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.
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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
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Please visit our experience requirements web page to learn more about the CBA and to download the CBA Applicant Guide.
While some applicants will require more than two years of experience to demonstrate competence across all 34 areas of the CBA, two years will be sufficient for others. Changing the minimum from four to two years removes an unnecessary barrier for those who can demonstrate competence after two years.
No. Demonstrated competence remains the standard for licensure. Applicants must demonstrate all 34 CBA competencies to demonstrate readiness for entry to professional practice. PEO continues to license qualified individuals.
Yes. Engineering work completed while earning a master’s or doctoral degree may count toward both the two-year minimum and the CBA, if it meets the criteria. However, PEO does not grant experience credit for a graduate degree on its own.
No. PEO does not grant experience credit for completing a graduate engineering degree on its own.
Yes. Undergraduate co-op or internship experience completed before the conferral of a bachelor’s degree may be applied toward the CBA if it meets the criteria. However, it does not count toward the 2-year minimum.
No. Undergraduate engineering experience completed before the conferral of a bachelor’s degree does not count toward the minimum two-year experience requirement. However, it may count toward the CBA if it meets the criteria.
The two-year minimum required experience starts at the conferral date of a bachelor’s degree that is on the Recognized Programs List.