Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada
PEMAC is a national not for profit association providing global leadership, education and certification in world class maintenance,
reliability and physical asset management practices.
Learn
Over the last 20 years our focus has been on the development and growth of our signature Maintenance Management Professional Certificate program. We are dedicated to remaining leaders in education and certification and are currently working on that important question, "What's Next?" for continuing professional development in the field of maintenance, reliability and physical asset management.
"Through concepts such as the 'Maintenance Maturity Grid' the MMP Program really helped me to analyze where we are as a team and where we need to go to achieve maintenance excellence. I think this is the key to being able to call myself maintenance professional. In addition, having a clear understanding of the relationships between Maintenance, Operations, Human Resources and Finance really helps our team work together with others to create a good strategy with priorities based on return on investment for the company."
- Bejoy Mathew, P.Eng, MMP, Planning Manager (Facilities Maintenance and Operation), Suncor Energy Inc., Fort McMurray, Alberta (Pictured Above)
Recognized Professional Development
Our Maintenance Management Professional Education & Certification Program is offered by 14 teaching institutions across Canada. Completion of the program leads to the MMP professional designation.
MainTrain Conferences
PEMAC's national MainTrain Conference brings you the opportunity to learn and network from the experts in maintenance, reliability and asset management.
Learn from other Members
Local Chapters host lunch and dinner meetings with guest speakers. At Chapter Meetings you have the opportunity to talk with others who share your interests and challenges.
Connect
PEMAC provides you with several opportunities for getting to know others who are striving for excellence in their maintenance, reliability and asset management professional practice. Become a member today!
MainTrain Conferences
MainTrain is developed and produced by the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) - Canada's national not-for-profit association providing global leadership, education and certification in world-class maintenance, reliability and asset management practices. The next conferences will be held at the Sheraton Cavalier in Calgary, Alberta. November 18th - 21st, 2013.
Chapter Activities
Through participation at Chapter events you can meet people who do a similar job to you for another company or in another industry and get a fresh view point on challenges you are currently facing. In addition, if you are looking for work or looking for new team members, Chapter events are a great way to connect with people and companies with a view to professionalism.
Training Events
Education and training is also a great networking opportunity. Many participants in the Maintenance Management Professional Certifice program state that meeting and learning with other professionals was one of the key benefits of taking an MMP course.
Contribute
PEMAC’s mission is to improve its member’s professionalism, safety, performance, and outside recognition, by providing specialized training and certification, undertaking research, providing forums for the exchange of information and acting as a public voice for its members and the profession.
Are you passionate about any of these areas? Become a member! There are many ways you can be involved:
Volunteer
The "Projects" page outlines projects associated with the 2009 - 2014 strategic plan for development of the Association. If you would like to become an active part of helping to realize our Vision and Mission, contact the Executive Director to find out how you can get involved.
Become a sponsor
Sponsoring PEMAC events and publications puts your name before a large audience of maintenance, reliability and asset management professionals while aiding us in our work of helping Canadian companies build world-class organizations.
Become an instructor or a speaker
We are always looking for speakers for Chapter Events, Webinars and Conferences. Contact the Executive Director for more information.
May 17 2013
SK Meet and Greet
13 people came out to a Saskatoon 'meet and greet' last night to get to know each other and discuss the possibility of forming a Chapter.
There was a great deal of passion about Maintenance and Reliability in that room together with interest in working together to transform ourselves and our organizations. Almost all who attended are already engaged in the MMP program and are very interested in working to promote it further in Saskatchewan as one of the tools for individual and organizational improvement.
But we also talked about the future. What's next for PEMAC? Besides training and conferences what else is needed? What is the role of the association and the potential role of the Chapter? The founding members created the MMP program, what could we do starting from today?
Watch for the formation of a Saskatchewan Chapter that begins to work on these, and other questions!
The only regret? No photo of this historic moment for PEMAC for the archives!
May 09 2013
Report on Alberta Chapter Breakfast - April 30th
On April 30th, 52 people came out to the Alberta Chapter Breakfast with guest speakers David McKeown from the Institute of Asset Management in the UK and John Hardwick from the Asset Management Council in Australia.
David and John offered some insight into the history of the development of ISO 5500x which was getting finishing touches that week in Calgary. In addition they offered a preview of some of the concepts that are being written into the ISO and the challenges of working with 80 delegates from many countries to agree on core concepts. The attendees got some insight into the framework and purpose of the ISO as well as some key definitions that have emerged.
The main focus of the discussion was on the fact that the ISO will be an important tool to help organizations derive business benefit, through excellence in Asset Management. However that tool will only be effective within a corporate culture that is sincerely striving for improvement.
The Alberta Chapter would once again like to thank Bow Valley College for hosting the meeting with a great, and conveniently located space in their newly renovated facility. And of course a big thank you to our special guests, David McKeown and John Hardwick.
If you missed this event, please note that David and John will be back in Calgary with other international guests in November when PEMAC hosts the Global Forum on Maintenance and Asset Management meeting in conjuction with MainTrain 2013. http://www.maintrain.ca
Apr 29 2013
$99 Discount for PEMAC members to SK Event
1 Day Event: Shutdowns & Turnarounds
Produced by "Parters In Training"
TCU Place, Saskatoon, SK
May 14, 2013
Use discount code PEM_PEMAC to receive your member discount of $99!
Hot Topics, Great Speakers
- Planning and scheduling considerations, Jim Reyes-Picknell
- Beyond Critical Path, Ravi Maithel
- The Electrical Safety Trifecta, Terry Becker
- Inspection & Repair Time for Bearings and Seals, Douglas Martin
- Safety wtih Infrared Thermography, Greg Bork
- Arc Flash PPE Management, Jim Pllard
Register: http://www.partnersintraining.ca
Apr 18 2013
Alberta Chapter Breakfast Meeting - Calgary
The PEMAC Alberta Chapter and Bow Valley College are teaming up to bring 2 high-level speakers to a breakfast meeting on Tuesday April 30th, 2013 at the Bow Valley College campus in downtown Calgary.
David McKeown is the CEO of the Institute for Asset Management (IAM), the organization which initiated the ISO 5500x development process. The IAM also initated, promotes and supports the publicly available specification on Asset Management, PAS55.
John Hardwick is the chairman of the Global Forum on Maintenance and Asset Management (GFMAM) as well as Chairman of the Asset Management Council (AMC) of Australia. John has worked and studied his way from electrician to MBA. He currently holds the position of Executive Manager Maintenance and Replacement Planning at Ausgrid, the power utility of NSW Australia.
Both David and John speak articulately from first-hand experience about the benefits of strategic Asset Management. Having participated in the ISO process from its inception, they are passionate about the potential power of standardization as a guideline to help many more organizations achieve these benefits.
Registration Fee
Members: $19
Non-members: $29
