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Ontario PE Stamp Requirements

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Your Ontario Professional Engineer seal from pedigitalstamps.com meets every requirement on this page — the required wording and the layout set out in R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 52 and 53, under the Professional Engineers Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.28. Fill in your details and download it in seconds.

The Ontario rules in full, with citations

Ontario runs three separate regulators: Professional Engineers Ontario under the Professional Engineers Act, the Ontario Association of Architects under the Architects Act, and the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors under the Surveyors Act. In all three the seal is issued by the regulator rather than made by the licensee, so there is no dimension for a licensee to choose. Section 53 of Reg. 941 was replaced in its entirety by O. Reg. 837/21 effective July 1, 2022, and the regulation is consolidated to July 1, 2026 with O. Reg. 126/26 as the last amendment. Three pieces of PEO's own material lag behind that: the "P.Eng. Seal" page on peo.on.ca attributes the sealing rule to "section 53 of the act", but the Act ends at s. 49 and the sealing provision is s. 53 of the regulation; the "Act, Regulations, By-laws" page still describes Reg. 941 as "amended to O.Reg. 332/23"; and the 2005/2008 guideline still hosted on peo.on.ca required an electronic facsimile to be "identical in size, shape, and content to the seal created by the rubber stamp", a sentence the current March 2022 guideline and the amended s. 53(3)(b) both dropped.

Professional Engineer seal

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Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (Professional Engineers Ontario)
Diameter:
No diameter and no shape are prescribed. The only dimensional standard in the regulation applies to an electronic image of the seal, which must be of a size that is reasonably visible within the engineering document relative to the document's other content.
Legend (any one of):
“Licensed Professional Engineer” · “ingénieur agréé” · “ingénieure agréée”
  • Every Member shall have a seal of a design approved by the Council, the impression of which shall include the surname and initials or given names of the Member, the words "Licensed Professional Engineer", "ingénieur agréé" or "ingénieure agréée", and "Ontario", and the license number. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, s. 52(1))
  • The license number is not required on a seal issued before February 28, 2003, and a seal issued before September 1, 1984 may carry the word "Registered" in place of "Licensed". (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 52(1.1), 52(2))
  • The seal is issued by Professional Engineers Ontario rather than made by the licensee, and an electronic seal is an electronic representation of that Council-approved design; it has the same significance and status as the physical stamp. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, s. 1; PEO, Use of the Professional Engineer's Seal (March 2022) § 7.1.2)
  • A temporary, provisional or limited license carries its own seal with different wording — "Temporary Licensee", "Provisional Licensee", "Limited Engineering Licensee" or "Licensed Engineering Technologist", each with "Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario" — and PEO describes those seals as rectangular and as carrying additional information such as the expiry date or the permitted scope of practice. No provision states a shape for any of them. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 52(3), 52(3.1), 52(4), 52(5); PEO, "P.Eng. Seal")
  • A practitioner shall sign, date and affix their seal to an engineering document if the document's engineering content is prepared by the practitioner, or if the practitioner otherwise assumes responsibility for any part of that content. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, s. 53(2))
  • The signature and the date are applied at the same time as or immediately after the seal, in a legible manner either within the seal, immediately adjacent to it or in its immediate vicinity, and must not obscure or otherwise alter the practitioner's name or license number. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, s. 53(4))
  • An electronic image of the seal may be affixed if it is reasonably visible relative to the document's other content and includes the license number, and the signature may be an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Commerce Act, 2000. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, s. 53(3))
  • The intended purpose of the engineering content must be clearly stated on or in the document, and where the practitioner is assuming responsibility for only part of the content, suitable text in the immediate vicinity of the seal must identify which part. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 53(5), 53(6))
  • A practitioner shall not affix their seal to a document that is incomplete or in draft form, and shall not affix it to anything other than an engineering document. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 53(8), 53(9))
  • Advertising may not refer to or use the seal, which PEO reads as ruling out company logos, letterhead, business cards and other promotional material. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, s. 75(d); PEO, Use of the Professional Engineer's Seal (March 2022) § 7.1.4)

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Our digital Ontario PE stamp generator creates instant state-approved electronic pe stamps. Our platform provides full customization of your digital seal, including an option to add your signature. Professional Engineer (PE) stamps, Architect stamps, and Land Surveyor stamps are available for immediate download after customization. There is no waiting. Every electronic professional seal we generate is 100% compliant with state board requirements, ensuring your digital stamp meets all necessary standards.

State boards

State board-approved, including

  • California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists logo
  • Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors logo
  • Florida Board of Professional Engineers logo
  • New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions logo
  • Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists logo
  • Ohio Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors logo
  • Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors logo
  • North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors logo
  • Washington State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors logo
  • Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design logo
  • Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board logo
  • Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors logo

FAQ

Ontario Engineer Seal FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Ontario digital engineer stamps and seals.

How do I obtain a digital Ontario professional engineer (PE) seal or stamp?

Once you are licensed in Ontario, you can generate your seal here and download it immediately. Fill in the form and position your signature if you want one. The layout follows R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 52 and 53, under the Professional Engineers Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.28, which is the provision the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (Professional Engineers Ontario) will measure the seal against.

What are the requirements for the Ontario PE stamp or seal?

Ontario’s PE seal rule is R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 52 and 53, under the Professional Engineers Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.28, administered by the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (Professional Engineers Ontario). The seal must carry any one of “Licensed Professional Engineer”, “ingénieur agréé”, “ingénieure agréée”, and no diameter and no shape are prescribed. The only dimensional standard in the regulation applies to an electronic image of the seal, which must be of a size that is reasonably visible within the engineering document relative to the document's other content.

A further 10 requirements, each tied to the subsection that imposes it, are itemised in the Ontario requirements section on this page.

What size does an Ontario PE seal have to be?

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 52 and 53, under the Professional Engineers Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.28 governs the Ontario professional engineer (PE)’s seal but does not prescribe a diameter. Sizes quoted for Ontario elsewhere generally come from stamp suppliers’ catalogues rather than from the rule. What the rule does require is that your name and license number stay clearly legible.

Does an Ontario P.Eng. seal read "P.Eng."?

The seal does not read "P.Eng." Section 52(1)(b) requires the words "Licensed Professional Engineer", "ingénieur agréé" or "ingénieure agréée"; "P.Eng." is one of the titles and abbreviations a license holder may use in practice under s. 55.1(1), which is a different thing from the wording on the impression. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 52(1)(b), 55.1(1))

Should an Ontario P.Eng. seal say "Province of Ontario"?

The word on the seal is "Ontario". The rule does not call for "Province of Ontario", and "Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario" belongs on the temporary, provisional and limited-license seals described in ss. 52(3), (3.1), (4) and (5) — not on the P.Eng. seal. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, s. 52(1)(b))

Does an electronic Ontario P.Eng. seal have to show the licence number?

An electronic image of the seal must include the license number even when the physical stamp does not. PEO issued stamps without the number before February 28, 2003 and s. 52(1.1) exempts those stamps from the requirement, but s. 53(3)(b)(ii) attaches no such exemption to the electronic image. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, ss. 52(1.1), 53(3)(b)(ii))

Does a sealed Ontario engineering document have to state its intended purpose?

A sealed engineering document must also state the intended purpose of its engineering content, on or in the document. This came in with O. Reg. 837/21 and is easy to miss because it is a document requirement rather than a seal requirement. (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 941, s. 53(5))