Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the City of Toronto, on which Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) is situated, is on the traditional territory of many Nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto (Tkaronto) is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.
EDI Statement
PEO’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is firmly rooted in the principles of the Anti-Racism and Equity (ARE) Code. This Code serves as a guiding framework to ensure that our regulatory practices, policies and culture actively uphold anti-racism, fairness and inclusivity.
As the licensing body for professional engineers in Ontario, we recognize the importance of embedding anti-racism and equity into every aspect of our work so we can foster an inclusive profession where everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, ability or background, can thrive. The ARE Code underscores our responsibility to identify and remove systemic barriers, so engineering remains a profession where all qualified individuals have equitable access to opportunities.
Our journey towards a more inclusive profession requires ongoing commitment, involving active listening, meaningful reflection and tangible action. We will continue to align our efforts with the ARE Code, assess our progress and remain accountable to the engineers we regulate and the public we serve. By doing so, we will strengthen PEO as a regulator and contribute to a more diverse and innovative engineering profession that represents the society it serves.
PEO acknowledges religious and cultural days of importance to members of our community. PEO’s Days of Significance calendar has been thoughtfully created to equally celebrate, acknowledge and share the diversity of our community. PEO marks religious and cultural days of significance in various ways, including on social media.
We recognize that there are numerous important dates linked to different faiths and communities. Members of the community are welcome to reach out with additions and updates, or to let us know about any errors.
EDI at PEO
New opportunity to provide PEO with demographic data
In accordance with section 14 of the Ontario Human Rights Code and as approved by PEO’s Council under Principle 1 of the Anti-Racism & Equity (ARE) Code, PEO is collecting voluntary demographic data and EDI metrics to better understand our applicants licence holder demographics and capture intersectionality. Collecting this information is one way we are actioning our Anti-Racism and Equity (ARE) Code commitments.
Interested licence holders can share their information with PEO through the PEO Portal profile page.
Voluntarily providing PEO with your demographic information will help us obtain an accurate picture of current demographics. This will help us to identify disparities and systemic barriers that might exist, to address these barriers where feasible and to identify and inform equity initiatives to better support our members and engineering applicants.
The information you provide will be reported only in aggregate form and will not be linked to any individual responses. PEO will also ensure that this demographic information is stored securely and kept completely separate from all licensing, registration or other regulatory records.