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
If you want to adjust your CPD Report, click on the entry’s “edit” button to edit the item. You cannot edit a CPD Report after December 31.
If you want to adjust your CPD Report, click on the entry’s “edit” button to edit the item.
To submit a CPD report, log in to the PEO portal, click the PEAK tab and navigate to the Continuing Professional Development Report page. Then, click the “Add activity” button at the top of the page to launch the CPD Report Activity form. When the form pops up, fill in all the mandatory fields and select the "Submit" button at the bottom of the form. Scroll to the bottom of the CPD Report overview page to see each entered individual activity.
A CPD activity is admissible for the PEAK program if the learning content helps you reduce your professional practice risks. An activity is acceptable if it addresses knowledge of the responsibilities of professional engineers, understanding of pertinent codes and standards, and knowledge of best practices in acts of professional engineering (all of which must be relevant to your practice areas).
In 2024, CPD admissibility criteria will be expanded to include supplementary learning (such as project management, business management, communications, health and safety, etc.) that supports core engineering practice activities. Note: Eighty per cent of your required CPD hours must come from core engineering learning.
The PEAK program accepts all learning formats. These include admissible activities that are free or paid; self-paced or instructor-led; delivered virtually or in person or in a hybrid manner; as well as events that are held locally or overseas.
The number of CPD hours you must complete depends on the number of target CPD hours assigned to you following your practice evaluation. The maximum target is 30 hours per year but you can report more CPD hours than your target. CPD hours should be reported on a one-to-one basis, meaning that the actual time spent on an admissible CPD learning activity is reported.
Submitting a CPD report takes only a minute. However, the time to complete the CPD activities you declare on the CPD report(s) depends on your CPD target and the number and length of the CPD activities you choose to pursue.
Yes, you can review the module as many times as you like. Only your first attempt will be tracked. There is no pass mark requirement for the module; you are only required to complete the module.
Yes, you can exit the module and resume it anytime. The system will save your progress and you can resume from where you had reached. Please ensure it’s completed by the due date (January 31) or you risk possible sanctions for not completing this PEAK requirement.
The professional practice module should take you 30 to 45 minutes to complete.
You should choose the engineering discipline(s) in which you are competent to practise and you currently practise. For every discipline you click, a bubble called “Scopes of Practice” will appear. You must briefly describe your practice in that discipline.