Sunday, June 15, 2025
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…
Construction
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…
CPCI celebrates industry leaders and members at annual awards ceremony
The Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) announced the recipients of its Annual Partners Awards of Excellence and Member Awards at the Canadian Precast Concrete Convention…
Toronto announces opening of 57 new permanent homes at 39 Dundalk Dr.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, on National Housing Day, announced the opening of 57 new permanent, rent-geared-to-income (RGI) modular homes with wraparound supports (customized 24/7 support…
PCL Constructors awarded second phase of Rogers Centre renovation project
Work is well underway on the multi-year Rogers Centre renovation following Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership awarding the second phase of the project to PCL Constructors…
Construction begins on new facility at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville
The Department of National Defence announced that construction has begun on the new $131 million Air Force Expeditionary Capability facility at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville.…
Canadian Construction Association president Mary Van Buren to step down
After six successful years as the president of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), Mary Van Buren has announced that she will be leaving the association…
UBC team deploys AI-powered robots for faster, safer construction
Construction sites will soon evolve into smarter, safer job sites thanks to AI technology, according to UBC structural engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang. Dr. Yang…
Winners of National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in P3s honoured
Six Canadian infrastructure projects that exemplify the spirit of public-private partnerships were awarded 2023 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships, on day…
P3 2023: From housing to focusing on the third “P” – partnerships
Canada’s housing crisis was front and centre during day one of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships’ (CCPPP) annual P3 2023 conference in Toronto. “We…
Construction of NL’s New Western Memorial Regional Hospital complete
Construction has been completed on time and on budget for the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital, representing another successful public private partnership (P3) project in…
Banff’s Nancy Pauw Bridge wins IStructE’s award for structural engineering excellence
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) announced the winners of its Structural Awards 2023, in a celebration of some of the world’s most impressive structural…
Canada and Quebec announce agreement to support accelerated housing construction
The federal government and the province of Quebec announced an agreement through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), under which Canada will provide Quebec with a…
Government to build nearly 30,000 new homes on surplus federal lands by 2029
Public Services and Procurement Canada announced that six surplus federal properties will be developed into more than 2,800 new homes in Calgary, Edmonton, St. John’s,…