Monday, June 16, 2025
ACCIONA celebrates its 20th anniversary in Canada
From highways and bridges to hospitals and windfarms, ACCIONA has delivered critical infrastructure projects throughout Canada, over the past 20 years. Since being awarded the…
Construction
Most construction projects over budget and late: survey
A new survey finds budget and schedule overruns are the norm for more than three-quarters of construction projects, and the adoption of technology can impact…
West Park hospital reaches construction project milestone
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott, and Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma were among the special guests to sign…
Manitoba invests in major infrastructure upgrade in Portage la Prairie
The Manitoba government is investing $8.3 million in a major upgrade to Saskatchewan Ave. W. in Portage la Prairie. “Every day, thousands of Portage la…
$12.7M in highway improvements coming to Saskatchewan
Work will soon be completed on a significant paving and road repair project that includes a portion of Highway 38 and roads inside Saskatchewan’s Greenwater…
Calgary Airport Trail expansion project sees progress
Speaking at Calgary International Airport, Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, highlighted important progress that’s been reached for the expansion of the Calgary Airport Trail, which…
Lafarge signs deal to work with Calgary start-up on CO2-infused concrete additives
Lafarge Canada Inc. has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Calgary-based carbon utilization company, Carbon Upcycling Technologies. The MOU allows for the potential…
RESCON president named to hybrid steel and timber building project
Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), has been appointed to a steering committee of the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and…
Federal government announces funding for affordable housing
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau announced an investment of nearly $120 million to help build a new 26-storey multi-residential, energy-efficient building in Brampton, Ontario. This project…
$35M in funding for new Scarborough community centre
The governments of Canada, Ontario and the City of Toronto, announced funding for the construction of the Tamil Community Centre in Scarborough, Ontario. The federal…
Hamilton reaches $1 billion in building permits for 2021
The City of Hamilton has officially surpassed $1 billion worth of construction since the beginning of the year, making June 2021 the earliest the City…
The Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion enters a new phase
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is entering a new phase in achieving its Contrecoeur expansion as it prepares to launch a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) procurement process…
Gordie Howe International Bridge project celebrates first 1,000 days
The Gordie Howe International Bridge team marked 1000 days since the start of construction. Progress over the past 1000 days notably includes near completion of…
RCCAO calls on federal government to address significant infrastructure deficit
The federal government must tackle the country’s massive infrastructure deficit and commit more money into transit, waterworks and roads and bridges, the Residential and Civil…
Canada joins the Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Canada has joined the Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, endorsing its Charter with a goal to promote the resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby…
Ontario invests $45M to reconstruct Mississauga community centre
The Ontario government is investing over $45 million to support the reconstruction of the South Common Community Centre and Library in Mississauga. The new community…
PCL Construction opens new Montreal office
PCL Construction announced it will be expanding in Quebec with a permanent office in Montreal. The new office will operate as Construction PCL. Already a…
CCA outlines vision for future of infrastructure planning
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has outlined its vision for future infrastructure planning, funding and delivery in response to the federal government’s proposed National Infrastructure…
Canada launches new Natural Infrastructure Fund
The government of Canada announced a new, $200 million Natural Infrastructure Fund. Under this new program, the first of its kind at the federal level, up to $120…
McKenna visits Toronto waterfront revitalization projects
Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Catherine McKenna, visited Canada’s Sugar Beach – the transformed Waterfront Toronto park that was once a surface parking lot…
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…
Funding for Ontario community centres
The Ontario government is investing over $45 million to support construction of community facilities in the City of Barrie and the Town of Bracebridge. A…
Report: Canada needs a mission-based approach to decarbonize our buildings
A new report by Efficiency Canada, a policy advocacy and research organization at Carleton University, outlines how to spark innovative approaches to building retrofits. There…
Modular bridge installed in Eastern Ontario
Acrow, announced one of its modular steel bridges has been installed to replace an aging structure over a stream in Tay Valley Township, a remote…