There are six categories of Society membership:

Professional member
Professional (65+)
Associate member
Intern member
Student member
Honorary member


Professional member:
An individual who is resident in the Province of Ontario and who holds a licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act (excluding a limited licence, a temporary licence and a provisional license). These members receive all print and email communications, notice of meetings and are eligible to participate at meetings. Professional members may vote in elections and on Bylaw changes. They may serve on the Board or standing committees, or act as representatives at the Society's General Assembly.

Professional (65+):
An individual who is resident in the Province of Ontario and who holds a licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act (excluding a limited licence, a temporary licence and a provisional license) and are aged 65 years or older at the time of applying for or renewing their membership. These members receive all print and email communications, notice of meetings and are eligible to participate at meetings. Professional members may vote in elections and on Bylaw changes. They may serve on the Board or standing committees, or act as representatives at the Society's General Assembly.

Associate member:
An individual who has met the admissions criteria approved by the OSPE Board of Directors, which could include but are not limited to the following: holds a professional engineering licence in a Canadian jurisdiction other than Ontario; or is a graduate of a CEAB accredited program or holds an engineering degree from a university that has a CEAB accredited program or holds an engineering degree from a program offered in a country where a CCPE agreement applies or where PEO and/or OSPE has recognized his/her educational credentials (as established by the OSPE Board of Directors); or holds a temporary licence, a limited licence or a provisional licence issued under the PEO Act.

As per the admissions criteria approved by the OSPE Board of Directors, OSPE will accept educational qualifications assessments from the Engineering International-Education Assessment Program provided by Engineers Canada, The International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS), the Comparative Education Service (CES) provided by the University of Toronto, and the World Education Services – Canada (WES). Please be advised the assessments apply solely to Internationally Trained Engineers.

For further information on admissions criteria for the Associate Member Category please call our office at 416-223-9961 or send email enquiries to memberservices@ospe.on.ca.

Intern member:
An individual who is resident of the province of Ontario and who is registered in the Engineering Internship Training Program (EIT) of PEO. These members receive all print and email communications, including notice of meetings and are eligible to participate at meetings. Intern members may be a committee member and vote for the Society's Board of Directors.

Student member:
A student enrolled in an engineering program at an Ontario university that either has or is seeking CEAB (Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board) accreditation; or enrolled in an accredited or recognized engineering program offered in a country where a CCPE agreement applies. Student members receive all print and email communications, notice of meetings and are eligible to participate at meetings. Student members may be a committee member and are eligible to attend the Society's General Assembly.

Honorary member:
An individual who has made an outstanding contribution towards advancing the objects of the Society, as approved by the Board. These members receive all print and email communications, including notice of meetings and are eligible to participate at meetings. Honorary members may vote in Society elections and Bylaw changes. They may serve on the Board or standing committees, and are eligible to attend the Society's General Assembly.

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