The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) boasts five advocacy task forces: Energy, Infrastructure, Environment, Research and Innovation, and Diversity and Inclusion. The task forces were set up to inform…
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…
On March 24th, 2020, the Government of Ontario announced an immediate electricity rate relief for families, small businesses, and farms. Time of Use (TOU) rates will be suspended, and instead,…
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…
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…
On November 28th, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Park, Jeff Yurek, announced the appointment of his Advisory Panel on Climate Change. The government’s announcement fell on the one-year…
Ontario’s Conservative government has recently spent $231M on cancelling over 750 renewable energy projects and contracts. In the last twelve months, the following legislation and projects have been scrapped: Green…
Canada’s federal election has come to an end, and Canadians have elected a Liberal minority government. No party was able to obtain the 170 seats required to secure a majority…
As a non-partisan organization, OSPE considers it a civic duty for all Canadians to vote based on a clear understanding and knowledge of the platforms of each political party. In…
As a non-partisan organization, OSPE considers it a civic duty for all Canadians to vote based on a clear understanding and knowledge of the platforms of each political party. In…
