How to become a
Professional Engineer
in Ontario
Serving the Public. Regulating Professional Engineering.
The Licensure Process
Engineering
Engineering
Professional
Professional
Application
Applicationto Academic
Academic Experience
experience
Practice
Practice Licensure
Licensure
toPEO
PEO Assessment
assessment Examination
Requirements
requirements
Examination
&& references
References
Serving the Public. Regulating Professional Engineering.
The Licensure Process
Engineering
Professional
Application to Academic experience
Practice Licensure
PEO assessment requirements
Examination
& references
Serving the Public. Regulating Professional Engineering.
What do you need
to apply to PEO?
Application
Application form and type
form and type
type
Name
Nameand proof
& proof
and of of
proof identity
identity
identity
Current
Current residence
residence address
address
Academic
Academicbackground
background
Current
Current employment
employment
Experience
Experiencerecord
record
Referees
Referees
Goodcharacter
Good character
Applicant’s
Applicant’s declaration
declaration
Application
Application fee
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Application Form and Type
• Found at www.peo.on.ca
• What type of application?
o Want to be an EIT?
o For a new P.Eng.
licence
o If you were a past
PEO member
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Application Form and Type
Engineering Intern
Financial Credit Program
Program waives PEO
application fee and first- Eligible applicants Apply online here
year EIT fees
Graduates from accredited
Canadian engineering schools
applying within six months of their
convocation date
International engineering graduates
applying within six months of their
landing date in Canada
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Application Form
Name and Proof of Identity
Your full legal name supported by:
• Canadian birth certificate,
• Certificate of Canadian citizenship,
• Canada’s permanent resident card, or
• Record of landing.
Proof of identity supported by:
• Canadian birth certificate,
• Canadian citizenship card (both sides),
• Canada’s permanent resident card (both sides),
• Form IMM 1000 of Record of Landing,
• Work permit/visa, if applicable.
** You must be at least 18 years old to be licensed
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Application Form
Current Residence Address
• Your current home address and phone
numbers
• Indicate if you want PEO to send your mail
to your home or business address
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Application Form
Academic Background
Discipline
Details of
your
City and
country of
bachelor’s, Date
postgraduate granted
university
and other
degrees
University
name
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Application Form
Current Employment
Only necessary if you are currently employed
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Application Form
Experience Record
• Focus on the five criteria
• The start and end dates of your
Comprehensive employment (month and year)
engineering • Names and locations of
experience employers
summary • Your title/position
• Description of your engineering
activities
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Application Form
Referees
At least three referees who are familiar with your
engineering experience
Name and title
Email address
Licence/registration number, if applicable
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Application Form
Good Character
Answer the questions
and provide details for
questions that you
answer “Yes”
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Application Form
Applicant’s Declaration
• Your signature confirming that your application is true
and complete without misrepresentation or false
statements
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Application Form
Application Fee
$360 + HST (total $406.80) payable to
“Professional Engineers Ontario”
• No fee for applicants eligible and applying through
the Financial Credit Program (FCP)
Serving the Public. Regulating Professional Engineering.
The Licensure Process
Engineering
Professional
Application to Academic experience
Practice Licensure
PEO assessment requirements
Examination
& references
Serving the Public. Regulating Professional Engineering.
Academic Assessment
Academic Background
Minimum
CEAB Non-CEAB
Education
graduates graduates
level
Original transcripts, diplomas,
Transcripts directly degrees and/or certificates Three-year diploma
sent from the • Copies must be certified by a notary in technology from a
academic institution public or P.Eng. college of applied
to PEO • If documents are not in English, arts and technology
English translations must be
prepared by a certified member of
the Association of Translators and
Interpreters of Ontario.
Bachelor’s degree in
a relevant science
Detailed description area
of all engineering
courses taken.
