Thursday, May 1, 2025
New FCM president acclaimed at annual conference
Municipal leaders from across Canada gathered for FCM’s 2022 Annual Conference and Trade Show in Regina, Saskatchewan, in a hybrid model that brought the best of previous…
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Canada’s road networks remained relatively unchanged: CCPI survey
Statistics Canada released the data on the status of Canada’s roads, bridges and tunnels through Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.…
Task force calls on provinces to spearhead electrification strategy for Canada
Electrifying Canada, a business-led task force aimed at accelerating electrification across the nation, is calling on Canada’s premiers—through the Council of the Federation—to spearhead the development and…
Construction firms partner to create workplace environments free of sexual harassment
WomanACT and The Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST) announced partnerships with three employers who are dedicated to creating workplaces free from…
Largest ever mass timber structure fire test to be conducted in Ottawa
The Canadian Wood Council has partnered with federal and provincial governments to conduct a series of five separate fire research burns on a full-scale mass…
National Public Works Week honours public works professionals
Each year across North America, National Public Works Week (NPWW) is celebrated by the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) 30,000 members in hundreds of towns…
CIB to fund retrofitting of buildings to net zero carbon emissions standards
With a $136.6-million investment from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canadian real estate company Dream is embarking on a decarbonization initiative that will see 19 buildings across…
Canada should have a national strategic infrastructure plan to keep goods moving: report
Recent events such as the COVID pandemic, natural disasters and border blockages have exposed long standing vulnerabilities in Canada’s supply chain corridor and pushed the…
Sharing Indigenous success stories in infrastructure at FNMPC conference
ReNew Canada is proud to be the media sponsor of this year’s FNMPC 5th Annual IEE Conference: Toward Net Zero by 2050. To help share…
Canada close to selecting site for infrastructure project to store used nuclear fuel
After more than 10 years studying the geology in two potential siting areas, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has completed a deep borehole drilling program that marks…
2022 federal budget targets housing and greening the economy
In its 2022 budget, which includes $56-billion in new spending over six years, the federal government is proposing more than $10-billion in new spending on…
Centre Block to be wrapped to preserve building’s historic facade during restoration
The masonry work on the Canada Parliament’s Centre Block has begun, with repairing or replacing over 140,000 of the building’s 400,000 stones. While this is…
Federal government advances supports for zero emission bus transportation
Infrastructure Canada announced that the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) has been selected to support transit bus operators by producing comprehensive and…
Four provinces release strategic plan for small modular reactors
The governments of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have agreed to a joint strategic plan outlining the path forward on small modular reactors (SMRs).…
Towards Net Zero by 2050: FNMPC’s 5th Annual Industry Engagement Event
Taking place April 25th & 26th, 2022 at the Westin Bayshore, Coast Salish Territory Across North America, most of the proposed solutions for achieving net…
Near-term rebound and peak retirements create labour challenges for construction
Canada’s construction and maintenance industry rebounded strongly in 2021 and is expected to continue growing through 2027 on the strength of strong near-term demand and…
PCL Construction receives CCA Environmental Achievement Award
PCL Construction is proud to announce we have received a national award for building green. The Ken Soble Tower (500 MacNab) project in Hamilton, Ontario,…
EllisDon wins CCA’s Environmental Achievement Award
EllisDon has been named the winner of the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) Environmental Achievement Award, acknowledging the company’s climate commitment. As a member company of…
Turner & Townsend release 2022 Canada Construction Market Intelligence Report
Turner & Townsend has released its 2022 Canadian Construction Market Intelligence Report. The report provides market analysis, sector insights, and a construction cost guide for…
SNC-Lavalin and MBC Group collaborate to bolster resiliency of buildings and infrastructure
SNC-Lavalin announced it has established a strategic collaboration with MBC Group, an engineering services firm in Western Canada to address the immediate need to fortify/retrofit…
RESCON calling on federal government to allow more skilled trades into Canada
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) wants the federal government to allow more workers with skilled trades backgrounds to immigrate to Canada, speed-up harmonization of building…
Canada and FCM invest in asset management in Ontario and Quebec
The Government of Canada is investing over $3.91 million in 88 Ontario communities and $660,345 in 15 Quebec communities through the Municipal Asset Management Program…
Pomerleau Capital launches PCap Infrastructure & Renewables Fund
Pomerleau Capital announced the launch of PCap Infrastructure & Renewables Fund, to supplement its existing work in the financing of infrastructure and renewable energy projects.…
EllisDon and DIALOG file patent for hybrid timber floor system
EllisDon, in partnership with DIALOG, has officially filed global patents for the Hybrid Timber Floor System (HTFS), a 105-storey Hybrid Timber Tower design concept awarded…