Relationship Between PEO and Chapters

The Kingsway Chapter is one of the thirty six chapters of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) representing roughly 1,700 engineers in the province.

Professional Engineers Ontario licences over 80,000 Ontario Professional Engineers (P.Eng.), grants temporary, limited and provisional licences to practise professional engineering, and authorizes businesses to provide engineering services to the public.  It sets standards for, and regulates engineering practice.  Under the Professional Engineers Act, its statutory mandate is to serve and protect the public interest where engineering is concerned.  Rigorously educated, experienced and committed to a Code of Ethics that puts the public first, licensed professional engineers can be identified by the P.Eng. after their names.

PEO operates in the province of Ontario, Canada. Ontario is subdivided into five regions for Council representation and membership communications. To foster a sense of community, regional membership is further divided into 36 Chapters to deliver educational outreach, technical, and social/sporting events to their membership.

Chapters are the link between the association, its members, and the public.  A Chapter’s primary function is to distribute and discuss information about policies and decisions made with respect to regulation of the engineering profession.  It offers a forum for its members to discuss issues of concern for engineers and society.

Kingsway Chapter Purpose and Objectives

To maintain a local presence for the engineering profession through activities and benefits to engineers and the community in which they live, by:

  • Promoting local public awareness of the engineering profession and the association.

  • Performing certain regulatory functions of the association.

  • Facilitating two-way communication between PEO council and the PEO membership at large.

  • Fostering professional continuing competency.

  • Developing volunteers for PEO’s governance i.e. chapter, council, committees etc.

Kingsway Chapter Activities

  • Working with Professional Engineers of Ontario on issues relating to regulation.

  • Working with Ontario Society of Professional Engineers on issues related to advocacy.

  • Newsletter publications.

  • Seminars on soft-skills (effective negotiations, communications, creativity, financial planning, etc.).

  • Licensing ceremonies.

  • Promoting science and engineering – educational events (National Engineering Week, Canada First Robotics, etc.).

  • Tours – aerospace, environmental, energy, etc.

  • Networking events and social gatherings.