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Ontario Seeking Feedback on Proposed Excess Soil Changes
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks is proposing to amend the excess soil regulation, along with the Rules for Soil Management and Excess Soil Quality Standards. According to the ministry, these amendments “are intended to make the regulation […]
Bulletin to Members: Managing the Risks of Sharing Editable Documents
Overview Technological advancements are expanding the variety and capability of tools available to construction and infrastructure projects for design, modeling, coordination, clash detection and project management. While the cost and time savings that can be leveraged for projects with these […]
Shaping Ontario’s Business Landscape: ACEC-Ontario’s Feedback Matters!
ACEC-Ontario has an update to share regarding the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022 (BOBIA). Thank you to those member companies who provided feedback, your input is a valuable contribution to this important discussion. The President of the Treasury Board […]
Bulletin to Members: Request for Member Input – PEO Survey re. EIT Program Suspension
ACEC-Ontario is currently inviting input from its members to formulate the association’s response to the survey conducted by Professional Engineers Ontario concerning the ramifications of the suspension of the Engineering Intern (EIT) program. Please provide your firm’s responses to the […]
ACEC-Ontario Gets Results – MTO Makes Changes to Proposal to Pause Use of CPR
Further to ACEC-Ontario’s January 2023 bulletin, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has announced its intention to pause the use of a Corporate Performance Rating (CPR) in bid evaluations for Request for Quotations and Proposals starting April 17th. As a result of […]
Call to Action – Professional Liability Insurance regulations create risk
ACEC-Ontario is calling on its member companies and their employees to contact the Ontario government on an important matter. Although the Professional Engineers Act requires entities that provide professional engineering services to the public to carry minimum levels of professional liability […]
Metrolinx released its first Capital Project Commercial Pipeline update for 2023
Earlier today, Metrolinx released its first Capital Project Commercial Pipeline update for 2023. This pipeline, which includes professional services opportunities, is updated on a regular basis to reflect any changes. Click here to view the updated pipeline. The agency also released […]
Bulletin to Members: Ontario Presents Business-Focused Budget
This afternoon, the Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, delivered Ontario’s 2023 Budget. While many of the budget’s initiatives have been previously announced, there are some new items of note. Here are the highlights: Capital Investments Project Delivery Manufacturing, Mining […]
Bulletin to Members: Changes to Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
Recently, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks amended the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. Various changes were made to update project schedules in order to better align the level of assessment with the environmental impact of the project. In […]
Bulletin to Members: Ontario government introduced the Building More Mines Act, 2023
Last week, the Ontario government introduced the Building More Mines Act, 2023: https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-71. According to the press release, the government is looking to change the Mining Act in order to “attract more investment in the province’s mining sector while strengthening […]