Meet OSPE’s Newest Board Directors
OSPE’s Board of Directors are the elected members who decide OSPE areas of advocacy interest. The group is diverse in education, expertise, and region. OSPE sat down with the three newest members to have a brief chat about their different backgrounds, goals, and hopes for the engineering community. Dave Carnegie, M.Sc., MBA, P.Eng. What drew […]
Happy International Women In Engineering Day 2020!
The following blog post was contributed by Diversity & Inclusion Task Force member, Vanessa Raponi, EIT, regarding her experiences as a young, queer, woman of colour working in different engineering workplaces. The International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is the perfect time of year to reflect on the progress our profession has made, and to […]
Member Profile: Gema Rodriguez & The Value of Community
Gema Rodriguez is a civil engineer who came to Canada from Nicaragua five years ago. Since then, her major projects include working as an international construction coordinator in several African countries and Ecuador in Latin America, and working to develop sustainable, affordable housing for First Nations and seniors in Canada. Rodriguez now describes a stable […]
OSPE Launches a New Engineering Career Centre!
On June 4th, 2020, we relaunched our job board, which is now the OSPE Career Centre! This new platform comes with additional functionality for member job seekers as well as industry partners! OSPE’s goal was to create one multifunctional platform where individuals can search, apply, and network with employers. Job seekers can also have their […]
OSPE, the OGCA and Other Partners Respond to the Urgent Need for Sanitizing Products
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA), together with over 15 other construction and design companies have delivered over 2,300 liters of 80 percent alcohol concentration Emterra Hand Sanitizer to frontline workers in Ontario. As Ontario works through these unprecedented events, the industry wanted to provide immediate relief […]
World Environment Day: OSPE’s Statement on Climate Change
Today, June 5, we celebrate World Environment Day. This day has been commemorated since 1974 with the intention of engaging governments, businesses, and citizens to focus their efforts on pressing environmental issues. OSPE strongly believes in the importance of promoting sustainability, biodiversity, and thriving health for future generations. As problem solvers, engineers have always worked […]
#BlackLivesMatter
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers believe that Black Lives Matter. We believe this to be an integral principal guiding our strategic pillars, Lead, Care, and Unite, and we believe the fight against systemic oppression and racism is a fight for all. Systematic racism affects our engineering colleagues, friends, communities, and companies. Our industry and […]
OSPE calls on Governments to invest in digital infrastructure
At OSPE, we believe that engineering knowledge and talent must be utilized to bring Ontario into the future. Engineers’ knowledge and expertise will play an important role in the immediate, short, and long-term economic recovery of our province. Our governments must support the engineering community during this crisis and help rebuild the engine that powers […]
McMaster engineers unite with Industry to test PPE
All professions struggle with the gap between academia and industry, and engineering is no different. A group of engineers and researchers at McMaster University, based in Hamilton, Ontario, are hoping that their efforts during the COVID-19 crisis can close that gap and show the ways that the profession can come together. As Dr. John Preston, […]
OSPE’s 2020 AGM Recap
For the first time in OSPE’s history, our Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held virtually on Wednesday May 6, 2020. The evening started with a presentation by Dr. Chris Bart, FCPA on competency-based Boards. During the meeting, members heard from the President and Chair, Dr. Tibor Turi, Ph.D., P.Eng. and the CEO, Sandro Perruzza. They […]