The Legislature Is Closing. Here Is What Engineers Accomplished This Spring.
Queen’s Park is wrapping up its spring sitting. For most Ontarians, the end of a legislative session passes without much notice. For OSPE, it is a natural moment to take stock of what the engineering community brought to the policy table, and what we helped move. How the Legislature Works, Briefly Ontario’s Legislative Assembly sits […]
Engineers Spoke. We Listened. Here Is What We Filed.
When the Ontario government posted a proposed regulation under Bill 98 that would require municipal Chief Building Officials (CBOs) to certify engineering work on Metrolinx transit projects, OSPE did not file a submission first and ask questions later. We went to our members. What came back was clear, detailed, and in some cases blunt. Engineers […]
Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Process Is Being Reformed. Engineers Have Something to Say About It.
In May, OSPE submitted formal comments to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on proposed amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act, introduced through the Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act, 2026 (POWER Act). For OSPE, process efficiency and environmental rigour are not in conflict. Ontario’s engineers understand both, and we urged the […]
Canada’s National AI Strategy: What Engineers Need to Know
The federal government released its national AI strategy, “AI for All,” in Toronto this spring. The strategy is ambitious in scope, targeting a jump in business AI adoption from 12% today to 60% by 2034, with over $2.6 billion in new funding commitments across compute infrastructure, workforce development, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) adoption, growth […]
PEO Reduces Minimum Engineering Experience Requirement Under Competency-Based Assessment Model
What Has Changed Effective July 1, 2026, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) is changing the minimum engineering experience required for professional licensure in Ontario from four years to two years. Though two years of engineering experience does not automatically qualify an applicant for a license. Applicants still must provide evidence of their experience and have their […]
Canada’s National Electricity Strategy: What Engineers Need to Know
Yesterday, the federal government published the “Powering Canada Strong” national electricity strategy. The plan is to double Canada’s electricity supply by 2050. That sounds ambitious until you look at what’s driving demand: Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centres, Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption, heat pumps, critical minerals, new housing, and industrial reshoring all landing on the grid […]
Announcing the 2026 OPEA Winners
We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA)! Please join us in celebrating the outstanding individuals whose contributions have advanced the engineering profession and made a lasting impact on our communities. We look forward to honouring them at our annual gala this November. We would also like to […]
How Ontario Can Make the Most Out of New Nuclear at Wesleyville
OPG’s Wesleyville site in Port Hope (Image: OPG) Ontario is serious about growing the nuclear energy sector. Ontario Power Generation is considering a Wesleyville site, located on Lake Ontario east of Port Hope, for new nuclear development. Earlier this year, OSPE submitted formal feedback to the project’s Impact Assessment process. It is the kind of opportunity that does not come around often, and the engineering community had things to say. Here is what we put […]
OSPE Takes Next Steps in Driving AI Policy
In April, OSPE’s Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Working Group published Artificial Intelligence AI 101: Part 1 and 2. These reports translate a fast-moving, often overhyped subject into practical, profession-specific guidance that practicing engineers can actually use. If you haven’t taken a moment to read them yet, you should. The publication of these reports fulfilled what OSPE’s AI Working Group was originally created to. To provide guidance to Ontario’s […]
Why Ontario’s Engineering Perspective Should Be Reflected in the Federal Budget
Every year, the federal government opens a window for Canadians to weigh in before the budget is released. OSPE never misses the opportunity to bring input and recommendations from Ontario’s engineering community to the national stage, and this is why: Ontario’s Challenges are Canada’s Challenges OSPE represents over 90,000 licensed professional engineers and engineering graduates across Ontario. […]
