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
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.
The former process had a decision timeline of 30 calendar days and required applicants to submit a resume. The new process reduces the decision timeline to 10 business days from submission. A resume is no longer required.
Access your digital licence certificate on the PEO portal and save this unique URL that directs to your digital certificate.
You can add the link to your LinkedIn profile and email signature; or show the QR code from your digital certificate so others can scan to verify your licence directly.
Three textbooks and several free resources are recommended as study materials to prepare for the NPPE:
Read about recommended study materials.
Several practice tests are available to help you prepare for the NPPE. These practice test questions are taken from previously held NPPE exams.
The practice test site has an NPPE preparation package available for purchase:
Order an NPPE preparation package
Refer to our NPPE webpage for more information on study aids and other materials to help you prepare for the exam.
Yes. If they continue to hold a licence, they must complete the PEAK program every calendar year. However, retired engineers who are enrolled in the fee remission program are only required to complete the first two PEAK elements: the practice evaluation and professional practice module. If they are not enrolled in fee remission, they can choose to complete PEAK either as a “practising” licence holder (requiring full PEAK requirements, including the CPD report) or as a “non-practising” licence holder (requiring only the first two elements). PEO is exploring exemptions for individuals with extenuating circumstances. Stay tuned for more details.
Please check your text message SPAM folder for the one-time code or choose Email as your MFA option.
Users accessing the portal using phone numbers outside of the North American +1 country code can no longer verify their account login using SMS text message. They may continue to verify their account by email or by downloading and using either:
- OKTA Verify authentication app (android or apple download); or
- Google Authenticator authentication app (android or apple download)
All portal users may change their MFA verification preferences at any time by logging into the portal, navigating to the Profile tab, selecting “Change MFA Option” and enrolling in the desired MFA option.
If your application is complete, you will receive a licensing decision within 10 business days of submission.
This is a personal decision for each licence holder. If they no longer need their PEO licence, they can resign their licence. However, if they keep their PEO licence, they must complete the PEAK program every calendar year; full PEAK requirements apply if they are practising (practice evaluation, professional practice module and CPD report), but reduced PEAK requirements apply if they are not practising (practice evaluation and professional practice module). PEO is exploring exemptions for individuals with extenuating circumstances. Stay tuned for more details.
Please check your email account spam/junk folder for an email from [email protected] for the one-time code.