Thursday, May 1, 2025
Toronto breaks ground on affordable housing development in Etobicoke
The City of Toronto announced the ground-breaking of 172 affordable rental homes at 300-304 The East Mall, also known as Valhalla Village. The project is…
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Lafarge Canada supporting 3D-printed housing project for Alberta First Nation
Lafarge Canada announced its combined effort with nidus3D in supplying its OneCem low-carbon cement in Canada’s largest 3D-printed housing project, aimed at addressing the acute…
Federal investment supports building 14-storey mass timber building at U of T
The Government of Canada announced a $3.9-million contribution to the University of Toronto for the construction of a 14-storey mass timber academic and research tower…
FedDev Ontario invests $2.5M to support Hamilton modular manufacturer
The Government of Canada announced a $2.5-million investment towards the growth of BECC Modular, a manufacturing company providing turn-key modular homes for affordable housing projects.…
City of Burlington to receive $21M from Canada’s Housing Accelerator Fund
The Government of Canada and the City of Burlington announced an agreement to fast track more than 600 housing units over the next three years…
Canada’s Top 100 Infrastructure Projects Unveiled
Annual report from ReNew Canada reflects $293 Billion in public infrastructure investment across the country. The annual Top100 Projects report, published by ReNew Canada magazine today, features the 100…
Toronto announces development partners for co-operative and affordable housing project
The City of Toronto and CreateTO announced Civic Developments, Windmill Developments and Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto as the development partners for a new housing…
$19.1M renovation now complete at Yorkton Regional High Scool
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the completion of a major renovation project at Yorkton Regional High School. The renovation includes the replacement of heating, ventilation…
New Lawson Centre for Sustainability at Trinity College secures Green Loan
Trinity College is the first post-secondary institution in North America to secure a labelled Green Loan for its new residence and academic building – the…
Nova Scotians to have more access to training and certification in construction trades
The Province of Nova Scotia announced an increasing in funding for the Work-based Trades Practical Assessment program and a training program run by the Nova…
Builders call on governments to work together on housing supply crisis in 2024
With housing supply and affordability expected to dip even further in 2024, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario ( RESCON) is calling on political leaders from all…
EllisDon celebrates “topping off” with final beam at Thunder Bay Correctional Complex
Recently EllisDon celebrated the “topping off” of the final beam being hoisted at the Thunder Bay Correctional Complex (TBCC). Project team members were invited to…
Bird awarded contracts worth over $530M, including OPG project
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has signed five new contracts with a combined value over $530 million. The awarded contracts include a large manufacturing…
Canada awards design contract for new federal facility in St. John’s
Public Services and Procurement Canada announced it has awarded an $8.8-million contract to Moriyama & Teshima Architects for design services for a new federal facility…
Toronto receives $471M from federal government as part of new housing deal
The Government of Canada and the City of Toronto announced the allocation of $471 million in funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), which will…
Halifax Harbour Bridges selects Stantec for bridge coating replacement program
Stantec has been selected by Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) to perform a comprehensive suite of services for a $75 million full coating replacement program for…
VW’s PowerCo SE reaches milestone in St. Thomas, Ont. gigafactory project
Volkswagen Group-owned battery company PowerCo SE stepped up its activities in Canada with a groundbreaking ceremony held on the site of its future cell gigafactory…
Federal government lays the foundation to change how Canada builds homes
The Government of Canada announced consultations that will begin in early January 2024 on a housing design catalogue initiative, building on the work already being done…
New federal prompt payment legislation now in force
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) announced that federal prompt payment legislation came into force on December 9, 2023, to address long-standing construction industry concerns,…
B.C. Transportation Contractor of the Year Awards of Excellence
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced the winners of the 2023 Transportation Contractor of the Year Awards of Excellence. Contractors who build and maintain…
West Park Healthcare announces new facility has achieved substantial completion
West Park Healthcare Centre’s new rehabilitation facility has achieved substantial completion. The construction milestone represents the date when the facility is operational and was officially…
Infrastructure Ontario releases latest Market Update
Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Infrastructure released the December 2023 Market Update, which includes a listing of 31 projects in pre-procurement and active procurement…
NL awards $6.5M in multi-year capital works funding to Mount Pearl
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced it has awarded $6.5 million to the City of Mount Pearl for municipal infrastructure improvements through the 2023-26…
Housing challenge is also an infrastructure challenge: FCM
New research commissioned by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) estimates that, on average across the country, the cost of the municipal infrastructure required to…