Professional Engineers Ontario

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO; known until 1993 as the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, APEO)[1] is a self-regulatory body that licenses and governs Ontario's professional engineers.

PEO was created on June 15, 1922.[2] It has a statutory mandate under the Professional Engineers Act of Ontario to protect the public interest.[3] It is also mandated to educate its members about latest developments in engineering and maintaining a Code of Ethics. Licensed professional engineers use the postnominal P.Eng.

PEO consists of 36 chapters,[4] each representing a different geographic area in Ontario. PEO is governed by a Council of 29 members, of which 17 are elected by the licence holders and 12 are appointed by the provincial government.

The organization has collaborated with the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers[5] since 1947 in organizing the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA).[6]

  1. ^ Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario records 1948-1989, RG 75-42, Ontario Editorial Bureau fonds, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario fonds, 1948-1989, Brock University Archives, Brock University. p. 2
  2. ^ "Professional Engineers Act" Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  3. ^ "What is PEO?" Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine. Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  4. ^ "History of the Chapters" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  5. ^ "OSPE is the professional association that includes all engineers in Ontario". OSPE. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ "The Ontario Professional Engineers Awards | Professional Engineers Ontario". Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 9 April 2021.