THE ROLE OF ENGINEERS IN CANADA’S LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION’S POSITION

The Role of Engineers in Canada’s THE ROLE OF ENGINEERS IN CANADA’S LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION’S POSITION • To ensure Canada’s long-term economic recovery from the events of the past few years, the federal government should make strategic economic investments in infrastructure, natural resources and energy, sustainable development, innovation, and equity, diversity and. [...] The economic damage of the COVID-19 Standing Committee on Finance in September pandemic is evident and represents one of 2022 and re-iterated the need for increased the largest economic impacts the world has investments in infrastructure, continued experienced in decades1. [...] 5.2 per cent—the deepest global recession in decades—despite the extraordinary efforts Recommendations to the federal of the international community to counter government the pandemic with fiscal and monetary policy To ensure Canada’s long-term recovery, the federal support2. [...] • Offer advice and technical expertise to ensure the federal government is informed on the needs of the engineering regulators and the engineering profession in Canada. [...] • Share recommendations from the engineering regulators and the engineering profession regarding Canada’s long-term economic recovery and bring concerns to the attention of the federal government.