Advocacy Submissions
OSPE Meets with the Government Regularly to Keep the Critical Work and Expertise of Engineers Top of Mind
The Society drafts timely submissions to ensure engineers’ key concerns and suggestions are recognized and discussed in the appropriate forums. Select one of OSPE’s submissions below to learn more about the respective topic.
2025
- Response to Bill 72 – Buy Ontario Act
- Advancing Environmental Justice: Response from the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
- Submission from the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) – ERO Notice Number 025-1257: Proposed Boundaries for the Regional Consolidation of Ontario’s Conservation Authorities
- OSPE Submission on Proposed Amendments to Regulations under the Clean Water Act, 2006 and the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002
- OSPE MTO Submission on Speed Cameras and Road Safety
- Proposed guidance under the Species Conservation Act, 2025(SCA) following Bill 5 – ERO #025-0380
- OSPE’s 2026 City of Toronto Budget Comments
- ERO 025-0923 – Future of the Natural Gas Expansion Program (NGEP)
- OSPE Submission on Build Canada Homes
- OSPE’s 2025 Federal Pre-Budget Submission
- Integrating Indoor Air Quality into Toronto’s Net Zero Strategy
- Bill 17 – Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025
- ERO Notice 025-0409: Proposed Amendments to the Mining Act, Electricity Act, and Ontario Energy Board Act
- Written Submission on Bill 2 – Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025
- Written Submission on Bill 5: Protecting Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025
- Letter to Liberal Party of Canada – OSPE 2025 Federal Election Priorities
- Letter to Conservative Party of Canada – OSPE 2025 Federal Election Priorities
- Letter to NDP of Canada – OSPE 2025 Federal Election Priorities
- Letter to Green Party of Canada – OSPE 2025 Federal Election Priorities
- OSPE Statement on Canada’s Investment in CANDU Modernization
- Congratulations on Your Election as Premier of Ontario
- OSPE Policy Recommendations (Liberal)
- OSPE Policy Recommendations (PC)
- OSPE Policy Recommendations (Green)
- OSPE Policy Recommendations (NDP)
- OSPE Submission on Proposed Amendments to the Accessible Canada Regulations
- OSPE’s Policy Recommendations for Ontario 2025
2023
- Urgent Need for a Clean Indoor Air Act in Ontario
- Submission to ERO 019-7636 – Proposed regulatory amendments to encourage greater reuse of excess soil
- The benefits of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment (DWWT) systems
- ERO 019-7832: Consultation on the 2025 National Construction Codes
- Comments on ERO 019-7732, Cleaner Transportation Fuels Regulation – Technical Guideline updates for facilities with non-fuel products
- Thermal Networks as Critical Energy Infrastructure: Feedback to OEB/IESO Joint Engagement Sessions on DER Integration
- Letter to Minister of Energy and CEO-OEB re ULO rates v2
- Letter to Ministry of Energy – ICI changes consultation
- Proposed amendments to the Professional Engineers Act under Bill 139
- Letter to Minister of Energy and CEO-OEB re Power Advisory EV Study
- Letter to Health Canada regarding PM25 levels
- Professional Engineers and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Sustainability Disclosure Standards
- Letter to the Fairness Commissioner – International Engineering Graduates
- Consultation on Safe Long-Term Care
- Poor Outdoor Air Quality and Workplace Health and Safety Consultation – Recommendations from the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
- Request for Regulation of Air Cleaning Equipment in Accordance with ASHRAE 241
- Letter to Minister for Energy – Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
- ERO 019-4219: Environmental Assessment Modernization
- ERO 019-6647: Pathways to Decarbonization
- ERO Number 019-6767 – Proposed changes to the Aggregate Resources Act, Ontario Regulation 244/97
- ERO 019-7196 Proposal to Update the Statement of Environmental Values (SEV)
- Open Call for Written Submissions 2023: The Electrification and Energy Transition Panel
- Response: ASHRAE Standard 241P Advisory Public Review Draft Control of Infectious Aerosols
- Ontario 2023 Pre-Budget Submission
- Assessing Regulatory, Policy and Market Impacts On Canada’s Electricity Grid Modernization
- Improving Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings
2022
- Opposition to Ontario Highway Projects
- Amendments to Certain Requirements Under the Excess Soil Regulation
- Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan
- Accelerating Growth in Hydrogen Energy Through Electricity Rate Options
- ERO-019-4978 Subwatershed Planning Guide
- OSPE Response: Roadmap to Net-Zero- The Ontario Greens’ Climate Plan
- Ontario 2022 Pre-Budget Submission
- ERO 019-4801 Proposed regulatory changes for the beneficial reuse of excess soil at pits and quarries in Ontario
- Ontario Investigating Options for New Ultra-Low Overnight Electricity Rates
- EB-2022-0074 Design of an Optimal Enhanced TOU Rate
- Consultation for the General Direction for a Guideline for Engineering and Engineering Firms on Indigenous Consultation and Engagement
- Consultation for Professional Engineers Ontario’s Anti-Racism & Equity Code: Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Response
- Professional Engineers Ontario Licensing Form
- ERO- 019-4974 Proposed Changes for the Next Edition of Ontario’s Building Code (Winter Consultation)
- Proposed Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations
- ERO-019-5054- Proposal to Enable a New Voluntary Enhanced Time-of-Use Rate Including Consideration of a New Ultra-Low Overnight Price
2021
- Recommended Changes to the Professional Engineers Act to be included as part of a Red Tape Reduction Bill
- OSPE Recommendations – Federal Election 2021
- ERO 019-3839 Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan
