The Council of the UK Institution, which was founded in 1913, on October 22nd 1998, approved the creation of a Canadian Branch of IDGTE. The purpose of the Institution is to advance the state-of-the-art of compression ignition and spark ignited internal combustion engines, gas turbines, design, development, manufacture, application, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance, plus their ancillary equipment.

In addition, the Institution will foster the free exchange of information and ideas between Members and others, with particular emphasis on users, by presentation of technical papers, the holding of meetings and discussions, the organization of conferences, seminars and visits of interest.