Saturday, February 14, 2026
Addressing the high cost of transit infrastructure
After years of delays and cost overruns, Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally opened to the public. This came on the heels of the opening of…
Hatch CEO John Bianchini’s experiences help him lead with confidence
When Hatch CEO John Bianchini describes the experiences that shaped his leadership, he points not to boardrooms or strategy papers, but to thousands of miles…
RESCON event highlights importance of home construction industry
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) held its annual general meeting in Vaughan, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford making an appearance as the keynote…
The Mod Squad
The mods are back. No, not the Vespa-riding, army coat wearing subculture featured in The Who’s rock opera Quadrophenia. Rather, the concept of modular construction—the…
Severe flooding led the City of Ottawa to create a Climate Change Master Plan
By Mark Douglas Wessel It was ranked the No. 1 story of 2019. And while it took place in Ottawa, it wasn’t exactly the kind…
Keeping Canada’s airports running during construction
Building airport infrastructure is a balance of expansion, safety, and the passenger experience Airports never sleep. They are among the most complex and highly regulated…
Tim Murphy has spent a lifetime navigating both sides of the public-private partnership
Few careers reflect the intersection of law, politics, and infrastructure as completely as that of Tim Murphy. Over four decades, Murphy has built a résumé…
New overpass to enhance traffic flow between Mississauga and Brampton
The City of Mississauga announced that the Goreway Drive overpass, connecting Mississauga and Brampton, is now open. The newly constructed four-lane overpass over the CN…
Cowichan District Hospital to become first in B.C. with Salmon-Safe certification
The Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project (CDHRP), led by Island Health, EllisDon, Parkin Architects, BC Infrastructure Benefits, and Infrastructure BC announced it has achieved Salmon-Safe…
Fire test validates new floor system’s performance under extreme conditions
By Angela Gismondi EllisDon recently set its Hybrid Timber Floor System (HTFS) on fire to challenge assumptions and misconceptions about mass timber and demonstrate what…
Despite economic uncertainty, Ontario and B.C. look to deliver more high-impact projects
At an event hosted by the Empire Club of Canada, Infrastructure Ontario released its latest Market Update, listing 28 major projects in pre- and active…
Meeting Canada’s long-term care needs through P3s
During a recent webinar hosted by ReNew Canada—with support from Accuracy Canada—a panel of experts discussed how Canada can meet the challenge of scaling long-term…
Kelowna breaks ground on Glenmore Protective Services Campus
Community partners gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Glenmore Protective Services Campus (GPSC), a transformative $49 million investment in regional safety and resilience. Located along…
20 Years of Happy Returns
By Glenn Miller “The quality of urban life in Canada is rooted in the strength and diversity of its public realm. Education, healthcare, social services,…
Prioritizing the building of critical public infrastructure
The Government of British Columbia narrowly passed Bill 15, the Infrastructure Projects Act, which aims to fast-track major infrastructure projects deemed provincially significant, including schools, hospitals…
Celebrating the Biggest Infrastructure Projects in Western Canada
On May 13, senior executives from throughout the Canadian public sector infrastructure landscape came together at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel to celebrate more…
Powering Up: Indigenous-led Oneida Energy Storage Project goes online
The Oneida Energy Storage Project has officially commenced commercial operations, becoming the largest grid-scale battery energy storage facility in operation in Canada and one of…
Canada’s future depends on accelerating national priority projects
By Mark W.S. Bain, Andrew Bernstein, Peter Danner, Valerie Helbronner, and Dennis E. Mahony Turning to national priority projects in times of volatility is an…
TramCité announces the qualified consortia for two major contracts
The TramCité project, a new 19-kilometre tramway system in Québec City, reached a milestone with the unveiling of the qualified consortia for two major contracts as…
CIB loans $97 million towards new energy project in Nova Scotia
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Elemental Energy have reached financial close on a $97 million loan to support a new wind energy project, Wedgeport Wind, located in the…
The challenges of building the next generation of healthcare facilities
With the demand for more hospitals and at an all-time high, new healthcare facilities now combine state-of-the art hospital design with the latest virtual care…
The 2025-2035 Québec Infrastructure Plan to invest $164 billion
The 2025–2035 Québec Infrastructure Plan (QIP) totals $164 billion in investments over the next decade, a 7.2 per cent increase in relation to the preceding year, offering…
The challenge of building infrastructure
We are in the midst of what is known as an election super cycle. Provincial elections in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia…
North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council signs MoU with Westinghouse for SMR
Westinghouse Electric Company and the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the selection and…