- Air Quality in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Consultation response to Ontario’s Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee (OWRAC)
- Air Quality – September 2021 Return to the Classroom
- National Infrastructure Assessment – Building the Canada we want in 2050
- IESO Gas Phase-Out Impact Assessment
- ERO 019-3281 Ontario’s Critical Minerals Framework
- ERO 019-3007 Ontario’s Long-term Energy Planning Framework
- Ontario’s response to third wave of COVID-19
- ERO 019-2551 Proposed Updates to Records of Site Condition
- Canada Water Agency Discussion Paper Response
- Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Congraulatory Letter to PEO
- Canada 2021 Pre-budget Submission
- Ontario 2021 Pre-budget Submission
- ERO 019-2709 Ontario Low Carbon Hydrogen Strategy
2020
- Bill 229- Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020- Changes to the Conservation Authorities Act and Planning Act
- ERO 019-2462 Extending Grandfathering for Infrastructure Projects and Providing Additional Flexibility for Excess Soil Reuse
- ERO 019-2377 Proposed Project List for comprehensive environmental assessments under the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA)
- Ontario Private Sector Privacy Reform
- Ontario 2020 Pre-Budget Submission
- COVID-19 Economic Recovery FEDERAL (Long-term)
- COVID-19 Economic Recovery ONTARIO (Long-term)
- ERO 019-2132 Proposed Conservation and Demand Management Framework
- ERO 019-1712 Environmental Assessment Modernization
- Submission- Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (COVID-19 Infrastructure sector)
- ERO 019-1340 Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework
- Guideline for Providing Engineering Services Under O. Reg. 1/17 and Part II.2 of the EPA
- COVID-19 Economic Recovery FEDERAL (Short-term Actions)
- COVID-19 Economic Recovery ONTARIO (Short-term Actions)
- Ontario Electricity Rate Reform Letter
- COVID-19 Economic Recovery ONTARIO (Immediate Actions)
- COVID-19 Economic Recovery FEDERAL (Immediate Actions)
- CDAO Letter to Minister Phillips RE: COVID-19: The need for legislated relief in project contracts
- CDAO Letter to Minister Phillips RE: Follow up – Ontario’s Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery – Construction Industry
- CDAO Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau RE: Canada’s Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery – Construction Industry
- Pre-Start Health and Safety Review Consultation Response
- OSPE’s 2020 Pre-Budget Submission
- ERO-019-0987 Amendment to the Record of Site Condition (Brownfields) Regulations Related to the Requirement to Sample Ground Water
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s Consultation on Artificial Intelligence
2019
- 2019 National Strategy Report
- ERO-013-5000: Excess Soil Regulatory Proposal and Amendments to Record of Site Condition (Brownfields) Regulation
- ERO-03-4208: Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations A Made in Ontario Environment Plan 2019
- ERO-019-0422: Transforming and Modernizing the Delivery of Ontario’s Building Code Services
- Response – Reducing Litter and Waste in our Communities Discussion Paper
- Response to PEO Consultation: Guideline – Environmental Site Assessment Remediation and Management Guideline
- Comments on the Consultation on Industrial Electricity Prices
- OSPE Letter to Minister Jeff Yurek, Advisory Panel on Climate Change
- OSPE Letter to Minister Greg Rickford, Electricity Prices
- Response to Bill 3, Pay Transparency Act
- ERO-013-4551: Making polluters accountable: Industrial Emission Performance Standards
- OSPE’s Comments on Changes to Regulations of the Construction Act
- Response to Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner’s Final Report
- OSPE’s Follow-up Letter – A Call to Action: A Canadian Roadmap for Small Modular Reactors
- OSPE’s Letter to the Canadian Nuclear Association: A Canadian Roadmap for Small Modular Reactors
- OSPE’s 2019 Pre-Budget Submission
- EB-2019-0207: Distributed Energy Resources Connections Review Initiative
- Response to Ontario Data Strategy consultation, discussion paper three: advancing better and smarter government
2018
- OSPE Letter to Minister Rod Phillips
- OSPE Letter to Premier Ford
- Submission on Bill 3, Pay Transparency Act, 2018
- Statement Regarding Ontario Bill 139
- Support the Redevelopment of Downsview – Letter to Mayor Tory
- Submission Regarding the Regulation of Ontario’s Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
- Kickstart the Careers of the Next Generation of Ontario Engineers: OSPE’s Submission to Ontario’s 2018 Budget
- Response to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs’ Potential Changes to the Ontario Building Code (OBC): Parking Structures
2017
- Ontario Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Advancement Partnership (EHVAP) Strategy
- Letter of Intent: OSPE’s Application to Ontario’s Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Advancement Partnership (EHVAP) Strategy
- Submission to the Ontario Building Code Advisory Group on Electric Vehicles
- OSPE Comments on the Proposed Ontario Offset Credits Regulation and Incorporated Protocol
- Empower Ontario’s Engineers to Obtain Opportunity An Analysis of Ontario’s Clean Electricity Exports
- Canada’s Electricity Inter-Ties Strategy: Energy Task Force appearance before the House of Commons Standing
- OSPE’s Letter to Minister Morneau Slow Down and Get Things Right
- OSPE Submission – Women’s Economic Empowerment Strategy
- OSPE’s Submission to Ontario’s 2017 Pre-Budget Consultations
- Municipal Asset Management Planning Regulation
- Letter in Response to Ontario’s Northern Multimodal Transportation Strategy
- Letter in Response to Ontario’s Construction Lien Act (CLA) Review Report
- OSPE’s Submission to the 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan
