Seeking a new Board Director – Become a driving force at OSPE today

The personal & professional benefits of serving on a Board of Directors It is always important to seek new professional challenges to remain inspired by your work and to remind yourself why you love what you do. How better to satisfy your craving for change than to inspire change in others by serving on a […]
Sending our deepest condolences to those affected by flight PS752

It is with great sadness that we note the crashing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 this week. On board were 176 people, including 63 Canadians; some of which were part of the engineering community and OSPE members. We wish to offer our deepest condolences to the families of all those affected. We join you […]
OSPE Board Member Profile: Laura Yu P.Eng.

Laura is a Business Development Manager with Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc., with experience as a Research and Development Engineer with Baylis Medical. She was elected to the OSPE Board of Directors in 2018 and currently serves as the Chair of the Nominations Committee and as the Vice Chair for the Research and Innovation Task […]
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 […]