How To Complete Professional Engineers Ontario Licence Application

 Are you a dreamer of a Professional Engineers Ontario license, then reading this blog is going to be one of the wisest decisions of your life. Here, in this blog, we will give you a clear idea of how to complete an application before the assessment authority, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). 

 

So, have a positive and read the whole blog for a better understating of the license application completion way. 

 

How to complete license application: 

Application type: The first step to complete an application for a license so that it can be positively assessed by Engineers Ontario is to show that this is an application for a new professional engineer (P.Eng.) license. In case of being a past PEO license holder, you have to check the reinstatement box and adhere to the instructions in your reinstatement letter to complete this application. 

1.     Name: 

Keep in mind that your name will be shown on your license certificate. Therefore, you must enter your full legal name exactly as on your proof of age and identity. 

Put in your date of birth and indicate your sex by checking the appropriate box.

2.     Age and identity proof: 

To become eligible for an engineering license given by Professional Engineers Ontario, you have to be at least 18 years of age. For the verification of your age and identity, you need to include a photocopy (both sides) of a government-issued identification document(s), specifying your complete name and date of birth. The following are the things that must be included in the documents: 

Canadian birth certificate or evidence of birth document 

Driver’s license 

Canadian Permanent Resident Card or PR

Canadian Citizenship Card 

Record of Landing 

Student/Work Authorization

For the Financial Credit Program (FCP) consideration, https://peo.on.ca/licence-applications/become-professionalegnineer/financial-credit-program you need to provide an identification document to that you are a Canadian citizen or/and qualified to become a permanent resident. 

3. Present residence address:  

You need to give your current residence address, telephone number, and email address. 

     4. Academic background: 

The following are the things you need to mention to complete this unit: 

Kind of earned undergraduate (bachelor’s) and postgraduate (master’s, doctorate) degrees (for example, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.);

The study discipline

The date (year/month) of all degrees were granted 

Name and location (city/country) of the degree-granting institutions 

5.     Good character: 

Apart from the educational and experience requirements, the Professional Engineers Act mentions that a prospective license holder has to be of good character for the license as a professional engineer. Answer the questions in this section by checking the appropriate box. If your answer is ‘yes’ to any of the questions, give details on a separate sheet. 

6.     Applicant’s declaration: 

Here, in this section, you need to read and complete the declaration carefully before you sign your license application. 

 

 

Things to remember for a successful Professional Engineers Ontario license application: 

Give all documentation necessary to support your license application. 

Make sure that you have completed each section of the license application form. 

Don’t enclose a cheque or money order at this time, PEO will reach you to inform you when a payment is needed and provide information on the way to be paid online. 

If you checked the box on the license application form showing that you wish to be recorded in PEO’s optional Engineering Intern (EIT) program, do not include the EIT fee with this application. An applicant who is qualified for the EIT program will be invoiced separately. 

To be kept in mind: If this application is approved, you will be informed about how to pay the application fees. The application will not be processed and will be destroyed if fees are not received within three weeks after you have been told to pay.