Professional Engineers Ontario
- Professional Engineers Ontario
Professional Engineers Ontario, PEO, is the self-regulatory body that governs Ontario's 70,000 professional engineers, and sets standards for and regulates engineering practice in the province. It has a statutory mandate under the Professional Engineers Act of Ontario to protect the public interest where engineering is concerned [ [http://www.peo.on.ca/aboutpeo/A1.html "What is PEO?"] . Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 2008-04-19.] . It was created in 1922 [ [http://www.peo.on.ca/aboutpeo/A2.html "Professional Engineers Act"] . Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 2008-04-19.] and is mandated to educating its members to latest developments and maintaining a Code of Ethics that puts the public interest first. Licensed professional engineers can be identified by the P.Eng. after their names.
PEO consists of 37 chapters [ [http://members.peo.on.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/13475/la_id/1.htm "History of the Chapters"] . Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 2008-04-19.] , each representing a different geographic area in Ontario. PEO is governed by a Council of 29 (17 elected by the licence holders and 12 appointed by the provincial government).
References
External links
* [http://www.peo.on.ca/ PEO Website]
* [http://www.ccpe.ca/e/imm_incanada_1.cfm Canadian Council of Professional Engineers: Licensing information for engineers moving to Ontario]
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