This week Dominic Barton, Chair and Spokesperson for the Advisory Council of Economic Growth presented a report detailing important, engineering-relevant recommendations to the Federal Government ahead of the Fall Economic…
As governments, academics, and economists have noted, Canada’s population is aging. In fact, an estimated 5 million Canadians were 65 years of age or older in 2011 – a number…
Below is a Letter to the Editor that was submitted to Engineering Dimensions, PEO’s bimonthly magazine, on behalf of OSPE’s President & Chair, Michael Monette, P.Eng. Regarding the article “Inspiring…
The following is a guest post prepared by Dean Pearl Sullivan, Waterloo Engineering. For most of its 59 years of existence, Waterloo Engineering was rightfully known for its co-operative education…
While Jake Lipohar didn’t always know what career path he wanted to follow, he was always certain that whatever the career choice, it would have to make a difference in…
While some argue that the term ‘innovation’ has become a buzzword, and others are of the opinion that the term is overused, the fact remains that real, focused innovation is…
Historically, business ownership has been an uncommon practice among new graduates, simply because of the capital and resources required to launch a start-up. Today, the abundance of e-commerce websites (Etsy,…
