Professional Engineers of Ontario – PEAK Program
Beginning January 1, 2023, continuing professional development (CPD) is a requirement for professional engineers and limited licence holders to maintain their licence every calendar year as set out by the regulator Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO).
The new mandatory PEAK program supports PEO’s public interest mandate by helping to ensure that licence holders practice competently and ethically. In turn, licence holders demonstrate their commitment to continually improving their engineering practice.
Under PEO’s program, CPD activities must be assessed individually to determine suitability for the licence holder. PEO will not endorse any provider of CPD activities; nor does PEO validate or accredit any CPD activity in advance. Under PEO’s program, an admissible CPD activity must meet these criteria:
- Must help the licence holder maintain or enhance their competence to practise professional engineering;
- Must have engineering learning content that is directly related to their engineering practice area(s); and
- Must have technical or regulatory knowledge about acts of professional engineering.
PEO will accept all learning formats since individuals learn in different ways and have unique personal circumstances. These include admissible activities that are free or paid, undertakings that are self-paced or instructor-led, sessions that are delivered virtually or in person or in a hybrid manner.
For more information:
https://peo.on.ca/licence-holders/mandatory-cpd