Tuesday, July 1, 2025
COVID-19 funding for First Nations colleges in Alberta
The Alberta government is providing new funds to help First Nations colleges overcome obstacles to ensure students benefit from online course delivery. The government will…
Governance
Infrastructure minister announces healthy communities initiative
Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced a new initiative to help local governments and community partners as they adapt to local economic, health…
Report examines value of infrastructure through public-private partnerships
Across Canada billions of dollars have been committed to infrastructure projects by different levels of government. In addition to ambitious plans to build new transit…
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…
Alberta joins small-scale nuclear energy initiative
The province of Alberta has announced that it will enter into an agreement with three other provinces to explore emerging, small-scale nuclear technology that could…
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…
NS government seeks to support green infrastructure projects
The Government of Nova Scotia is currently seeking applications for potential new infrastructure projects to be supported under the Climate Change Mitigation Sub Stream of…
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…
Province provides updates on Muskrat Falls Inquiry recommendations
Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, have provided an update on the progress of recommendations from the…
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…
Ontario announces accelerated build for long-term care home in Ajax
The Ontario government announced that a new long-term care home will be built at Lakeridge Health’s Ajax Pickering Hospital site. The project is part of…
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…
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…
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…