Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Ontario to build workers’ memorial at Queen’s Park
On the recent National Day of Mourning the Government of Ontario unveiled the design concept for a new memorial to commemorate the contributions and sacrifices…
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New building at Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec set to open
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) celebrated the start of the handover process for the building that will house the space dedicated to the work…
Marten Falls First Nation and Bird Construction enter into partnership
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Marten Falls First Nation through the formation of Piinahzii Limited Partnership, a…
Latest edition of BC Major Infrastructure Projects Brochure released
Infrastructure BC announced the release of the 2026 Spring edition of the BC Major Infrastructure Projects Brochure, unveiled as part of the Canadian Collaborative Contracts…
Alberta municipalities gather for infrastructure summit
Regional partnership, knowledge-sharing and breaking down silos were key takeaways from the City of Lethbridge’s first Infrastructure Services Regional Summit. The initiative traces back to…
Windsor invests $12M for road rehabilitation and repair in three Wards
The City of Windsor announced approximately $12 million in investments in road rehabilitation, reconstruction and replacement projects in 2026 for Wards 2, 3, and 4.…
Construction beginning on Winnipeg’s newest library
The City of Winnipeg, along with the provincial government announced the start of construction of the new Mike O’Shaughnessy Library at Garden City Shopping Centre.…
New organization launched to guide Canada’s industrial policy challenges
A newly refreshed Centre for Industrial Policy (CIP) has been launched with the goal to help create an integrated strategic vision for Canada’s economic future,…
Contract awarded for first major package of Hamilton LRT project
The Government of Ontario announced a contract has been awarded for the first major package of civil and utility work for the Hamilton Light Rail…
Ontario Darlington SMR project reaches construction milestone
Construction on the G7’s first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington site reached a major milestone with the installation of the 2.1-million-pound…
Mississaugas of the Credit partner with Arcadis on development opportunities
The Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation (MCBC), the entity representing the business development interests of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN), and…
Feds announce $6B plan to recruit and train more skilled trades workers
The federal government announced it is committing $6 billion over the next five years to recruit and train as many as 100,000 new skilled trades…
Construction of the new Weyburn General Hospital is complete
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that construction is complete for the new Weyburn General Hospital (WGH) and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will begin preparations…
Ontario investing $1.6B for school projects across the province
The Ontario government has announced a $1.6-billion investment to fund 79 school construction projects across the province, targeting the creation of more than 29,000 new…
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…
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…