Welcome to CIQS
The Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) is the gatekeeper of the ethics and standards for construction and infrastructure economics in Canada. It is a national professional organization which was founded in 1959 and currently represents over 2,000 construction cost professionals from across Canada as well as beyond our borders.
CIQS owns and manages two professional designations, Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) and Construction Estimator Certified (CEC), which can only be used by qualified, certified members of the Institute.