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.
Online Learning Modules
PEO’s Online Learning Modules provide licence holders, volunteers, staff and applicants with various learning and development opportunities.
Learn More regarding Online Learning ModulesPractice 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
The PEO portal is secure and regularly maintained using industry-standard security practices.
Accessing your digital certificate online is optional and is provided in addition to the printed wall certificate. If you prefer not to access the certificate through the PEO portal, you may continue to use your printed certificate.
Once logged into the portal, under profile select “change password” and enter a new password then click save.
All exam purchases are final and non-refundable. Once a purchase is made, you cannot change your selection, and exams are not transferable between sittings. Therefore, be prepared to take any exam you purchase.
The digital certificate reflects the same information that appears on the printed certificate at the time it was issued. Licence and practising status can change annually based on the licence holder’s declaration. For the most up-to-date status, we recommend checking the PEO directory.
PEO licence holders who are engineering lecturers must complete the PEAK program because they hold a PEO licence—either a P.Eng. or limited licence—even though the teaching of engineering is not included in the provincial definition of the practice of professional engineering. They could be allocated either full or reduced PEAK requirements depending on whether their non-teaching activities are the practice of professional engineering, including their research, development, supervision and projects. Engineering lecturers with a licence status of “not permitted to practise” are only required to complete the reduced PEAK requirements (practice evaluation and professional practice module) because they are non-practising (their non-teaching activities are not the practice of professional engineering.) However, engineering lecturers with a licence status of “permitted to practise” are required to complete the full PEAK requirements (practice evaluation, professional practice module and CPD report) because their non-teaching activities include the practice of professional engineering.
PEO licence holders who are engineering lecturers must complete the PEAK program because they hold a PEO licence—either a P.Eng. or limited licence—even though the teaching of engineering is not included in the provincial definition of the practice of professional engineering. They could be allocated either full or reduced PEAK requirements depending on whether their non-teaching activities are the practice of professional engineering, including their research, development, supervision and projects. Engineering lecturers who voluntarily choose a licence status of “not permitted to practise” are only required to complete the reduced PEAK requirements (practice evaluation and professional practice module) because they are non-practising (their research, projects and non-teaching activities are not the practice of professional engineering.) However, engineering lecturers are required to complete the full PEAK requirements (practice evaluation, professional practice module and CPD report) because their research, projects and non-teaching activities include the practice of professional engineering.
Licence holders who are engineering lecturers with a PEAK CPD reporting requirement are likely to be able to comply with their PEAK requirements quickly because they are likely to have a large number of CPD activities to choose from and declare on their PEAK CPD reports.
Note: The requirement for engineering lecturers to hold a PEO licence is not one that is imposed by PEO.
Once logged into the portal, under profile select “change MFA option” and select the desired option and click save.
Registration deadlines are firm. PEO cannot accommodate late registrations once the deadline has passed.
The digital licence certificate is not intended for printing. It is offered as a complementary option for convenient online access.
Please note that printed licence certificates remain valid and in use. If you have misplaced your printed wall certificate from PEO and would like to order a replacement, please complete the licence certificate form and send it to [email protected].
PEO applies this status to every individual with a practice restriction on their PEO licence—like an individual with a suspended licence or who is enrolled in the fee remission program. For many years, this status was noted on an individual’s PEO directory profile with a shall-not-engage-in-the-practice message. This will now also include a licence status of “not permitted to practice”.
Note: An individual with no practice restriction on their licence can voluntarily choose a licence status of “not permitted to practise” with a practice status of "not practising" and they will not have the PEAK CPD reporting requirement. Also, PEO will review and revise its Licence Status options, as required.
Please go to PEO Portal login page https://secure.peo.on.ca/ebusiness/PEOLogin.aspx. On the top of the page, you can click a button to have the activation email resent to your registered email address.