The PEO provisional licence may be given to an applicant who is applying for a professional engineer (P.Eng.) licence who has fulfilled all of PEO’s licensing requirements besides the minimum of 12 months of verifiable and acceptable engineering experience in a Canadian jurisdiction, under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer in the jurisdiction in which the work was taken up.
To be eligible for a provisional licence, a P.Eng. licence applicant needs to:
· Fulfill PEO’s academic requirements for licensing;
· Pass PEO’s National Professional Practice Examination; and
· Show to PEO’s satisfaction a minimum of 36 months of acceptable and verifiable engineering work experience outside Canada.
Achieving a provisional licence:
If you fulfill the eligibility requirements for this licence and want to get one, it’s a must for you to request it by writing to PEO. Your written request must be with your full name, your PEO file number and your signature.
You bear the responsibility for making sure that PEO has your current experience record on file and your referee response forms. If PEO doesn’t have a current and complete detailed engineering experience record, provide it with one and request a provisional licence.
PEO may need you to attend an Experience Requirements Committee interview before it grants you a provisional licence.
When the authority has approved your application for a provisional licence, it will invoice you for the provisional licence registration fee of $339 ($300.00+ HST).
Professional Engineers Ontario may issue a provisional licence to those ones who have completed all the requirements for licensing as professional engineers apart from the 12-month acceptable engineering experience in a Canadian jurisdiction under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer. This licence is valid for 12 months from the date of issuance and may be renewed for an extra 12 months only under special circumstances as determined by the Registrar.
The holder of the provisional licence has the right to practice professional engineering only under the supervision of a professional engineer, and shall not issue a final drawing, plan, specification, report or another document unless the supervising professional engineer also signs and dates it and affixes their seal to it.
It expects so much from its engineers who work in this Canadian province.
Those engineers must follow some guidelines and rules so that engineering practice and credibility remain with a spotless image.The main role of engineers working there is to positively contribute to the economy of the province and the country.
Therefore, the authority has set some guidelines so that engineers work under a particular limit and follow some specific rules, which will bring the desired results in the country’s economy.So, if you are preparing for the license to work in Ontario as a professional and engineer, then you must take into account the 5 guidelines for Professional Engineering practice.
You can know the Professional Engineers Ontario or PEO policies for acceptable utilization of the seal given in the guidelines for use of the Professional Engineer’s Seal.Make healthy relations with employers and clients You must manage client and employer expectations about the service you are expected to provide.
You have to serve your clients and employers with integrity and objectivity; you must leave no stone unturned in performing given duties in a professional manner.However, you should also set realistic expectations about the service you provide, and how quickly the task can be completed.Record all communications a professional engineer has to record all communications done in a project with proper details so that they may be able to recreate the events in the future.That’s why email, letters, etc.
In any oral communication, the main conversation parts must be rephrased and repeated back to the client, contractor, employer or any other party to verify that everybody included in the project understands clearly every point and agrees with that.Always remember to cover confidential information Section 77(3) of O. Reg.
