Friday, May 23, 2025
Toronto announces new mass timber pilot program for affordable rental housing
The City of Toronto announced a pilot program that will bring new affordable rental housing to the City-owned site at 1113-1117 Dundas St. W. (Dundas…
buildings
Ontario Association of Architects reveals winners of Design Excellence Awards
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) announced the winners of its 2022 Design Excellence Awards, as well as the recipients of this year’s OAA Service…
B.C. launches Mass Timber Action Plan and four new infrastructure projects
The province British Columbia announced it is launching the Mass Timber Action Plan as well as funding for four new mass-timber housing and infrastructure projects.…
City of Toronto’s new Clark Centre for the Arts in Scarborough officially opens
The City of Toronto announced that the new Clark Centre for the Arts will officially open to the public on April 20. Located inside Guild…
Centre Block to be wrapped to preserve building’s historic facade during restoration
The masonry work on the Canada Parliament’s Centre Block has begun, with repairing or replacing over 140,000 of the building’s 400,000 stones. While this is…
EllisDon and DIALOG file patent for hybrid timber floor system
EllisDon, in partnership with DIALOG, has officially filed global patents for the Hybrid Timber Floor System (HTFS), a 105-storey Hybrid Timber Tower design concept awarded…
Hamilton building certified as world’s largest residential Passive House retrofit
ERA Architects (ERA) and PCL Construction (PCL) announce the Ken Soble Tower in Hamilton, Canada, has become the world’s largest residential building retrofitted to the…
SNC-Lavalin launches initiative to help decarbonize the built environment
SNC-Lavalin announced the launch of Decarbonomics, a data-driven initiative to decarbonize the built environment in a cost-effective way and accelerate the global journey to net…
Government of Canada closes out first IPD project under budget and ahead of schedule
You always know the Canadian Armed Forces are marking a special occasion when one of its units marches its colours. That is exactly what happened…
Vancouver receives certification for tallest Passive House building in province
The City of Vancouver announced it has received certification for a new seven-storey Passive House project that is the tallest in the province. Located at…
Construction to begin on affordable housing project in Winnipeg
Construction is set to begin on an affordable housing project in a three-storey building in Winnipeg’s inner city for vulnerable people who are homeless or…
CaGBC announces 2021 award winners
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announced the winners of the 2021 CAGBC Awards. The annual awards celebrate the projects and leaders transforming Canada’s building…
Calgary invests $154M to support six capital projects
Calgary Council approved $154 million to support the development of six capital projects that will increase recreation opportunities in under-served areas of Calgary, allowing more…
PSPC unveils design, scope and timelines for rehabilitation of Centre Block
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) provided a progress report on the modernizing of the Parliament’s Centre Block, announcing the work is targeted for completion…
$8.8M invested to upgrade ten fire hall facilities in B.C.
The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced funding to upgrade ten fire halls across the province. The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia are investing…
Green Municipal Fund investments in Central Ontario communities
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced an investment of $377,310 through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce greenhouse…
Recreational infrastructure investments for Ontario communities
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced joint funding to improve access to regional recreational facilities, including over $40 million dollars for construction of a…
Support for new and retrofitted energy efficient affordable housing
Through Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative, the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced they are investing over $2 million for 34 plans,…
Calgary’s BMO Centre expansion breaks ground
The Calgary Stampede, together with Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), marked a significant milestone for the BMO Centre expansion, with crews breaking ground on the…
Support for recreational infrastructure projects in Northern Quebec
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced joint funding of more than $17 million for seven recreational and sports infrastructure projects in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.…
Ottawa gets $11.2 million boost for community infrastructure projects
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $11.2 million to improve municipal and community infrastructure in the City of Ottawa. The federal government is investing over $8.9 million through…
55 infrastructure projects funded in Saskatchewan
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced more than $50.2 million in joint funding for 55 infrastructure projects across the province. The projects are funded under the…
Squamish, B.C. launches $43M capital plan
The District of Squamish, B.C. announced it has committed to invest $43,477,930 on critical infrastructure replacement, active transportation, preventative maintenance, flood protection and capacity upgrades…
$70M for recreational projects in Montreal Region
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced funding of close to $70 million for ten recreation projects in the Montreal Region. “Recreational and sports activities are essential to the…