Monday, May 18, 2026
Pilot diverts 38,000 kg of plastic on Vancouver construction sites
After 14 months of tracking plastics across eight active construction projects in Metro Vancouver, a new study is now releasing findings on what can be…
Construction
2026 Transportation Association of Canada award winners
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) announced the winners of its 2026 Technical Achievement Awards. Each award-winning project will be featured in a webinar this…
Ontario announces plans to build new hospital in York Region
The Government of Ontario announced is investing $10 million to advance plans for Southlake Health’s new acute care hospital in East Gwillimbury as well as the redevelopment…
Canada launches $25B sovereign wealth fund to invest in nation-building projects
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Canada Strong Fund, a new sovereign wealth fund backed by an initial federal contribution of $25 billion to invest…
Burnaby Lake Overpass officially opens, providing new crossing over Highway 1
The City of Burnaby announced that the Burnaby Lake Overpass is now officially open. As Burnaby’s first dedicated pedestrian and cyclist crossing over Highway 1,…
Ontario General Contractors host 15th Construction Symposium
The snow may have disappeared, but there it was still busy at the Blue Mountain Resort, which hosted the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) 15th…
New report outlines how construction can cut jobsite emissions by 75%
A new industry report outlines five practical steps that, when implemented together, could reduce construction jobsite emissions by up to 75 per cent without compromising…
$50M modernization of Oshawa’s Tribute Communities Centre moves forward
The City of Oshawa announced that the $50-million project to modernize the Tribute Communities Centre (TCC) has now been issued for tender, supported by a…
Toronto starts construction on new purpose-built rental homes in the Beaches
The City of Toronto and Cannect Homes marked the start of construction for 90 new affordable and market rental homes in the Beaches. Located at…
Tunnelling officially begins for the downtown segment of the Ontario Line
The Government of Ontario announced tunnelling has begun on the Ontario Line subway project. “The start of tunnelling is a historic milestone for the Ontario…
Coquitlam delivers $37.7M in infrastructure improvements in 2025
The City of Coquitlam announced it invested over $35 million in 2025 on transportation and utility projects focused on maintaining essential services, improving safety and…
Ontario’s six largest public housing providers join forces
For the first time, the largest public housing providers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) are joining forces to support the more than 150,000…
Atlantic construction associations launch new alliance
Construction leaders from across Atlantic Canada have come together to launch the Atlantic Construction Alliance (ACA), a united regional voice strengthening how projects are planned,…
Federal, provincial ministers meet to discuss safety training harmonization
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) pressed the country’s labour ministers to provide the needed political momentum towards the national harmonization of safety standards training in…
Saskatchewan announces projects for annual urban highway program
The Government of Saskatchewan announced upcoming projects in Estevan, North Battleford, Prince Albert and Swift Current supported by the provincial government’s annual Urban Highway Connector…
Canadian construction’s biggest event is coming to Toronto’s waterfront
If you work in construction — or anywhere adjacent to it — SiteSummit 2026 is the event to circle on your calendar. Presented by our…
B.C. breaks ground on new Highway 11 interchange project
The Government of British Columbia announced that major work on the construction of the Highway 11 Interchange project has begun. This work is part of…
CIB backs $1.16B Contrecoeur container terminal in Montreal
Canada’s largest east coast port expansion is moving forward with a $1.16 billion loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to the Montreal Port Authority…
Northern College Sports Dome to open in Timmins in early 2027
Northern College announced that construction of its130,000 square foot Sports Dome, with site preparation currently underway, is slated for completion in December of 2026, with…
Skills training centre expansion in Cambridge now complete
The Government of Ontario marked the completion of a major training centre expansion in Cambridge. Supported by an investment of more than $8.8 million through…
Plastics recovered from construction sites in Vancouver help to reduce concrete use
Light House and its Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI), in partnership with Infina Technologies and Plascon Plastics, today demonstrated the first production run of InfinaNet manufactured…
Feds launch $51B fund to accelerate infrastructure projects across the country
The Government of Canada has officially launched the Build Communities Strong Fund and detailed its first projects, totalling $300 million in construction spending. The announcement…
CIB, Peace Hills Trust partner to support Indigenous development projects
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Peace Hills Trust Company (PHT) have finalized a $50 million loan participation agreement to expand access to enabling infrastructure financing for Indigenous…
Province awards contract for new school in Pictou County
The Government of Nova Scotia announced it has awarded Marco Group Limited the contract to replace Trenton Elementary and Trenton Middle schools with a new…