On April 16th, 2024, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2024 Federal Budget in the House of Commons. This Budget has a clear focus on expanding opportunities for all generations…
Did you know? Eclipses were once considered cosmic omens that predicted catastrophic events such as the death of a king. The ancient Greek poet, Archilochus, spoke of the total solar…
Ontario’s Minister of Finance, the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, unveiled Ontario’s 2024 Budget: "Plan to Build a Better Ontario" on March 26. OSPE had the privilege of participating in the government’s…
OSPE is proud to say we have been hard at work advocating for the need to upgrade the supporting infrastructure that will be required to facilitate the construction of new…
William Peyton Hubbard’s legacies are diverse and many. Known famously in the fields of baking, engineering, and politics, Hubbard’s life, though challenging at times, was marked by progress, strength, and…
Cornelius L. Henderson was a civil engineer from Detroit who contributed to two history-making projects that connected the United States of America and Canada in the 1920s and 30s. Henderson,…
Elijah McCoy, who some speculate is the inspiration for the term “The Real McCoy”, is best known for being an inventor during the American Industrial Revolution. He transformed the railroad…
On December 12th the United Nations' 28th annual climate conference, COP28, concluded in Dubai. We reached out to the Chair of OSPE’s Climate Crisis Task Force (CCTF), Geoff Sheffrin, P.Eng.…
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) is urgently appealing for widespread support in the implementation of a Clean Indoor Air Act in Ontario. OSPE urges all stakeholders to support…
On December 11, 2023, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Federal Minister of Indigenous Services, tabled Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First…
