Ontario’s Engineering Community in Transition
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) commissioned this study to define and enumerate who makes up Ontario’s engineering community today, what they think of engineering as an education choice, and where they see the profession going in Ontario.
What we found is both surprising and not surprising, but it paints a picture of an engineering community in transition.
Seismic Shift is Underway in Engineering
With nearly 1/3 of Ontario’s working engineering graduates headed for retirement, a younger, more diverse generation is filling their shoes with new perspectives, priorities, and objectives. This insightful report discusses the well-being of the engineering profession.
Engineering in Ontario, by the numbers
Pride in a Changing Profession
Women in Engineering
International Outlook
Future of the P.Eng.
In OSPE’s words
Q&A with Sandro Perruzza, CEO
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
We’re seeing that younger engineers and engineering graduates, and those from diverse backgrounds, may be less interested in those fields. Why?
A major issue that we have to address together as a profession is hostile or otherwise challenging work environments, and the persistence of old attitudes….
Q&A with Dr. Marilyn Powers, P.Eng.
President and Chair at OSPE & Director, Academic Technology Integration & Innovation at Mohawk College
This research shows that many women feel less welcome in our profession. They also feel less certain that success is based on merit. What do you make of those results?
Let’s break down merit: we’ve had merit defined in a certain way for a long time, or worse yet, not well-defined, but something that goes by gut feeling….
Q&A with Anna Gkalimani, P.Eng.
Former Board Director at OSPE, Project Manager/ Structural Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company
What can be done to improve outcomes for International Engineering Graduates?
One issue is a culture that has developed, where if you don’t have Canadian experience, you’re not qualified, regardless of what you’ve done in your career. And it needs to become easier to turn international experience into domestic opportunities.
Q&A with Nicholas Burgwin, P.Eng.
Treasurer, Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, Co-founder, FIBOS
Is the popularity of other designations, such as the MBA, a positive trend for the profession?
I think that’s a mixed story, but positive in some ways. Diversity in terms of education or opinions in the engineering field is valuable; it certainly helps to have a broader set of opinions at the table.
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