PEO Regulation Change from 48 months to 24 months (no Coop Credit)
This is of significant interest only to engineering students, faculty, and alumni.
TLDR: PEO is reducing the P. Eng. experience requirement from 4 years to 2 years but will no longer give pre-graduation experience credit for co-ops, etc.
Professional Engineers Act Regulation 941:
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900941#BK42
Amendment:
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r26126
Text WAS:
>33. (1) Each applicant for a licence shall comply with the following rules:
1. The applicant shall demonstrate that he or she has obtained,
i. a bachelor’s degree in a Canadian engineering program that is accredited to the Council’s satisfaction, or
ii. equivalent engineering educational qualifications recognized by the Council.
2. The applicant shall demonstrate that he or she has had 48 months of experience in the practice of professional engineering that, in the Council’s opinion, provides sufficient experience to enable him or her to meet the generally accepted standards of practical skill required to engage in the practice of professional engineering.
3. Up to 12 months of the practical experience referred to in paragraph 2 may be acquired after the applicant has completed one-half of the classroom component of the degree or equivalent educational qualifications. The balance shall be acquired after the degree or equivalent educational qualifications are obtained.
[additional requirements]
Text IS (Effective July 1st, 2026):
>33. (1) Each applicant for a licence shall comply with the following rules:
1. The applicant shall demonstrate that he or she has obtained,
i. a bachelor’s degree in a Canadian engineering program that is accredited to the Council’s satisfaction, or
ii. equivalent engineering educational qualifications recognized by the Council.
2. The applicant shall demonstrate that he or she has acquired no less than 24 months of experience in the practice of professional engineering after the bachelor’s degree or equivalent engineering educational qualifications described in paragraph 1 were obtained.
3. The applicant shall demonstrate that he or she has sufficient experience to enable him or her to meet the generally accepted standards of practical skill required to engage in the practice of professional engineering by completing a competency-based assessment approved by the Registrar.
[additional requirements]