Engineering licence experience requirements will shift to a 24-month post-degree minimum plus competency assessment

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The regulation sets out two staged changes to the experience requirements for obtaining a professional engineering licence in Ontario. Under the current rules, applicants must show 48 months of engineering experience overall, with up to 12 months allowed before completing their degree. The incoming rules replace this with a requirement for at least 24 months of post-degree experience, eliminating the provision that allowed some experience to be counted before graduation. Alongside the reduced time requirement, the incoming rules also replace the existing practical-skill standard with a competency-based assessment approved by the Registrar, shifting the evaluation framework from a time-and-opinion model to a structured competency review. Applicants currently in the licensing process, and those planning to apply, should consider how these changes may affect how they document and present their experience.

Who this affects: engineering licence applicants · recent engineering graduates · employers of engineering interns · professional engineering associations