Virtual Open House for Potential Candidates in 2025 PEO Council Elections
A virtual open house was held on Thursday, November 7, 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
This interactive session featured discussion on:
- Overview of PEO Council
- Role of Councillors
- Time commitment
- Experiences of current and recent former Councillors
An election will be held from January 27 to February 24, 2025, to elect Councillors to the 2025-2026 Council of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
PEO seeks candidates for election to Council who reflect the diversity of the engineering profession and who can guide, support and contribute as we work together to set PEO’s strategic direction; ensure our regulatory work is done efficiently and effectively; and continually improve and prepare for the future.
Positions Open for Election:
- President-elect: One position, for a three-year term. (One year as president-elect, one year as president and one year as past president.)
- Vice president: One position, for a one-year term.
- Councillors-at-large: Two positions, for a two-year term.
- Regional councillors: Five positions (one for each of PEO’s five regions), for a two-year term.
Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible to run, you must be a professional engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing, and:
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
- Be residing in Ontario
- A person nominated as a Regional Councillor must reside within the Region
Nomination Process:
- Nominations: A licence holder may be nominated for election to Council as President-elect, Vice President or a Councillor-at-Large by 15 other licence holders, including residents from each region. A licence holder may be nominated for election to Council as a Regional Councillor for a region by 15 other licence holders who reside in the region.
Click here or see below for nomination petition forms.
- Acceptance forms: Candidates must complete a nomination acceptance form. See below for nomination acceptance forms for each position.
- Submit nominations: Completed nomination petitions and acceptance forms must be emailed to the Chief Elections Officer at [email protected], by 10 a.m. Eastern Time, November 25, 2024. No personal delivery of forms will be accepted. For further information on becoming a candidate, please refer to the 2025 Council Elections Guide. Nominees are strongly encouraged to submit nominations well in advance of the deadline. All nominations will be confirmed within one business day.
- Candidate training: All candidates must complete “Boards Basics” orientation training by December 31, 2024. Access the training module
Do you want to play a key role in leading and guiding the regulation of professional engineering in Ontario? As a PEO Councillor, consider the impact you can make by influencing regulatory initiatives and critical policy issues at the profession’s highest level.
Nominations open on October 21. But hurry—you only have until November 25 to nominate yourself or a fellow engineer.
- Nominations open: October 21, 2024
- Nominations close: November 25, 2024 (10 a.m. EST)
- Mandatory “Boards Basics” training deadline: December 31, 2024
- Candidates list and voting instructions sent to licence holders:
no later than January 27, 2025 - 2025 PEO Council elections voting begins: no later than January 27, 2025
- Voting closes: February 24, 2025 (10 a.m. EST)
The work of Council is enhanced when its members possess specific atributes, knowledge and experiences related to the objectives of PEO, such as:
- A commitment to the mandate, vision, and values of PEO, including a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Knowledge about board governance and professional self-regulation.
- Experience in areas such as governance, change management, marketing, finance, risk governance, strategic planning, and talent management.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Attributes
- Diversity: Including diversity of race and ethnicity, gender, abilities, sexual identities, religious affiliation and economic status and age.
- Awareness: Awareness of the values of equity, diversity and inclusion, and how these relate to the practice of professional engineering and the role of PEO as a regulator.
- Inclusive: Ability to foster an environment of openness and respect; and ensure participation and decision-making processes are inclusive and nonbiased.
- Cultural Fluency: Ability to understand, reflect, and respect cultural differences.
About PEO Council: Under the Professional Engineers Act, the PEO Council is the governing body and board of directors of PEO, responsible for managing and administering its affairs. Council is a governing-type board that directs and controls. It directs by setting strategic vision and direction. It controls by monitoring and evaluating actual results to gain confidence that the organization is moving in the direction set.
About the role of Councillors: Councillors have a duty to carry out their responsibilities in a manner that serves and protects the public interest. Although elected, Councillors do not represent any constituencies or interests other than the public interest. Councillors have a fiduciary duty to conduct themselves with an undivided duty of loyalty, good faith, and diligence to act on behalf of PEO and its public interest mandate.