PEO 2022

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 his certificate of authorization holder for professional misconduct.

The member, whose expertise was in structural engineering, designed a septic system that failed to comply with the Ontario Building Code and was outside his area of competence.

The matter proceeded on an uncontested basis with an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a three-week suspension, and a restriction prohibiting the member from providing environmental engineering services until he passes specific examinations.

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 defendants, Hafiz M. Ahmad and Orbit Engineering Limited, brought a motion for the production of various electronic documents and their metadata from several third parties and the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion in part, ordering several third parties to provide the requested documents in their native electronic format with metadata by a specified date.

The Committee also ordered the Association to make best efforts to provide any expert reports it intended to rely on at the upcoming hearing.