Leah Price

The respondents, a professional engineer and his engineering firm, faced disciplinary proceedings following the partial collapse of a five-storey condominium building under construction.

The respondents admitted to professional misconduct, including negligence, failing to safeguard life and property, and failing to comply with applicable building codes.

Specifically, they provided incorrect instructions to a steel fabricator, failed to correct deficient shop drawings, and issued inaccurate field reports indicating the structure was stable when it was not.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's licence and the firm's certificate of authorization, and a restriction requiring the member to practice under direct supervision until passing an advanced structural design exam.

The Discipline Committee found that a former member and his company engaged in professional misconduct by plagiarizing a stormwater management report prepared by another engineering firm.

The respondents submitted the copied report for a single-family residential property, despite the original report being designed for a 70-unit townhouse development in a different municipality.

The respondents also failed to sign and seal the report and misrepresented an individual as an engineer in training.

The respondents did not attend the hearing.

The Committee revoked the member's licence and the company's Certificate of Authorization, and ordered $10,000 in costs.

The member, a professional engineer and president of two construction companies, engaged in a false invoicing scheme that illegitimately removed over $33 million from the companies.

The member personally benefited by over $5 million.

Following judicial findings of fraudulent intent by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court of Canada, the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings.

The member admitted to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the revocation of the member's license and publication of the decision with names, finding the conduct fundamentally incompatible with the profession.

The respondent, a former professional engineer, admitted to professional misconduct for certifying a structurally inadequate railing system design that failed to comply with the Ontario Building Code.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the respondent guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee also accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, publication with names, and, should the respondent seek reinstatement, a two-month suspension and a restriction prohibiting him from providing structural engineering services until he passes a specified examination.

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 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 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 respondents, a licensed professional engineer and his engineering firm, faced discipline for providing deficient structural engineering drawings and allowing an unlicensed employee to hold himself out as a professional engineer.

The respondents admitted to professional misconduct, including negligence and undertaking work outside their competence.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's licence and the firm's Certificate of Authorization, and a restriction prohibiting them from providing structural engineering services.

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 brought a discipline proceeding against the Member for falsifying HVAC testing reports.

The Member admitted to the misconduct in an Agreed Statement of Facts but failed to attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month licence suspension, publication of the decision, and a requirement to complete the National Professional Practice Examination.

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 Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought a discipline proceeding against a former member and his consulting firm for failing to respond to a client and failing to cooperate with the Association's investigation.

The member admitted to the allegations in an agreed statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered publication of the decision, a $1,000 fine, and conditional penalties including an additional $1,000 fine and supervision requirements if the member's 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 Respondents, a professional engineer and his engineering firm, faced a discipline hearing regarding structural design plans they signed and sealed for two building projects.

The plans were found to be deficient, lacking necessary data such as climatic data, design loads, and connection details, leading to the denial of building permits.

The Respondents admitted to the facts and pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, specifically negligence and failure to comply with applicable standards.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, publication of the decision, and a restriction on their licence requiring direct supervision by another professional engineer.

The respondents, a professional engineer and his firm, faced discipline for professional misconduct related to the design and review of a residential deck project.

They admitted to signing and sealing sketches with errors, failing to conduct a site visit before issuing a general review report, and failing to update the report.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the respondents guilty of negligence and unprofessional conduct.

The penalty included a reprimand, a 10-day suspension, a requirement to pass the National Professional Practice Examination, and publication of the decision.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) brought a disciplinary proceeding against a professional engineer and his engineering corporation.

The respondents admitted to professional misconduct for signing and sealing a deficient review report regarding foundation waterproofing without conducting a site inspection.

The report was relied upon by the City of Hamilton to close a permit.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the respondents guilty of negligence and unprofessional conduct.

The respondents were reprimanded, fined $1,000, and the engineer was required to successfully complete the National Professional Practice Examination within 14 months, failing which his licence would be restricted to practising under direct supervision.

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 member faced allegations of professional misconduct for producing a deficient geotechnical engineering report that duplicated large portions of another firm's report, and for providing engineering services without a Certificate of Authorization.

The member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month licence suspension, and a restriction prohibiting the member from providing geotechnical engineering services.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct after being convicted of criminal fraud over $5,000 against his employer.

The member had fabricated quotes and invoices, misappropriating over $446,000.

At the penalty hearing, which the member did not attend, the Discipline Committee revoked his license and ordered the decision published with reasons, citing the size and duration of the fraud, the serious breach of trust, and the need for general deterrence.