How OpenText is helping organizations tackle COVID-19
OpenText is an Enterprise Information Management (EIM) software and services company founded in Waterloo, Ontario, that is finding its core products in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Sales Director of Customer Experience Management Professional Services, Michael Monette explains, “Many of our customers are on the front line facing the COVID-19 challenge and EIM […]
OSPE’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Working Group provides key recommendations to government
The Provincial and Federal governments have been working hard to ensure the safety of Canadians, while also properly assessing the steps required to re-open the economy. OSPE and the engineering profession’s commitment to safeguarding public interest is especially important in these uncertain times. Engineer’s have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by uniting to retool, pivot, […]
Past OSPE Presidents look back on their terms in celebration of the 20th Anniversary
This year marks 20 years of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. Throughout the years and our many initiatives, we’ve always striven for Ontario’s engineers to be recognized and heard. With this anniversary upon us, we’ve taken the time to reconnect with some of our past presidents and to hear about what some of their […]
OSPE’s 20th Anniversary Member Profile: Changiz Sadr, P.Eng.
This year, as we celebrate and look back on 20 years of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, we wanted to recognize some of our longest serving members. The Society owes a great deal of its success to the hard work of its members and volunteers throughout the years. Without them, many OSPE events and […]
Jerome James, P.Eng., creates 3D printable ear retainers for long-term mask wearers
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) is currently affecting our healthcare system. It’s not only that there is a lack of equipment—such as protective masks—but also the difficulties encountered by frontline workers who have not previously been required to wear this equipment for such long periods of time. The […]
Ontario Government Releases Framework for Reopening the Economy
On April 27, 2020, the Government of Ontario released its framework for reopening the province after COVID-19. This framework outlines the government plan to reopen businesses, services and public spaces. Consisting of three stages, each will last for approximately two-to-four-weeks. The staggered reopening allows for close monitoring of COVID-19 related cases and provides contingency options […]
The Importance of Spring Home Maintenance
The following blog post was contributed by our partners at The Personal with the purpose of giving our members tips on how to avoid unnecessary home damage as we transition out of winter. Give your home a spring checkup It’s always a good idea at the start of a new season to check your house […]
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 […]
