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
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.
What proofs should I save for an audit of my PEAK declarations (statuses and CPD reports)?
The following supporting documentation would be acceptable proofs for your CPD activities:
- Registration records such as enrollment confirmation, conference registration, sign-in sheet and attendance log.
- Content records such as your dated notes for the activity, course transcript, description of topics covered by the session, session resources like presentation slides, speaker notes or recording of the session, and agenda for the meeting, discussion or event.
- Attendance records such as letter of attendance, certificate of completion and attendance receipt.
PEO does not charge you a fee to participate in the PEAK program. You can pursue CPD activities at any cost, including free activities, if the learning content meets PEAK CPD admissibility criteria.
Currently, there is no process for requesting a PEAK exemption. However, PEO will provide plenty of notice before enforcing the program and starting in 2024, individuals enrolled in fee remission will automatically be exempt from all PEAK requirements. Note: Fee remission can only be requested at your next licence fee cycle.