Help build a stronger PEO by seeking a position on Council or by nominating a qualified colleague
Do you have a passion for engineering and serving and protecting the public interest? Do you want to play a key role in leading and guiding the regulation of professional engineering in Ontario?
Consider standing for election to serve on Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Council—the governing body of Ontario’s engineering regulator.
We are seeking candidates who:
- Are committed to the mandate, vision and values of PEO, and share the regulator’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Have strong experience in one or more of the areas of governance, change management, marketing, finance, risk governance, strategic planning and talent management.
- Are knowledgeable about board governance and understand the principles behind professional self-regulation.
To meet the demands of professional regulation, PEO needs elected Council members with a range of skills, experiences and personal characteristics. It needs engineers from a wide array of backgrounds: different ages, economic backgrounds, racial/ethnic backgrounds, gender and sexual identity; and detailed knowledge from a broad range of disciplines, industries and sectors.
As a PEO Councillor, consider the impact you can make by influencing regulatory initiatives and critical policy issues at the profession’s highest level.
NEW FOR 2024: All candidates must complete “Boards Basics” orientation training by December 31, 2023. Click here to access the training module.
Nominations open on October 16. But hurry—you only have until November 24 to nominate yourself or a fellow engineer.
PEO’s 2024 Council Elections Guide contains full details around:
- What to consider if running for Council (terms of office, Council/Councillor attributes and time expectations)
- Duties of a Councillor (Duties of care, diligence, wisdom loyalty, additional duties under By-law No. 1, plus the Councillors Code of Conduct
- Eligibility for Office of Councillor
- Nomination papers
All PEO licence holders are invited to become candidates for the positions of president-elect, vice president, councillor-at-large and regional councillor (one for each of PEO’s five regions) on PEO Council.
1. Any licence holder may be nominated for election to Council as president-elect, vice president or councillor-at-large, by at least 15 other licence holders. The nomination must include at least one licence holder resident in each region. [Regulation 941/90, s. 14(1)]
(a) The position of president-elect is for a one-year term, after which the incumbent will serve a one-year term as president and a one-year term as past president.
(b) The position of vice president is for a one-year term.
(c) The councillor-at-large position is for a two-year term. One councillor-at-large is to be elected in 2024.
2. Any licence holder residing in a region may be nominated for election to Council as a regional councillor for that region by at least 15 other licence holders who reside in the region. [Regulation 941/90, s. 14(2)]
(a) The position of regional councillor is for a two-year term.
A licence holder nominated for election to Council must complete a nomination acceptance form in which they declare they are a Canadian citizen or have the status of a permanent resident of Canada and are resident in Ontario [section 3(3) of the Professional Engineers Act and that they consent to the nomination [Regulation 941/90, s. 15]. Nomination petitions for collection of nominators’ signatures and nomination acceptance forms may be obtained from the PEO website at www.peovote.ca or the chief elections officer via email at [email protected], or by phone at 416-224-1100; 1-800-339-3716.
Completed nomination petitions and nomination acceptance forms are to be sent only electronically and only to the chief elections officer at [email protected], by 4 p.m. Eastern Time, November 24, 2023. No personal delivery of forms will be accepted. For further information on becoming a candidate, please refer to the 2024 Council Elections Guide posted on PEO’s website.
The 2024 Voting and Election Publicity Procedures were approved by the Council of PEO on June 23, 2023. The Election Publicity Procedures form part of these Nomination and Voting Procedures. Candidates and prospective candidates are responsible for familiarizing themselves with these procedures. Failure to follow these rules or procedures could result in a nomination being considered invalid.
Candidates and prospective candidates are urged to submit nominations and election material well in advance of published deadlines so that any irregularities may be corrected before the established deadlines. Nominees’ names are made available on PEO’s website as received; all other election material is considered confidential until published by PEO.
Click here to view 2024 voting and election publicity procedures.
This year, PEO is introducing changes to its election process aimed at ensuring PEO Council elections are fair and transparent, and that will increase public, licence holder and stakeholder confidence in the process. The changes are effective for PEO’s 2024 elections cycle. Key reforms include:
- The Chief Elections Officer’s role and process for determining candidate material compliance prior to publishing by PEO has been clarified to enhance transparency and fairness.
- Candidates must now complete a PEO “Board Basics” orientation to enhance understanding of their potential roles and responsibilities as Councillors.
- Candidates must now complete PEO’s mandatory compliance training for volunteers (if elected.)
- The prohibition on endorsement by individual Councillors has been removed.
Click here to read full details on PEO’s elections reforms.
Serving on Council is a public service role. If you have the time, knowledge, skills and desire to serve your profession at the highest level, we invite you to help build a stronger PEO by seeking a position on Council or by nominating a qualified colleague.
Nomination petitions for collection of nominators’ signatures and nomination acceptance forms may be obtained from the Council Elections website, peovote.ca, or the chief elections officer via email at [email protected], or by phone at 416-224-1100; 1-800-339-3716.
Completed nomination petitions and nomination acceptance forms are to be sent only electronically and only to the chief elections officer at [email protected], by 4 p.m. Eastern Time, November 24, 2023. No personal delivery of forms will be accepted. For further information on becoming a candidate, please refer to the 2024 Council Elections Guide posted on PEO’s website. Nominees are strongly encouraged to submit nominations well in advance of the deadline. All nominations will be confirmed within one business day.