1. Professional Engineering Practice
Professions, PEO, Admissions, Licensing
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2. Pre-quiz

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4. Pre-quiz

5. What is a profession? Self-regulation Self-governed
defines what constitutes sufficient standard for membership
defines the standards of practice and code of ethics

6. What is a profession? Self-regulation
disciplines members who do not meet these
funded by members
often requires members to serve in a voluntary capacity

7. Professional Engineering in Canada
Its ONLY members are the provincial professional engineering organizations

8. Professional Engineering in Ontario
Regulates the practice
enforcement – ensures engineering tasks are not being performed by non-engineers
discipline – ensures licensed engineers perform tasks to acceptable standards

9. Professional Engineering in Ontario
Promotes public awareness
Has legal authority to act, through the professional engineers act

10. Committees Board committees Including executive committee,
Legislation committee,
OSPE-PEO joint relations committee

11. Committees Other committees regulated in Professional Engineers Act:
Academic requirements committee
Experience requirements committee
Discipline committee
Registration committee
Complaints committee
Fees mediation committee

13. Admission
To be granted a licence to practice professional engineering in Ontario, an applicant must:
Be at least 18
Be of good character
“Meet academic requirements”
“Meet work experience requirements”
Complete a Professional Practice Exam (PPE)

14. Academic requirements
Take an accredited engineering course in Canada (this is you )

15. Academic requirementsOR
Take an engineering course accredited outside Canada in a country that is a signatory of the Washington accord
Take and pass a number of technical confirmatory exams

16. Work experience requirements
48 months of verifiable, acceptable engineering experience
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)
12 months minimum in a Canadian jurisdiction under a licensed P.Eng

17. Work experience requirements
Experience covers
Application of theory
Practical experience
Management of engineering
Communication skills
Social implications of engineering

18. PPE – Professional Practice Exam
This course prepares you for the PPE
The Professional Engineers Act
Organization of the profession in Ontario
Ethics standards – case studies
Legal terms of importance to Engineers
Legal analysis of case studies

19. Admission PEO's Engineering Intern (EIT) program provides
guidance and assistance to engineering graduates as they acquire work experience,
including annual reviews of experience to ensure that an applicant is “on the right track” for licensing.
If you are already a P.Eng. in another Canadian engineering association/order,
a national mobility agreement between all the provinces and territories allows you to move without having to repeat the entire licensing process.

20. Admission
You don’t have to be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant to apply
New immigrants can start application before they arrive.
Newcomers to Canada and Canadian engineering graduates may apply for their Ontario engineering licence at no cost through PEO's Financial Credit Program.

21. Types of licence Full (P.Eng.)
Temporary (Licensed in another province/territory)
Provisional (meets all requirements except 12 months of Canadian experience under a P.Eng.)
Limited (Competence in a certain area of professional engineering)
And NEW Licensed Engineering Technologist (LET)

22. Types of licence
EIT (Engineering Intern, or “Engineer in Training” program)
NEW – can officially use the EIT designation and engineering intern title
Only P.Eng. are members of the provincial association.

23. Organizational licensing
Must have a “Certificate of Authorization”
Higher standard of experience for C of A than for P.Eng.
Must have liability insurance
Or explicitly inform each customer of no insurance, and get their written acceptance of this.

24. Organizational licensing
Note – if you work for a company, but provide engineering services “on the side” (“Moonlighting”)
You typically require a C of A for the activities on the side.

25. Post-quiz

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28. And finally…
Chapters 1 and 2 of Andrews