Why you see this The programme is for forcibly displaced people who studied in a programme country, live in Canada or the US and cannot obtain official records.
You need copies of your diploma or transcript.
Access is through a partner organisation that confirms your eligibility. Ask your local settlement agency.
Ask PEO in writing whether it accepts a Gateway report for licensing, and which report type.
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How you know it is done When the partner organisation confirms eligibility and PEO confirms in writing that it accepts the report.
Why you see this PEO has alternatives when official documents or a WES report are impossible; its Apply team tells you which route applies.
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If WES can issue neither an ICAP nor a Gateway report for your institution, the Apply team asks for an official English transcript (or certified translation) sent directly to etranscript@peo.on.ca. This applies only to institutions on Engineers Canada’s list or recognized by the national accreditation body.
If the official transcript is impossible: an evaluation from a NACES member organization (a US credential-evaluation association), sent directly to the same address.
If neither is possible: a sworn affidavit, with the transcript if available and a translation by an accredited interpreter if not in English or French, sworn before an Ontario Commissioner for Taking Oaths or a notary public.
Ask PEO’s Apply team before paying any evaluator.
How you know it is done When “Documents Received” in the portal shows Yes.
Why you see this This is the required academic document for graduates from outside Canada and the USA. PEO does not accept earlier reports or documents sent by you.
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On WES: choose Canada, the Standard application, PEO as recipient and the ICAP Course-by-Course report.
If you already have a WES application or report, WES says it must be upgraded to ICAP Course-by-Course; order it that way with PEO as recipient.
If you studied in Sudan: WES asks for an official transcript in English sent by the university electronically or in a sealed envelope signed or stamped across the flap, and a clear copy of the degree certificate in English uploaded to your account. Write your WES reference number on every document and do not send originals. The list depends on the institution and credential; check it on WES’s Required Documents page.
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Fee: CAD 284 plus tax · ICAP Course-by-Course report (plus delivery and 13% HST) · WES
How you know it is done When WES confirms your order and documents are received.
Why you see this The P.Eng. requires an engineering bachelor’s degree. PEO suggests the limited licence for people with substantial experience in a defined area.
The path suits people with at least eight years of experience, six directly in the scope of services. Read the limited licence page.
How you know it is done When you know whether it fits. This roadmap does not track the limited licence.
Why you see this All non-CEAB candidates must pass four technical exams before applying, even if WES rated the degree equivalent.
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The four: two from Group A, one from Group B and one Complementary Studies, from any discipline.
Good Performance: if it is your first time, register for only two exams in your first sitting from the same discipline (two from A, or one A and one B). With 65% or more on both, the remaining two are waived. PEO must have your WES report or US transcript to apply the waiver, and an unlisted program must be verified first.
Exams are online twice a year; registration opens in January for spring/summer and in June for fall/winter. You can write from outside Canada with high-speed internet and a webcam.
Attempts are unlimited and you need not rewrite a failed exam. Purchases are final and non-refundable, and deadlines are firm.
You do not need your academic documents in first to register for exams.
The pass mark for all PEO exams is 50%. Registration for the Spring/Summer 2027 session opens on January 4, 2027; the deadline is January 29, 2027.
The fee schedule lists $180 for writing an examination outside Canada. Ask exams@peo.on.ca whether it applies to online exams.
Fee: CAD 700 · First technical exam (HST-exempt) · PEO
Why you see this Since July 1, 2026, PEO does not accept an application unless the NPPE is complete. Registration opens once your academic eligibility is confirmed.
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Register in the portal during a registration window. It runs five times a year, online, 2.5 hours, 110 multiple-choice questions.
After registering, confirm your date and time with Meazure Learning; otherwise you are marked as withdrawn and lose the fee.
Attempts are unlimited and you pay the fee each time. A pass does not expire.
Why you see this You must pass the CBA and have at least two years of eligible experience from the date your bachelor’s degree was conferred. PEO does not require Canadian experience.
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34 competencies in 7 categories. Read PEO’s CBA Applicant Guide.
Start documenting in the portal as soon as you start the application; do not wait for the two years.
On average people need three to four years to show all competencies, some more.
You need at least one validator, and each competency can have only one validator (you cannot assign a competency to two). For work in Canada, a P.Eng. licensed in Canada at the time; for work abroad, a senior practitioner licensed in that jurisdiction. Ideally your direct supervisor; family members are typically not accepted. Once PEO notifies your validators you cannot change your experience information.
Co-op or internship during the bachelor’s does not count toward the two years but may help the CBA; eligible graduate-study experience may count.
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How you know it is done When at least two years of eligible experience are entered and your CBA is complete and validated.
Why you see this Approval alone is not enough: you must pay the registration fee.
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The annual licence fee is $265 plus HST, payable on registration and on each anniversary.
From 2027: PEO Council approved raising licence fees from $265 to $331; the bylaw amendment needed to apply it is still pending.
Mandatory CPD (PEAK): from the second calendar year after licensing, complete the Practice Evaluation and Professional Practice Module by January 31 and the CPD report by December 31. Non-compliance leads to suspension.
To offer engineering services to the public, you or your company need a Certificate of Authorization.
Fee: CAD 300 plus tax · Registration fee on approval (plus HST) · PEO
Why you see this A Notice of Proposal is not final: you may request a hearing.
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The Request for Hearing form comes with the notice. Email it to the Tribunals Office within 30 days of being served the notice.
Hearings are electronic, and you may represent yourself or use a lawyer. Since June 2026 decisions are published on CanLII: you choose named or anonymized; with no choice, it is published with names after 14 days.
At the hearing you show you meet the requirements or merit an exemption. The Committee can order a licence, temporary licence or limited licence.
The Committee aims to issue its decision within 60 days of the hearing. If dissatisfied, appeal to the Divisional Court within 30 days of the decision date.
How you know it is done When you have chosen your next step. This roadmap does not track the hearing.
All engineering disciplines follow the same PEO licensing route. The discipline matters only when choosing technical exams.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.): covered
Engineering Intern (EIT): not covered · Not currently available to new applicants: PEO’s EIT program is closed to new applicants.
Limited Licence (LEL / LET): not covered · Listed as an alternative only: for people without an engineering bachelor’s degree who have at least 8 years of experience, 6 of them in the scope of work.
Temporary licence: not covered · Not covered: issued per project and discipline for up to 12 months.
Canadian P.Eng. mobility: not covered · Not covered: for engineers already licensed by another Canadian regulator.
PEO does not require Canadian experience, citizenship or permanent residence, or a specific language test.
A WES evaluation does not exempt you from technical exams: every international graduate counts as non-CEAB.
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