Reena Goyal

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario alleged that the member committed professional misconduct after he pled guilty to criminal mischief for vandalizing a bakery's banner.

The Discipline Committee dismissed the allegations, finding that the criminal offence occurred in the member's private capacity and was not sufficiently relevant to his suitability to practise engineering.

The Committee also found that the member's dismissive responses to the Association's investigator did not constitute professional misconduct, as it was not unreasonable for him to decline substantive comment while his criminal trial was pending.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a former member and a certificate of authorization holder for professional misconduct related to a noise assessment study in a condominium.

The respondents admitted to acting negligently, failing to comply with applicable standards, and failing to disclose a conflict of interest by appearing to prefer the condominium's interests over the unit owner's interests.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the certificate of authorization, practice restrictions, a $4,000 fine, and publication of the decision.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario alleged that the respondent engineer and his firm committed professional misconduct by preparing structurally inadequate design plans for three residential projects.

The plans lacked necessary details, failed to comply with the Ontario Building Code, and included elements at risk of collapse.

The respondents, whose expertise was in mechanical rather than structural engineering, admitted to the misconduct via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a $1,000 fine, and a condition that the respondent must practice under supervision if his recently resigned licence is ever reinstated.

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 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 (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, a professional engineer, faced allegations of professional misconduct related to inappropriate and disparaging comments made during a PEO Council election campaign.

The member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand to be recorded on the register for six months and publication of the findings without the member's name, noting the member's cooperation, lack of prior disciplinary history, and personal health challenges as mitigating factors.