POLICY WIN – Ontario strikes a deal with Federal Government to bring $10 a day childcare to the province
The Ontario government has struck a deal with the Federal government to bring $10 a day childcare to the province. On March 28th, Premier Doug Ford and Minister Stephen Lecce met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Federal Minister Karina Gould to sign a six-year agreement that brings the $10 childcare program to Ontario, making […]
National Engineering Month’s: The Future of the P.Eng. Licence
National Engineering Month is coming to an end. This year, we had the opportunity to celebrate with numerous events where engineers gathered for enriching conversations, discussions, opportunities for growth and networking. To kick off the month, we organized The Future of the P.Eng. Licence event, where representatives from engineering regulators across the country discussed how […]
Voting is Now Open for 2022 Board of Directors Election
Voting opens today! This morning, you should have received an email from BigPulse with instructions on how to submit your vote online. If you did not receive this email, please check your spam folder. If you still do not have this email, please email Dana Thomson at dthomson@https://ospe.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/academy-banner-7.png.on.ca. If you have not provided OSPE with […]
OSPE Research Confirms: Organizations that think they can restore the workplace to before COVID-19 are mistaken
During the past year, OSPE received funding from Future Skills Centre to manage research on ‘The Uneven Impact of Working-at-Home on Recent Graduates, Women, and Newcomers’. Prism Economics and Analysis developed a survey distributed to OSPE members, conducted focus groups of OSPE members, and interviewed engineering employers to document how engineering work has changed since […]
OSPE hosts its second Climate Crisis Consultation
On March 16th, OSPE held its second Members-Only Climate Crisis Consultation. The climate crisis is an issue that deserves a high-level of urgency and OSPE is taking this responsibility very seriously. Action is needed from all levels of government to center agendas around the pressing issue that is the climate crisis. Since engineering intersects all […]
The Government of Ontario releases Transportation Plan that focuses on Building Highways, rather than investing in public transportation alternatives
The Government of Ontario recently released its Plan to Build Transportation and Transit Infrastructure called Connecting the GGH: A Transportation Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, the Honourable Caroline Mulroney describes this plan as one that “seeks to address gridlock and provide more capacity for people and goods to move through the […]
Climate Crisis – Solutions in Action II
Member’s Corner is a place for engineers to share their professional insights with other OSPE members. Every month, OSPE will publish a member written blog post on a pertinent issue in the engineering community. As a reader, you can engage in meaningful conversation with fellow OSPE members. The content of these blog posts are the […]
CDAO releases new report highlighting the impact of pre-project planning and quality of documents
On March 3, 2022, the Construction and Design Alliance of Ontario (CDAO) released a new report, entitled Impacts of Pre-Project Investment & Quality of Documents on Project Delivery Efficiencies, revealing the source of these issues. The report is a product of three years of study, including a comprehensive literature review, an online survey distributed to owners, design […]
OSPE’s 2022 Board of Directors Election – What You Need to Know
The engineers who are elected to OSPE’s Board of Directors are committed to ensuring that your profession is headed in the right direction—a direction where your work is valued, and your voice heard. OSPE’s elections are structured to ensure a turnover of one-third of our board members each year and therefore, there are four open […]
OSPE welcomes Dianne Sax, Ph.D, Ontario Green Party Deputy Leader
Last week, OSPE had the pleasure of hosting a Fight Against Climate Change event with invited guest Dianne Saxe, Ph.D, Deputy Leader of the Ontario Green Party. Dianne has been the Party’s Deputy Leader since November, 2020 and previously served as the Ontario Environment Commissioner, tirelessly working to raise awareness about the climate crisis. […]
