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.
Resources
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
You can change your survey responses through the PEAK program in the PEO portal. Just log in to the PEO portal, click the PEAK tab, then click the “Resume program” button followed by the “Practice Evaluation” tab and then select the proceed button for the survey to update your survey responses at any time.
You can change your questionnaire responses through the PEAK program in the PEO portal. Just log in to the PEO portal, click the PEAK tab, then click the “Resume program” button followed by the “Practice Evaluation” tab and then select the proceed button for the questionnaire to update your questionnaire responses at any time.
You can change your practice status—practicing or not practicing—anytime through the PEAK program in the PEO portal. Just log in to the PEO portal, click the PEAK tab, then click the “Restart the declaration” button to change your practice status.
The practice evaluation should take you 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
Entries for the voluntary version of the PEAK program that ended in December 2022 are not available.
You can confirm completion of each of your PEAK requirements by logging into the PEO portal, clicking on the PEAK tab, then clicking on “My Statuses” to view your PEAK completion statuses. Your PEAK activities will be listed. You will also receive an email completion receipt after completing each annual PEAK requirement.
Your PEO and PEAK statuses are recorded in your PEO portal licence holder account. Log in to the PEO portal, follow the instructions to launch the program and then select “My Statuses” to view your PEO statuses. Your current and historical statuses will be listed.
Retain your supporting documentation for three years in the event you are selected for an audit of your PEAK declarations. PEO is developing the requirements and procedures for auditing PEAK declarations. Stay tuned for more details.