Paul Ballantyne

The respondents, a professional engineer and her consulting firm, faced discipline for providing deficient structural drawings for a patio that failed to comply with the Ontario Building Code, failing to maintain professional liability insurance, and failing to cooperate with the Association's investigation.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the respondents guilty of professional misconduct.

The penalty included a permanent reprimand, practice restrictions requiring direct supervision by another engineer, and practice inspections.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct after directing an unlicensed employee to construct a concrete arch without a building permit, design drawings, or supervision.

The arch later collapsed onto a dump truck, resulting in a fatal accident.

The Member admitted to the facts and pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month license suspension, publication of the decision, a $5,000 fine, and $15,000 in costs.

The Member brought a motion to adjourn his professional discipline hearing after terminating his legal counsel's retainer due to a loss of confidence.

The Association took no position but emphasized the public interest in timely adjudication.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, balancing the Member's right to procedural fairness with the public interest, and rescheduled the hearing to March 2024, marked peremptory to the Member.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member and his engineering firm regarding their assessment of a residential roof structure for a solar panel installation.

The member sealed deficient drawings prepared by a third party without visiting the site or verifying the information.

Following homeowner complaints about structural shifting, the member issued reports concluding the roof was structurally adequate without conducting a proper inspection of the attic or roof.

The member admitted to professional misconduct, including negligence and failing to safeguard life and property.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-week suspension, publication of the decision, and a requirement to complete specified examinations, failing which the member must practice under direct supervision.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) brought disciplinary proceedings against a professional engineer and his engineering firm for professional misconduct related to the structural engineering of a barn.

The member admitted to conducting an inadequate review of design drawings and affirming the structural adequacy of a building that failed to comply with the Ontario Building Code and the National Farm Building Code.

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

The committee found the member and the firm guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of their licence and Certificate of Authorization, a permanent restriction from providing engineering services for structures governed by the National Farm Building Code, and publication of the decision with names.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for signing and sealing an inadequate structural review for a railing system and providing engineering services without a Certificate of Authorization.

The Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

A joint submission on penalty proposed a reprimand, a 7-day suspension, and a requirement to pass examinations, failing which a 10-month suspension would be imposed.

Independent Legal Counsel advised that the contingent future suspension was unlawful.

The Discipline Committee rejected this advice, finding it had jurisdiction under section 28(4)(d) of the Professional Engineers Act to impose the contingent suspension as a condition on the Member's licence.

The joint submission on penalty was accepted.

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.

A professional engineer and his employer faced discipline following the collapse of a temporary stage at Downsview Park that killed one worker and injured three others.

The engineer admitted to professional misconduct for preparing inadequate structural drawings, conducting an inadequate field review, and affirming the structural adequacy of the stage without a reasonable basis.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, revoking the engineer's licence and ordering publication of the findings with his name.

The corporate respondent, which had declared bankruptcy, was fined $5,000 payable if it ever seeks reinstatement of its Certificate of Authorization.

The Discipline Committee determined the penalty for a professional engineer and his company found guilty of professional misconduct for negligently designing a solar tracking device prototype outside his area of competence.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month licence suspension, a permanent restriction limiting his practice to mechanical engineering, successful completion of the Professional Practice Examination, publication of the decision with names, and $2,000 in costs.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario alleged that the member and his company committed professional misconduct in the design of a solar tracking device prototype.

The prototype experienced multiple structural failures after installation due to inadequate wind load calculations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for negligence, failing to safeguard life and property, undertaking work outside his competence, and unprofessional conduct, noting he was a mechanical engineer with no prior experience designing solar rack structures.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for providing structural engineering services without a Certificate of Authorization and outside his area of competence.

The member provided deficient structural drawings for a residential renovation that posed grave safety risks.

The member admitted to the allegations in an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month licence suspension, a permanent restriction prohibiting him from practising structural engineering, and publication of the decision.