You typically through getting your degree also become certified, but the key is while your degree lasts forever, the Cert has to be maintained and renewed.

Cert has a lifetime and expires and you have to keep it up to date.

In Alberta for example the regulatory authority is APEGA: https://alis.alberta.ca/occinfo/certifications-in-alberta/engineer/

I think even technically the license is also a separate piece of paperwork.

Degree: you completed school at some point

Cert: up to date on current practices, must be maintained, requires the degree

License: you are legally allowed to practice in the province/country and have registered. Requires degree+cert

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Ah right, you're talking certification. I was thinking certificate, because "Certificate I – Certificate IV" are very common less-than-Bachelor qualifications where I live, usually shortened to Cert I–Cert IV.

Obviously the terms "certificate" and "certification" are etymologically basically identical, but their meaning when it comes to the type of qualifications they represent are significantly different.