UPDATED LICENCE STATUS TERMS Each year, licence holders are assigned elements of the PEAK program based on their licence status and practice status combination. This year, you may notice PEO updated its licence status terminology with the introduction of two new licence status labels, “eligible to practise” and “not currently eligible to practise,” which replace the previous “permitted to practise” and “not permitted to practise” labels. If an individual has the status “eligible to practise,” it indicates that they can practise professional engineering in Ontario. If an individual has the status “not currently eligible to practise,” it means they must not practise professional engineering in Ontario. If a licence holder is not currently practising professional engineering, they can choose to have the “not eligible to practise” status. However, this status is automatically applied if they are enrolled in the fee remission program, their licence was suspended by the registrar or by order of the Discipline Committee or their licence was cancelled for not paying their annual licence fee. While the licence status terminology has changed, how the status corresponds to a licence holder’s PEAK program requirements remains the same (except for fee remission enrollees, who are now exempt from PEAK requirements).
PEO STATUSES My practice status
My licence status
PEO ALLOWANCES AND RESTRICTIONS Why I have these statuses
I’m an engineer allowed to use the designation (P.Eng. or LL/ LET/LEL)
I can practise and seal engineering documents
I’m eligible to be the designated engineer for a Certificate of Authorization
PEAK PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS The annual Practice Evaluation element applies to me
The annual Professional Practice Module element applies to me
The annual CPD Report element applies to me
Due every Jan. 31 Due every Jan. 31 Due every Dec. 31 Practising
Eligible to practise
I’m currently practising or expect to practise this year
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Not practising
Eligible to practise
I’m not currently practising and opt in to CPD hours
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Not currently eligible to practise
I’m not currently practising and opt out of CPD hours
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I’m enrolled in fee remission
My licence is suspended for disciplinary reasons
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I must change status to ‘Practising’ within 30 days of resuming practice
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