The appellant, a foreign-trained engineer, appealed a decision of the Registration Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario refusing to issue him a licence.
The Committee found he did not meet the requirement of having at least 12 months of supervised engineering experience in Canada.
The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding that the Committee correctly rejected the appellant's argument that the licensing requirement violated his s. 2(d) Charter right to freedom of association.
The Court also held that the Committee's factual findings regarding his lack of Canadian engineering experience and its discretionary decision to exclude hearsay reference letters were reasonable.
