We provide resources to assist our stakeholders in understanding our regulatory role and how we protect the public interest.
As part of its regulatory mandate, PEO establishes, maintains and develops: standards of knowledge and skill; standards of practice for the profession; standards of professional ethics; and promotes public awareness of its role. The following are resources to assist PEO stakeholders--licence holders, applicants, and the public--in understanding their roles and responsibilities and the regulator’s work protecting the public interest.
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Ontario professional engineers are part of a community of more than 87,500 PEO licence and certificate holders committed to enhancing the quality of life, safety and well-being in the province.
As Ontario’s engineering regulator, PEO relies heavily on its volunteers. More than 1,000 professional engineers, engineering interns and non-engineers volunteer their time each year on behalf of the association through their participation.
PEO's mandate, as described in the Professional Engineers Act, is to ensure that the public is protected and that individuals and companies providing engineering services uphold a strict code of professional ethics and conduct.
Online Learning Modules
PEO’s Online Learning Modules provide licence holders, volunteers, staff and applicants with various learning and development opportunities.
Learn More regarding Online Learning ModulesPractice Advice Resources and Guidelines
PEO offers a variety of practice advice resources to assist licence holders in providing professional and ethical engineering services.
Learn More regarding Practice Advice Resources and GuidelinesFrequently Asked Questions
No. Successful validation of the closed PEO file against the new file will ensure your program information is transferred to the new application. You will not need to resubmit academic documentation.
If you have successfully validated your closed file number under the new application, your previous application progress will transfer to the new application.
If you are a re-applicant, please follow these steps:
- Create a new account in PEO’s application portal and log in.
- Click "Applications" and then "Start."
- When the survey appears, answer "Yes" to question #6 to indicate that you have applied before, then enter your latest closed PEO file number. If you are unable to validate your file number, do not select "No." Instead, contact us at [email protected]. Incorrectly choosing "No" as a re-applicant can significantly delay your application.
You can switch your validator if they have not completed the validation process. This will enable you to update the email address. Follow these steps for any validator that you either no longer wish to use or for which you would like to change the email address:
- Click the “Decline” button next to the validator’s name and information (represented by a small circle with an “X” inside it).
- To use the same validator, re-add them by clicking the “Add Validator” button.
- Reassign the competencies to the re-added validator and update their email address (or assign the competencies to a different validator, if you are changing validators).
- Resend the email.
If you submitted your application before May 15, 2023, please email [email protected].
Continuing education or professional development can include post-grad courses, online courses, seminars, industry events or similar planned activities.
You do not need to disclose the names of clients who have an NDA to demonstrate your competency and meet the criteria for all categories of your CBA application. If necessary, you can provide generic names, such as ABC Company, instead of actual names.
No. Our Qualification Assessment team will determine experience eligibility after receiving an application.
Enter your validator’s current job title, or their most recent job title if they are retired.
Registration deadlines are firm. We cannot accommodate late registrations once the deadline has passed.
No. You can provide the required academic documents at any time before submitting your application.
Before purchasing technical exams, ensure that the academic program you selected from PEO’s Recognized Programs List is accurate. Only choose a program from the RPL if it matches your academic credentials; otherwise, your application may be delayed or invalid.
If your program is not listed, you can submit a Program Verification Request through the application portal to verify your credentials.