Professional registration

For accreditation purposes, faculty teaching engineering science and/or engineering design courses must be registered as a professional engineer in Canada. Obtaining and maintaining professional licensure ensures that your home department will be awarded accreditation units (AUs) for engineering science and engineering design. This is critical in maintaining accredited program status as laid out by the .ÌýAll forms of engineering licensure in Canada are considered acceptable.
For assistance with the application process as well as questions regarding fee reimbursement please email Natalie Finn.

Registration pathways

A Ìýcan be completed to see eligibility for licensure

  • :Ìýchoose the "Standard Scope Limited License-University Faculty" option if teaching/research is the majority of your work experience
  • -- view webinar before preparing application
  • For more information on the competency self-assessment see theÌý
  • ÌýNote: once notified, the applicant is given two years to write and pass the exam (~10 sittings) before the file is closed. Refer to for complete exam information.
  • Bridging Pilot Program: those with P.L.Eng. who meet additional criteria can apply to bridge to a professional engineer (P.Eng.) licence. See Ìýfor moreÌýdetails.

  • to be completed by registered faculty (P.Eng. or P.L.Eng.)

Effective May 15, 2023

  1. Individuals must meet academic/experience qualifications outlined in the and set out in the regulations at the time they apply.

  2. EIT program will no longer be available to new applicants; work experience must be acquired before applying.

If you did not complete an undergraduate engineering program that is accredited in Canada then please refer to EGBC.

If eligible, PEO will send application link (application/supporting documents to be submitted electronically; the PEO will not accept anything via regular mail/courier). Note: submissions of documents is done in stages as indicated on the .

Work experience

  • all applicants are required to meet the experience requirement through a competency-based assessment (CBA) model

  • see Ìýfor complete information

  • the PEO CBAÌýis a variant of the EGBC CBA,Ìýthis means that any expertise developed is applicable to both PEO and EGBC

.Ìý Note: applicant has two years to write/pass the exam (~10 sittings), from time they are notified of eligibility, before their file is closed.ÌýRefer to Ìýfor complete exam information.

Continuing Professional Development (pdf)Ìýto be completed by registered faculty.Ìý See theÌý for more information.
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Derek Rayside Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Co-operative Education and Professional Affairs (CEPA)

ContactÌýus

Derek Rayside, PhD, PEng
Associate Dean
Co-operative Education and Professional Affairs
Engineering Undergraduate Office

Resources and more information

Prepare work experience record

  • Enrol in experience record course through

Prepare for professional practice exam (using one of the following resources)

  1. Enrol in preparatory seminar

    • Focussed Consulting

      • preparatory seminar for NPPE (British Columbia (EGBC), Ontario (PEO))

        *In person may be cancelled due to low registration.Ìý Minimum 6 participants required. Check with theÌýCEPA Office to confirm.

        • online or in person @ UW*(CEPA will share dates once provided)

        • pre-recorded video lecture (includes course presentation andÌýmultiple choice questions for practice with an answer key); download and view anytime

    • (only pro-level reimbursed)

      • NPPE for PEO or BC NPPE + 1 hour essay

      • assistance with experience reporting, technical exams (if required), and interview (if required; only ON & BC)

  2. Textbooks available for Faculty to borrow in hard copy and online.ÌýContact Natalie Finn.

Proctoring information can be found onÌý

Faculty should be aware of the implications of the type of licensure they obtain and should ensure that they use the proper title/abbreviation associated with their licensure.