The IEEE began the Milestones program in 1983 to honour technological innovation and excellence in electrical, electronic, and computer engineering. To be approved for this award, a project must be at least twenty-five years old, must have involved a unique solution to an engineering problem, and must have had a regional impact. Some of the milestones in Canada are listed here.
 

1. 1. Landing of the Transatlantic Cable, 1866 (June 1985)
      – IEEE Newfoundland-Labrador Section
   2. Reception of Transatlantic Radio Signal, 1901 (October 1985)
      – IEEE Newfoundland-Labrador Section
   3. First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 1956
      – IEEE Newfoundland-Labrador Section
   4. Alouette-ISIS Satellite Program, 1962 (May 1993)
      – IEEE Ottawa Section
   5. Decew Falls Hydro-Electric Plant, 1898
      – IEEE Hamilton Section
   6. Nelson River HVDC Transmission System, 1972
      – IEEE Winnipeg Section
   7. First 735 kV AC Transmission System, 1965
      – IEEE Quebec Section
   8. First distant speech transmission in Canada
      – IEEE Hamilton Section
   9. Pinawa Generating Station, 1906
      – IEEE Winnipeg Section
   10. First External Cardiac Pacemaker, 1950
       – IEEE Toronto Section
   11. Eel River High Voltage Direct Current Converter Station, 1972
       – IEEE New Brunswick Section
   12. First TV Broadcast in Western Canada, 1953
       – IEEE Vancouver Section
   13. Radio Astronomy Using VLBI, 1967
       – IEEE Vancouver Section
   14. First 500 MeV Proton Beam from the TRIUMF Cyclotron, 1974
       – IEEE Vancouver Section
   15. First Digitally Processed Image from a Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar, 1978
       – IEEE Vancouver Section