PEO protects and serves the public by:
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ensuring all licensed professional engineers are qualified – and by licensing all who qualify;
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disciplining professional engineers found guilty of professional misconduct;
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taking action against unlicensed individuals who illegally describe themselves as engineers. Similarly, the association can prosecute companies or entities who illegally provide engineering services to the public;
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investigating all complaints brought to it about unlicensed, unprofessional, inadequate, or incompetent engineering services;
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conducting disputes resolution and hearings;
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preparing performance guidelines as benchmarks for quality of service in the engineering profession; and
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preparing performance standards in regulation.
If you have concerns about the work of an engineer or an engineering firm, contact 416-224-1100 or 800-339-3716 or [email protected].
If you suspect a person or company is practising engineering without a licence, please contact PEO's Enforcement hotline at: 416-224-1100 ext.1444 or 1-800-339-3716 ext. 1444 or [email protected].
Working with a Professional Engineer
Ultimate responsibility for engineering work requires a professional engineer. While research, testing and drawing may be delegated to others, only the professional engineer can take responsibility for engineering work that affects public health.
Learn more regarding Working with a Professional EngineerDirectory of Practitioners
Search for PEO licence holders, engineering interns, Certificate of Authorization holders and consulting engineers.
Search Directory regarding Directory of PractitionersComplaints and Illegal Practice
To protect the public, PEO investigates all complaints brought to it about unlicensed, unprofessional, inadequate, or incompetent engineering services. It also takes action against unlicensed individuals who illegally describe themselves as engineers.
Learn more regarding Complaints and Illegal PracticeTribunals and Hearings
PEO has four bodies that deal with disputes resolution and hearings, ranging from hearing allegations of professional misconduct to mediating fee disputes between licence holders and clients.
Learn more regarding Tribunals and HearingsPractice Evaluation and Knowledge (PEAK) program
PEO’s Practice Evaluation and Knowledge (PEAK) program is an annual program designed to improve the association’s data about its practitioners’ engineering practice profiles while encouraging individualized continuing knowledge development.
Learn More regarding Practice Evaluation and Knowledge (PEAK) programPractice 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