TORONTO — The Ontario Court of Justice at Kitchener has fined a man $20,000 for attempting to pass off his own work as the work of a professional engineer.
Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) reported the offender applied a facsimile of the engineer’s seal to design drawings filed with the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo and fabricated a letter that also bore the seal.
On Dec. 9, Robert Sajkunovic of Kitchener pleaded guilty to six counts of breaching section 40(2)(c) the Professional Engineers Act by applying the seal of a Cambridge, Ont. engineering practitioner to six drawings. He also pleaded guilty to one count of breaching section 40(2)(a) for using the title of a professional engineer on a letter submitted to the City of Waterloo with respect to a residential construction project.
The court levied a fine of $2,700 for each use of the seal on the six drawings and $3,800 for the letter purporting to be from the engineer.
When retaining the services of an engineer or engineering firm, the public may search the directories of licensed professional engineers and authorized professional engineering companies at www.peo.on.ca. Inquiries regarding unlicensed individuals and unauthorized companies may be made to PEO through its enforcement hotline at 416-840-1444 or 1-800-339-3716 ext. 1444 or the email address enforcement@peo.on.ca.
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