In November 2020, OSPE launched a diversity and inclusion campaign titled Engineering for Change. The objective of the campaign is to unite the engineering community around what we know is…
On January 26, 2021, the Treasury Board of Canada secretariat announced priorities for action to increase diversity and inclusion in the public service. OSPE commends the Treasury Board of Canada…
On November 26 & 27, 2020, more than 1500 individuals from industry, government, and academia came together to attend OSPE’s annual diversity and inclusion (D&I) Forum The #EDIAdvantage, presented by…
Over the past three months, OSPE’s Task Forces, comprised of engineering subject matter experts, have been hard at work preparing comprehensive responses to government consultations. OSPE meets with the government…
OSPE has been advocating for regulatory changes to excess soil for years. Engineers have been calling on the government to ensure that soil is treated as a resource and not…
On November 26, 2020, The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) launched a new campaign focused on advancing diversity and inclusion in the engineering profession. We publicly committed to a…
The work that the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) conducts overlaps with many of the duties that engineers perform daily. Changing climate and weather patterns that lead…
On November 30, the Government of Canada released its Fall Economic Statement 2020: Supporting Canadians and Fighting COVID-19 Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland outlined the…
On November 16, the Ontario Government announced the launching of a new agency, Supply Ontario, to centralize government procurement. This new supply chain agency is a result of Ontario Onwards:…
Allyship in the workplace is one of the most important steps to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment that unlocks the value of diversity. And allyship is not limited to cisgender…
