OSPE Board Member Profile: Ronald Walter Clifton, P.Eng.
Ron Clifton is the President and Founder of CliftonGroup International Limited. He served as the President and CEO of International Datacasting Corporation, and Senstar Corp/Daimler Benz Aerospace. He was also the VP and Business Manager of Zenon Environmental Systems Inc., and the Business Unit Manager of Computing Devices Company. He joined the Board in 2016 […]
Nominations are open for OSPE’s 2020 Board election
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) encourages all Professional and Associate Members to consider running or nominating a qualified candidate to sit on our 2020 Board of Directors. Do you want to become a driving force at OSPE? Do you know someone with a passion for the betterment of the profession? Our Board Directors […]
OSPE’s 2019 Year-in-Review
As 2019 comes to a close, we at OSPE would like to thank each of our dedicated members for sharing their time, expertise and unwavering support with us over the past year. By helping inform our advocacy objectives, guiding our activities, and carrying our message to your communities and networks, you are a vital part […]
Federal Government provides Fiscal and Economic Update and PM Releases Ministerial Mandate Letters
Fiscal and Economic Update Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered his first fiscal and economic update following the 2019 federal election. The Government of Canada projects the federal deficit will be: $26.6 billion in 2019-20 $28.1 billion in 2020-21 $22.1 billion in 2021-22 $18.4 billion in 2022-23 The federal government is also projecting a constant debt to […]
OSPE Member Profile: Rob Harvey, P.Eng.
OSPE Member Rob Harvey, P.Eng., Director of Energy Infrastructure at Hydrogenics, was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Hamilton Halton Engineering Week (HHEW). Rob has worked in the energy sector for more than 20 years and shared details about the future of fuel cell power modules for heavy-duty mobility. OSPE caught up with him to […]
Messages from OSPE’s President & CEO – Winter 2019
Message from OSPE President & Chair A new year, a new decade, and new opportunities for OSPE are right around the corner. This past year has been one of many challenges, accomplishments and progress here at OSPE. On the back of our new strategic plan Engineering the Future Together, which will lead us into 2022, […]
New Excess Soil Regulations in Ontario – the Government is Listening to Engineers
OSPE has been advocating for regulatory changes to excess soil for years. Engineers have been calling on the government to ensure that soil is treated as a resource and not as waste. Alongside the Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (GTSWCA) and the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), OSPE’s demonstrated the […]
30 years after l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Mass Shooting
Today on the 30th anniversary of the l’École Polytechnique de Montréal massacre and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, we commemorate the lives of the 14 women that were lost in this senseless act of gender-based violence. As we reflect on this tragedy, it is important that we remember the […]
OSPE Representative Invited to the Government of Ontario Energy Working Group
On August 13th, 2019, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a letter outlining its requirements regarding the connection of distributed energy resources (DERs) by licensed electricity distributors. OSPE’s submission to the Energy Board highlighted 14 Remuneration Policy Recommendations: Align rate design closer to the actual underlying cost of electricity service and value of this energy […]
OSPE’s Position on The Government’s Decision to Develop Small Modular Reactors
On December 1st, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of Small Modular Reactors. Premier Ford said that the provinces “agreed to work together to explore new, cutting-edge technology in nuclear power generation to provide carbon-free, affordable, reliable and safe […]