Thursday, May 1, 2025
Teams prequalify for Brampton courthouse and Toronto bail centre
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) have announced the two prequalified teams that are invited to respond to a request…
Construction
Ontario expedites Scarborough subway extension project
Following years of debate and discussion, the Ontario government is one step closer to getting shovels in the ground on part of the largest subway…
Premier announces ongoing support for Ontario municipal partnership fund
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was among the speakers featured on the first day of the 2020 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) annual conference today.…
EllisDon announces two executive promotions
EllisDon Corporation, a leading construction company headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, has announced two executive promotions in its legal and modular divisions. Tom Howell, senior vice…
Contractors revealed for Ottawa public library and archives facility
Three general contractors have pre-qualified for the construction of the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility: EllisDon, PCL and Pomerleau. Submissions…
New infrastructure projects announced for Camrose
The government of Alberta is investing more than $15 million in a new elementary school for the City of Camrose, and almost $12 million for…
Ontario government fast-tracks another long-term care facility
The Ontario government announced that a new long-term care home will be built at Humber River Hospital’s Finch site in months, not years. The Toronto…
Quebec awards $1.1 billion contract for Lafontaine tunnel project
The Quebec Ministry of Transportation has selected a consortium to rehabilitate the 1.5-kilometre Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine tunnel in Montreal. The $1.143 billion design-build-finance contract has been awarded…
Moose Jaw Municipal Airport receives support for expansion
The Government of Canada is investing $1.2 million to expand and rehabilitate the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport through the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream…
Ontario introduces preferred route for new 400-series highway
The Ontario government is taking steps to expand commuting and travel options in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) by confirming the preferred route for a…
Brampton secures investments for transit infrastructure projects
Brampton city council recently welcomed a significant investment from the Government of Canada and Government of Ontario that will support public transit infrastructure in Brampton.…
Government confirms contribution to rehabilitate L-H-L Fontaine Tunnel
Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, has confirmed that the Government of Canada is investing more than $427.7 million towards the rehabilitation of the…
Kitchener GO rail project reaches major milestone
The Ontario government is continuing its transformation of the Kitchener GO line from a rush hour commuter service to a two-way, all-day rail service, and…
New building sector green recovery coalition in Ontario
A new initiative, Workforce 2030, was recently launched in Ontario by a coalition of employers, educators, and workers in the building sector coming together to…
Government announces steps to prioritize COVID-19 resilient infrastructure
Today, Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced new steps to help provinces and territories deal with the pressures brought on by the COVID-19…
Funding for renewal at Hinton Training Centre
Work will commence shortly on $3.8 million in updates to maintain the Hinton Training Centre, a world-class facility in Hinton, Alberta that develops and delivers…
University campus plan receives support from Ontario’s new capacity policy
The Ontario government announced support for York University’s new Markham Centre Campus, the first publicly assisted university in York Region. This new campus expansion is…
Bird Construction acquiring Stuart Olson
Bird Construction Inc. has acquired Stuart Olson Inc. for $96.5 million pending required approvals. “The combination of our two businesses will create a company with…
Healthcare at the heart of city-building in Vaughan
The first phase of a three-phase feasibility study to transform Vaughan, Ontario into a leader in healthcare research, innovation and opportunity is now complete. “Long…
Alberta improves campus efficiency at Keyano College
New funding will allow Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alberta to reroute data wires, while also ensuring the entire campus is in compliance with building…
Children’s treatment centre in Ontario selects project team
The Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre redevelopment project in Ajax, Ontario has taken an important step forward with the selection of B+H Architects as the planning,…
Investments to improve transportation reliability in rural Ontario
The governments of Canada and Ontario recognize the different ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted smaller and rural communities across the province. Both governments…
Nova Scotia breaks ground on critical transportation corridor project
Construction has begun for the twinning of the Highway 104 between Sutherlands River, Pictou County and Antigonish in Nova Scotia. The $718 million project will…
RCCAO calls on feds to commit to infrastructure investments
The federal government needs to invest in infrastructure at a level that was planned prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, states the Residential and Civil Construction…