Jag Mohan

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) brought disciplinary proceedings against a professional engineer and his firm regarding a soil sampling report.

The respondents admitted to professional misconduct, specifically negligence and failing to comply with applicable standards, by omitting two soil samples showing elevated arsenic levels from their final report without explanation.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The respondents were reprimanded, their licence and certificate of authorization were suspended for one week, and conditions were imposed requiring the successful completion of two professional examinations.

The Member and Holder faced disciplinary proceedings for professional misconduct related to the preparation and submission of deficient Records of Site Condition (RSCs) to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.

The Member, who lacked specialized training in environmental matters, repeatedly submitted RSCs with significant errors, omissions, and falsified documents, leading to a prior conviction under the Environmental Protection Act.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member and Holder guilty of professional misconduct.

The penalty included a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and a permanent restriction prohibiting them from providing environmental engineering services.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member and his engineering firm for professional misconduct related to the design of Open Web Steel Joists for a school addition.

The member, who lacked expertise in steel joist design, submitted drawings and calculations containing numerous errors and failing to comply with the Ontario Building Code and applicable standards.

The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging he undertook work for which he was not qualified and failed to maintain the standards of a reasonable and prudent practitioner.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and a restriction prohibiting the member from providing structural engineering services until he passes specific examinations.

The respondents, a professional engineer and her consulting firm, faced disciplinary proceedings for preparing inadequate and deficient design drawings for a detached garage roof that subsequently failed and sagged.

The respondents admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct for failing to safeguard the public and comply with applicable codes.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-week suspension of the member's licence and the firm's Certificate of Authorization, and a restriction prohibiting them from providing structural engineering services until the member passes specific advanced structural examinations.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member and a certificate of authorization holder for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to preparing deficient mechanical and electrical drawings for a building permit application, practicing outside his area of competence, and fraudulently applying another engineer's signature and seal to the drawings without consent.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the respondents guilty of professional misconduct.

The panel ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, a requirement for the member to complete the Professional Practice Examination, and a restriction prohibiting the respondents from practicing electrical or mechanical engineering.

The respondents, a professional engineer and a certificate of authorization holder, admitted to professional misconduct regarding the flawed design of cantilevered formwork and falsework for a bridge rehabilitation project in New Brunswick.

An independent expert concluded the design contained serious errors and could have resulted in a collapse.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The engineer's licence was suspended for three months and restricted from acting as a supervising engineer, the corporate respondent's certificate was restricted, and the respondents were ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and receive a reprimand.