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ADVOCACY IN ACTION

2016

OSPE provides input
on Bill 172, The Climate
Change Mitigation and
Low-Carbon Economy
Act, 2016
Underlining the
importance of systems
integration and the
role engineers must
play in order to achieve
program success.

2017

2017

OSPE advises on stormwater
infrastructure
OSPE, Residential Construction
Council of Ontario and Ontario
Sewer and Watermain Construction
Association partner to produce a
study which reveals an estimated
$1.2 billion is needed to replace
stormwater infrastructure in six
focus municipalities for the longterm protection of property and
public health and safety.

Energy report reveals
billion-dollar engineering
opportunity
Driving days of media
coverage and debate at
Queen's Park, OSPE's
report garnered front-page
headlines, communicating
the value of engineering to
an audience of millions.

2018

OSPE establishes and celebrates first P.Eng. Day in Ontario
OSPE receives unanimous consent from all political parties to make March
1st Professional Engineers Day in Ontario.

2018

Government implements recommendations from
OSPE's excess soils report in Made-in-Ontario
Environment Plan
The government has committed to making it easier
and safer to reuse excess soil, quoting OSPE's
Excess Soil Management: Ontario is Wasting a
Precious Resource report.

2019

OSPE hosts Federal Election Roundtable and
releases OSPE's Federal Strategy
On October 9, 2019, OSPE hosted its Federal
Election Roundtable, where our Advocacy
Task Forces and Committees showcased a
comprehensive National Strategy that includes
recommendations regarding energy, climate
change and the environment, innovative technology,
infrastructure, and ways to increase the number of
underrepresented groups in STEM.

2019

OSPE hosts The EDI Imperative: Changing the Profile
of STEAM in Canada with more than 700 attendees in
Ottawa, Ontario.

2018

OSPE promotes workintegrated learning
OSPE advocates for
expansion of Career
Ready Fund and
Kickstart employment,
which Budget 2018
delivers.

2017

OSPE establishes Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
Committee
Highlighting the importance of
equity, diversity and inclusion
in engineering, the committee
encourages companies and hiring
managers to recognize and value
diversity and actively recruit
diverse groups, and works to
drive change by partnering with
engineering companies, postsecondary institutions, and nonprofits who are EDI champions.

2019

OSPE calls on the Attorney General of Ontario to move
forward with regulatory reform
OSPE raises concerns about the governance structure and
non-regulatory activities of Professional Engineers Ontario
(PEO) in joint letter with Consulting Engineers of Ontario
(CEO).
OSPE meets with global insurance underwriters to
discuss the rising cost of professional liability insurance
OSPE travels with BMS Canada to meet with Lloyds of
London insurance syndicates to better understand the
reasons behind the rising cost of professional and project
liability insurance, and why Canada is now considered a
high-risk market.

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