At its meeting on March 22, Council approved moving forward with the proposed fee changes to PEO’s bylaw.
This page provides details about the changes to Article 39 of By-Law No.1.
PEO licence holder fees have not increased since 2008, and revenues from the growth in the number of licence holders, applications, examinations etc., have not been adequate to keep pace with the rate of inflation of nearly 20 per cent over this time.
As a result, PEO Council has approved that fees related to all licences, examinations, certificates of authorization, consulting engineer designations, engineering intern membership, reinstatements, fee remissions and seals be increased by approximately 20 per cent, effective May 1, 2019. Two current fees previously not included in By-Law No. 1 have been added with an increase of approximately 20 per cent: requesting a re-marking of an exam and requesting a PEO examination to be held outside of Canada.
These are one-time fee increases. Any future fee increases will be decided upon by PEO Council.
To see a complete list of PEO’s fees as of May 1, 2019, click here.
Please note that invoices sent on and after May 1, 2019 will include the new fees. If you receive an invoice prior to May 1, 2019, you should pay only the amount requested on that notice.
The bylaw changes exclude for the time being two new fees approved by Council in November 2018. These include: interviews to waive technical examinations and a $10 credit card convenience fee. These new fees may be implemented later.
In addition, the Engineering Intern Financial Credit Program (FCP) has been restructured and eligible participants will no longer have their application fee and first year of enrolment in the Engineering Intern (EIT) program waived immediately. Rather, as of May 1, 2019, eligible participants will now have the cost of their application fee and first year of enrolment in the EIT program (should they have chosen to enroll) credited towards payment of their registration and initial P.Eng. licence fees once they have been approved for a licence.