Thursday, May 1, 2025
ReNew Canada and COVID-19
I hope you have had the chance to pick up a copy of our March/April edition of ReNew Canada, which features some excellent information on…
National
CDPQ acquires Plenary Americas
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd. (Plenary Americas) today announced CDPQ’s acquisition of Plenary Americas, an investor, developer,…
CNL develops action plan with National Nuclear Laboratory
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced that it has developed an action plan under its existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL),…
Employees to acquire 100 per cent stake in EllisDon
EllisDon announced that on Friday, February 28th, a final agreement was executed under which 100 per cent of the company’s equity will be transferred to…
Reece Bailey joins EXP as Major Projects lead
EXP has announced the appointment of Reece Bailey as executive vice president, major projects, to lead the Major Projects sector based in Ottawa. Bailey brings…
Climate adaptation could cost municipalities $5.3 billion annually: report
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released a report entitled: Investing in Canada’s Future: The Cost of Climate…
Ministry mandate letter released for Infrastructure and Communities
The Government of Canada has released its mandate letters for ministries throughout the federal government, including the Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities. The letter outlines…
CIB announces support for Port of Montreal terminal project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank announced it is committing up to $300 million in financing to the Port of Montreal’s project to build a new container…
FCM releases recommendations for government’s first 100 days
By working together in the coming months, this country’s federal and municipal representatives can concretely improve the lives of Canadians from coast to coast to…
New cabinet brings McKenna to infrastructure
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named his new cabinet, with several new faces in portfolios related to the infrastructure sector. Former Minister of Environment and…
Building infrastructure in Inuit Canada
Inuit Nunangat is the region of Canada considered to be the Inuit homeland, spanning portions of two provinces and three territories and consisting of approximately…
Pattern Energy acquired by CPPIB
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has entered into an agreement to purchase Pattern Energy in an all-cash transaction for $26.75 per share, implying an…
Minority government leaves a majority of unanswered questions
Results weren’t in from any of the polls in British Columbia yet, but at a few minutes after 10:00pm eastern time, the networks declared that…
FCM releases infrastructure report card
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released its 2019 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, showing the need for significant investment in the country’s aging and poor…
WSP appoints Flore to Energy, Resources & Industry lead in Canada
WSP has announced that Satvinder Flore will assume the role of Business Line Executive for Energy, Resources & Industry (ERI) in Canada. Flore has an…
CIB hires Frederic Bettez
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has announced the hiring of Frederic Bettez as Managing Director – Investments. Bettez brings to the role 15 years of experience…
Canadian Urban Institute names new CEO
Mary Rowe has been named as the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Urban Institute. Rowe’s appointment is effective September 9th. Rowe is…
Daniel Firth joins WSP’s transportation team
WSP Canada has announced the appointment of Daniel Firth in the new role of principal consultant for the company’s National Transportation Business Line’s Planning and…
The Next Government
In the past decade, Canada has seen record investment in infrastructure from the federal government. But despite annual commitments of billions of dollars from both…
CIB signs MOU with Lulu Island Energy Company
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Lulu Island Energy Company have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their collaboration to develop a…
Canada announces new reserve infrastructure investment program
The Government of Canada announced a new Reserve infrastructure investment program that will see approximately $250 million in repairs and upgrades to Reserve armouries and…
Canada announces Canadian Cities Data Pilot Project
The government of Canada has announced the Data for Canadian Cities Pilot Project to build data capacity for Canadian municipalities to better plan and implement…
Funding renewed for Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan
Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced that the Government of Canada is renewing the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan for another 15 years (2020–2034) and…
$118.2 million committed to North Klondike Highway upgrade
Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for Yukon, announced a federal investment of $118.2 million to upgrade a portion of the North Klondike Highway. A 100-kilometre…