Academic
qualifications
Abstracts of theses deemed by Council
for postgraduate to be equivalent to a
degrees diploma or degree
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Academic Assessment
Academic Requirements–non-CEAB
PEO will assess
academic • Confirmatory Examination
Program: to confirm academic
background to equivalency
determine
• Specific Examination Program:
equivalency to Remedy any identified deficiencies
established in academic requirements
standards
Technical exams
• Offered twice a year
• Can be written across and
outside of Canada
• Applicants have up to eight
years to write exams
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Academic Assessment
Experience Requirements Committee (ERC) Interview
May find you
Confirmatory >5 years do not need
Examination engineering to take the
Program experience examination
program
Interviews
when:
May find
you do not
Minimum Specific >10 years
need to take
academic Examination engineering
the
level Program experience
examination
program
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The Licensure Process
Engineering
Professional
Application to Academic experience
Practice Licensure
PEO assessment requirements
Examination
& references
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Professional Practice Exam
Three- All applicants must pass the PPE
hour (minimum mark of 50 percent)
exam
Can be Two parts:
written
across and
• Law (1.5
hours)
Only failed portions have to be re-
outside of
Canada
• Ethics (1.5
hours)
written (law or ethics)
The
The
PPE
If the PPE is failed three times, candidate
Held in April,
August and
Essay must wait one year before a fourth and final
December format attempt to write the exam is granted
• Applicant must submit two sample responses
Closed from past exams for PEO to review before fourth
and final attempt
book
Serving the Public. Regulating Professional Engineering.
The Licensure Process
Engineering
Professional
Application to Academic experience
Practice Licensure
PEO assessment requirements
Examination
& references
Serving the Public. Regulating Professional Engineering.
Engineering Experience
Requirements & References
Experience
Experience Record
Record
• 12 months minimum in a Canadian
jurisdiction under a licensed P.Eng.
• Include names/dates of employment
and location of employers
48 months of verifiable, • Job title/position
acceptable engineering
experience in a • Description of engineering activities
summary that meet the 5 criteria
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Engineering Experience
Requirements & References
Experience Requirements
Criteria
• Application of theory
• Practical experience
• Management of engineering
• Communication skills
• Social implications of engineering
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Engineering Experience
Requirements & References
Experience Credit
• Up to 12 months of pre-graduation experience
• 12 months for a postgraduate degree in engineering
in similar discipline as undergraduate degree (transcripts
required)
• Additional credit for industrially applied research
work during postgraduate degree(s) (industry referee required)
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Engineering Experience
Requirements & References
Referees
At least three referees
needed, with at least Referee supervisor
one P.Eng. for 12 required for each
months in a Canadian place of employment
jurisdiction
PEO mails
questionnaire to
referees who fill it out
and return directly to
PEO
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Engineering Experience
Requirements & References
Experience Assessment–Experience Requirements
Committee (ERC) Interview
Interview if the applicant’s engineering
experience is doubtful or not supported by
referees
– Applicant given guidance to address
deficiencies in collaboration with the
applicant’s selected P.Eng. supervisor.
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Other Information
Costs to become licensed
Licence types
EIT program
PEO contacts
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Other Information
tobecome
Costs to becomelicensed
licensed
Application fees • $360 + HST (total $406.80) cheque or money
order
PPE • $200
• $700 (administration & first examination fee); $200 (each
Technical examinations subsequent examination); $360 (submission of a thesis)
EIT annual fee •$90 + HST (total $101.70)
Final registration/licensing fee • $300 + HST (total $339)
Annual licence fee • $265 + HST (total $299.45)
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Other Information
Licence types
PROVISIONAL
PROVISIONAL
FULL
FULL Meets all
requirements except
Professional Engineer
for the 12 months
(P.Eng.)
Canadian experience
under a P.Eng.
LIMITED
LIMITED
TEMPORARY
TEMPORARY
Competence in a
Licensed in other certain area of
province/territory professional
engineering
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Other Information
EngineeringIntern
Engineering Intern Training
(EIT) (EIT) Program
Program
Benefits
• Annual reviews of engineering experience
• Attendance at EIT seminars
• Ability to join a chapter and attend chapter events
• Access to PEO’s licensure assistance program
• Receive Engineering Dimensions–PEO’s official
publication
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Other Information
PEO
PEOContacts
Contacts
• Manage applicant’s files
Admissions • Prepare applicants for the next step in the
process
representatives • Answer all licensing process and application
status questions
Finance • Fees and receipts
department
Serving the Public. Regulating Professional Engineering.
Licensure
Engineering
Professional
Application to Academic experience
Practice Licensure
PEO assessment requirements
Examination
& references
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Questions?
PEO Contacts
Academics & Educational Requirements
[email protected]
Experience Questions & Assessment
[email protected]
Examinations (Technical & PPE)
[email protected]
Finance Department
[email protected]
Engineering Intern (EIT) Program
[email protected]
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