differs only slightly from Alternative G3, probably more in the timing of a response to the client.

C.  

Alternative G3 is less equitable than Alternative G2 in your dealings with your client but ensures that whatever you do is done with your employer’s agreement.

D.  

None of the options.

A.  

Alternative G2 is the most ethically acceptable. You would not be in a conflict of interest situation nor would you be betraying your company's confidential information.

B.  

Alternative G2 would keep you out of any ethical trouble both with the client and with your employer.

C.  

Alternative G2 is contractually and ethically correct especially in light of the conditions surrounding the offer.

D.  

Alternative G2 is not ethically acceptable. While you would not jeopardize proprietary information belonging to your employer, you would jeopardize your relationship with the client by turning them down. This could in turn jeopardize your client’s relationship with your employer. This would not be fair to your employer.

A.  

Conduct yourself with fairness, courtesy, and good faith towards clients, colleagues, and others.

B.  

Act with integrity towards clients or employers, maintain confidentiality, and avoid a conflict of interest, but where such conflict arises, fully disclose the circumstances without delay.

C.  

Present clearly to employers and clients the possible consequences if professional decisions or judgments are overruled or disregarded.

D.  

Promote public knowledge and appreciation of engineering and applied science technology.

A.  

Alternative G1 is not ethically acceptable. You would jeopardize proprietary information belonging to your employer. You would be contracted for the provision of services in competition with your employer. You could be in a conflict of interest situation.

B.  

Alternative G1 is the most ethically acceptable. You would not jeopardize proprietary information belonging to your employer. You would not be contracted for the provision of services in competition with your employer. You would not be in a conflict of interest situation.

C.  

Alternative G1 would not be dealing with fairness, courtesy, and good faith to your client. This option would keep you out of trouble, be fair to your employer, and it cannot be done more equitably or diplomatically.

D.  

Alternative G1 is contractually and ethically correct especially in light of the conditions surrounding the offer.

A.  

Advise your client that you need to think about their request and talk to your employer, and that you will get back to them shortly. Advise your employer of the client’s request and work out with your employer the response you will give to the client on what, if anything, you can do for the client or on what other alternatives are possible. This ensures whatever is done occurs with the full knowledge of your employer and allows you to respo

A.  

Power distance captures a culture’s attitudes towards differences in wealth, specifically how acceptable it is to have large amounts of wealth.

B.  

Power distance captures a culture’s attitudes towards authority, specifically how acceptable it is to demonstrate power and authority.

C.  

Power distance captures a culture’s attitudes towards the use of formal language in the public sphere versus the private sphere.

D.  

Power distance captures a culture’s system for organizing itself according to layers of socio-economic power.

A.  

No, because employee health should be private.

B.  

No, because it is costly.

C.  

Yes, because more than 80 percent of Canadian employers rate mental health problems and illness to be one of the top three drivers for both short-term and long-term disability claims.

D.  

Yes, because it is a legal obligation as per WHMIS, 2015.

A.  

It is a specified amount of money submitted with the bid to make sure the bidder will honor their bid if it is selected.

B.  

It is a specified amount of money submitted with a bid to ensure that the bid receives fair consideration from the tenderer.

C.  

It is a specified amount of money submitted with a bid to indicate that it is a serious bid.

D.  

It is a specified amount of money submitted with a bid to ensure that the tenderer’s evaluation costs are covered.

A.  

The International Standards Organization.

B.  

The Canadian Safety Association.

C.  

The Electrical Safety Authority.

D.  

The Ontario Centre for Electrical Safety.

A.  

A message is encoded by the sender and then it is decoded by the receiver.

B.  

A message is created by the sender, it is transmitted, it is received, and then it is interpreted by the receiver.

C.  

A message is sent by one person through a selected communication channel and then it is received by one or more people.

D.  

A message is created by the sender and then interpreted by the receiver.

A.  

A fatal incident and claim that results in compensation to the employee’s next of kin.

B.  

An incident and claim that is initially rejected but gets overturned and finally accepted.

C.  

An incident for which an employee is compensated for a loss of wages following a work-related injury or receives compensation for a permanent disability with or without any time lost in their employment.

D.  

An incident and claim that measures and compensates for the length of days that employment is affected.

A.  

Would your boss take this action?

B.  

What would a new, inexperienced professional do in this situation?

C.  

Will this action make it easier or harder for other parties in the situation to do the right thing?

D.  

What would happen if everyone does something different?

A.  

Breaking a universal principle might be disadvantageous to one individual, and therefore that individual will ignore the universal principle.

B.  

Following a universal principle both alleviates and generates conflict of interest at the same time.

C.  

Applying a universal principle may result in infringing on someone’s rights.

D.  

Telling a small lie, which breaks a universal principle, may cause less harm than telling the truth, which follows a universal principle.

A.  

To systematically connect our factual statements, our conceptual statements, and our moral statements.

B.  

To systematically relate our ethics to the practical realities that we experience on a daily basis.

C.  

To systematically define the concepts related to our ethical beliefs.

D.  

To systematically link our beliefs to one another by means of a set of coherent principles in order to have consistent ethical beliefs.

A.  

Generally, respect-for-persons should take priority over utilitarian considerations.

B.  

If the same conclusions are reached using both theories, you have some assurance of the proper course of action.

C.  

If the two theories diverge, a decision can be made as to which conclusion has priority.

D.  

All of the options.

A.  

Written rules created and enforced by the authority of a government and the courts.

B.  

Beliefs about right and wrong that an individual develops internally.

C.  

The beliefs of a society or group as to what is right and wrong within the context of that societyor group.

D.  

The concept of what is fair and equitable, so that everyone gets treated the same way in the same situation.

A.  

The unwritten rules for belonging to the profession.

B.  

The secret code for communicating in the profession.

C.  

The secret handshake for the professionals.

D.  

The rules of the game for the profession.