Industry Responds to Urgent call for Surgical Masks
Life protecting masks have been delivered to Ontario Hospitals. Last week, the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA), OGCA members and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), in partnership with Alliance Creative Marketing, delivered 10,000 surgical masks to health care workers in Ontario. As Ontario works through these unprecedented events, the industry wanted to provide […]
Ontario Government lifts the suspension of limitation and procedural time periods under the Construction Act
OSPE and its industry partners, through the Construction & Design Alliance of Ontario (CDAO), have been in constant communication with the Premiers office, and the Ministries of Labour and Skills Development, Infrastructure and Attorney General’s Office, regarding the unintended consequences of the decision to suspend limitation and procedural time periods under the Construction Act. The […]
Adjudication under Ontario’s Construction Act
2018 was an important year for the construction industry as the Construction Lien Act was substantially amended and renamed the Construction Act. As of July 1, 2018, a large majority of the amendments in the Construction Act are now in force. The amendments will apply to any project where: The contract or subcontract for the improvement […]
Dionne Aleman, PhD, P.Eng. is using Industrial Engineering Techniques to Track COVID-19’s Spread
Daily during the Provincial and Federal government briefings we are given new measures, policies, and details on how to best “flatten the curve” to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19. As the virus spreads on an unprecedented scale, and new data comes in, we begin to understand the efficiency of policies like social distancing. As […]
An Update to Ontario’s COVID-19 Modelling and List of Essential Workplaces
Today, April 3, 2020, the COVID-19 Command Table, comprised of several experts at Ontario Health, Public Health Ontario, and researchers at Ontario universities, shared COVID-19 modelling and projection data to the general pubic. Experts modelled how the disease is spreading based on observed data and what has been shared from other countries. Based on this, […]
OSPE’s 2020 Board of Directors Candidate: Daryoush Mortazavi, PhD, P.Eng.
NAME Daryoush Mortazavi, PhD, P.Eng. EMPLOYER AND POSITION Professor, Humber College EDUCATION PhD of Engineering, Deakin University, Australia EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Senior Automation Engineer: 1997-2010 Ph.D. candidate: 2010-2015 Professor: 2015-present ACTIVITIES IN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS Founder, Iranian-Canadian Association of Scientists and Scholars (ICASS) Member at PEO, Volunteer at CESC(Central Election and Search Committee) Member at IEEE CONFERENCE […]
Autonomous Aircraft and Drone Roundtable Event Recap
On March 10th, 2020, the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers hosted a panel discussion and networking event on Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in partnership with Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research. The purpose of the event was to discuss the current state of the RPAS industry in Ontario and Canada at large, while exploring the […]
Working from Home – Here’s How OSPE Staff is Adjusting
Working from home can be a drastic shift for anyone. Suddenly, routines that have been instilled in us for years—commuting, packing lunches, navigating public transport—have been uprooted. These routines tend to ground us, and are especially valuable in times of crisis, such as COVID-19. Due to the social distancing practices suggested by all levels of […]
Federal Government announces increased support for small businesses facing impacts of COVID-19
The Federal Government provided further details today regarding their economic support for small businesses impacted by COVID-19. This announcement is part of the government’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, which already commits $107 billion in support to Canadians. To further support small businesses, the Government of Canada will: Implement a 75 per cent wage subsidy for […]
OSPE and its industry members continue advocating for responsible, safe construction site practices in Ontario during the COVID-19 crisis
The Construction and Design Alliance of Ontario (CDAO), which OSPE Chairs, represents a unified voice for the infrastructure sector, which includes trade, professional and industry associations. CDAO is calling on all employers, supervisors, workers and government to collaborate and work together to ensure the health and safety of all Ontarians. CDAO created an industry best […]