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…
Message from the President Spring is meant for renewal, but instead, in my first month as president at OSPE, we found ourselves in the middle of a potential disaster, as…
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…
The Federal Government has recently made public their intentions to spend billions of dollars in infrastructure, as a way to stimulate the Canadian economy during these times. Infrastructure and Communities…
The Provincial and Federal governments have been working hard to ensure the safety of Canadians, while also properly assessing the steps required to re-open the economy. OSPE and the engineering…
On April 27, 2020, the Government of Ontario released its framework for reopening the province after COVID-19. This framework outlines the government plan to reopen businesses, services and public spaces.…
OSPE and its industry partners, through the Construction & Design Alliance of Ontario (CDAO), have been in constant communication with the Premiers office, and the Ministries of Labour and Skills…
2018 was an important year for the construction industry as the Construction Lien Act was substantially amended and renamed the Construction Act. As of July 1, 2018, a large majority of…
The Federal Government provided further details today regarding their economic support for small businesses impacted by COVID-19. This announcement is part of the government’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, which already…
Today, on March 25th, 2020, the Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance released Ontario's Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19 (March 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update). Economic Update The Province of Ontario…
