The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs has released its Interim Report: Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Infrastructure, which contains several key contributions from OSPE. The report outlines the…
On October 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB) $10B plan to invest in major infrastructure initiatives that will create jobs and propel economic growth. The…
On August 19, the Ontario Government announced that they were moving forward with a Request for Proposals (RFP) for tunnelling work on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, as well as…
When Gerald Catt, P. Eng, was talking to a supplier for a major, 500,000 square foot Brantford, Ontario project, he realized that the design firm on the project had been…
The Ontario and Canadian governments have been working hard to ensure the safety of Canadians, while also assessing the steps required to re-open the economy. OSPE and the engineering profession’s…
As Ontario and Canada transition towards a low-carbon future, the energy efficiency and building sector will be at the forefront of change. To accelerate this, we need to strengthen the…
Willem Klumpenhouwer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Transit Analytics Lab in the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering. Willem created this blog to highlight the report…
Mining is a massive force of the Ontario economy, employing 75,000 people and generating over $10 billion in revenue annually. Ontario is the largest producer of gold, platinum, and nickel…
On July 30, 2020, OSPE was invited to deliver recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, regarding the study of the recommendations relating to the Economic and Fiscal Update…
Yesterday, Canada’s Minister of Finance Bill Morneau tabled a fiscal update that shows that the federal government’s deficit is expected to reach $343 billion this year. This deficit shows the…
