Name of the Organization : Professional Engineers Ontario
Type of Facility : Apply For Engineering Intern Financial Credit Program (FCP)
Province : Ontario
Country : Canada
Website : http://www.peo.on.ca/index.php
Related : Ontario College of Teachers Registration Online : www.statusin.org/4178.html
Engineering Intern Financial Credit Program :
Graduates of Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board-accredited engineering programs and International Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor of Engineering or Applied Science Degree may be able to apply for PEO’s professional engineer licence at no cost.
Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Applied Science.
They may also be registered in the Engineering Intern program for the first year at no cost.
Application Procedure :
The Engineering Intern Financial Credit Program (FCP) is an online program. Individuals apply online, correspondence is done by email (FinancialCreditProgram AT peo.on.ca) and the applicant is responsible for ensuring all deadlines are met and all required documentation is sent to PEO.
Apply Online :http://www.peo.on.ca/index.php?ci_id=2063&la_id=1
General Requirements :
To qualify for the FCP, applicants must :
** Be 18 years of age or older.
** CEAB graduates must ensure that all documents to support their FCP application are received by PEO within six months of the date of degree conferral from an engineering program or an applied science program.
** CEAB accredits Bachelors degree programs only; post-graduate degrees are not accredited by CEAB. For a list of all CEAB accredited programs please visit Engineers Canada.
** IEG applicants must ensure that all documents to support their FCP application are received by PEO within six months of their landing date in Canada.
** Complete an online FCP application, print the online summary, sign it, attach all documents and forwarded to PEO within the time frame specified above.
Eligibility and Required Documentation :
Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB Graduates) – To be eligible for this program, CEAB graduates must submit the following :
** Acceptable Canadian status documents
** Acceptable academic documents
** Acceptable proof of age document
** Provide a valid email address for all PEO communications
** A signed Declaration of Application (the online FCP Declaration applicants can print, sign and send to PEO).
International Engineering Graduates (IEG) – To be eligible for this program, an IEG must have submit the following :
** Acceptable academic documents;
** Acceptable proof of age document;
** Acceptable Canadian status documents;
** Provide a valid email address for all PEO communications;
** A signed Declaration of Application (the online FCP Declaration applicants can print, sign and send to PEO); and
** A work experience summary – This applies to applicants with 5 or more years of engineering experience following graduation.
** Failure to receive all required documents within the established time frame will automatically disqualify applicants from the Financial Credit Program.
** The PEO Registrar reserves the right to determine at his sole discretion if an FCP applicant meets the EIT Financial Credit Program requirements.
Acceptable Documents :
CEAB applicants and IEG applicants graduated from a U.S. engineering program :
** Bachelor of engineering or applied science transcript showing date of degree conferral.
** Transcripts must be received by PEO directly from the issuing institution. Photocopied transcripts and/or “student” issued transcripts are not acceptable.
IEG applicants graduated from any other International Engineering program :
** Original transcripts, diplomas, degrees and/or certificates. Copies of the original documents will be accepted if the copies are signed and certified as a true copy of the original by a Canadian professional engineer (with licence number) or a notary public of Ontario. Applicants may also bring their originals and copies to PEO’s office for verification.
** Photocopied transcripts and/or student-issued transcripts are not acceptable;
** A copy of the thesis abstract for any post-graduate degree or degrees;
** If the original transcripts, diplomas, degrees, certificates and/or abstracts were not issued by the institution in English then English translations must be prepared by : a certified member of Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO) or, by a Canadian professional engineer who must certify that s/he is fluent in both languages. If a translator cannot be found for your language, contact the Licensing and Registration Department. (Please note that P.Eng. licence holders should not use their P.Eng. seals on non-engineering documents.)
** IEG Applicants who have five or more years of engineering experience following graduation form a Bachelors of engineering program must submit a work experience summary as outlined on page 9, section 7of the Licensing Guide and Application for Licence.
Note :
Licensure Applicants must read and understand the Licensing Guide and Application for Licence. Failure to submit a signed copy of the summary and/or the supporting documents within the required time frame will automatically disqualify applicants from the FCP.