C-65.1, r. 12 - Engineers’ Fees (Services to Government) Regulation

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2. In this Regulation, unless otherwise indicated by the context:
auxiliary staff means the staff of the firm other than the professional and technical staff; it includes typists, technical assistants, chainmem, rodmen and polemen (personnel auxiliaire);
client means the department or body to which a firm supplies professional services (propriétaire);
engineer means a member of the Ordre des engineers du Québec or a holder of a temporary permit issued by the Order practising as an engineer in the private sector (ingénieur);
firm means an engineer who carries on business individually under the engineer’s own name or under a firm name, as well as a partnership and a corporation (firme);
lead engineer means the engineer designated by the firm to manage, coordinate and supervise the engagement, a role which may be carried out by different engineers during the engagement (patron);
support staff means the staff employed by the firm on a daily basis, other than the professional, technical or auxiliary staff; it includes weighmen, tallymen, clerks and lumberjacks (personnel de soutien).
D. 1235-87 (French only), a. 2; O.C. 195-2023.