Tuesday, July 22, 2025
EllisDon appoints new CEO
EllisDon announced that Geoff Smith will be stepping down as president and CEO in June of this year. The Board of Directors, Board Chair Gerald…
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FNMPC conference to share Indigenous values defining our sustainable future
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition’s The Values Driven Economy (TVDE) conference taking place April 24-25 at the Westin, Bayshore, Vancouver, will provide an Indigenous-led…
New program seeks to help create entry-level positions in the construction industry
Construction Career Pathways, a new programs launched by BuildForce Canada, aims to connect job seekers and employers by facilitating 16-week, paid, entry-level work placements on…
CanREA summit brings together Canada’s leading industry operators
Nearly 350 operations professionals from the renewable energy sector gathered in Toronto for CanREA’s Operations Summit 2023, the country’s largest wind, solar and energy-storage operations event.…
PSPC kept Parliament’s rehabilitation program moving despite delayed decisions
A report from Auditor General Karen Hogan tabled in the House of Commons found that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) used flexible approaches to…
Budget 2023 supports growing Canada’s clean economy
Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance unveiled the federal budget that included a focus on supporting clean electricity projects, with an assist from the Canada Infrastructure…
Changes needed to outdated Canadian immigration policy: CCA 2023 Day Two
Immigration isn’t the silver bullet for solving construction labour shortages in Canada, but it sure could make a big difference, according to Patrick McManus, executive…
Procurement, trade infrastructure discussed at 2023 CCA Conference
The first day of the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) annual conference in Tucson, Arizona offered up advice on collaborating with governments to help achieve net-zero…
Transdev Canada completes acquisition of First Transit
Transdev Canada announced that it has completed the acquisition of First Transit, one of the largest private-sector operators of mobility solutions in North America. Transdev…
ReNew Canada unveils rich new eMagazine reader experience
You asked for it, and we heard you. ReNew Canada is excited to unveil a brand new interactive eMagazine option that includes all the exclusive,…
Transportation ministers discuss stronger supply chains, trade corridors
Canada’s Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, and the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for New Brunswick, Jeff Carr, co-chaired the annual meeting of the Council…
Webinar series will consider highway expansions in a COVID-altered world
Should highways be expanded, optimized and/or replaced? To consider the economic, environmental and social pros and cons of highway construction projects, the Transport Futures Highway Planning…
Canada added 1.8 GW of wind and solar in 2022: CanREA
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) announced the industry’s year-end data, reporting that Canada’s wind and solar energy sectors grew significantly in 2022. “I am…
EllisDon launches women and gender-nonconforming safety vest campaign
EllisDon has launched the Fit Your Frame campaign, aimed at providing construction safety vests to women and gender-nonconforming persons whose frame and body type are not…
ReNew Canada’s 2023 Top100 Projects report holds steady at $273B
The annual Top100 Projects report, published by ReNew Canada magazine, featuring the 100 largest public sector infrastructure projects currently under development in the country is…
CCPPP announces new board directors & new chair for 2022-2023
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships announced its 2022-2023 Board of Directors, including Johanne Mullen, Partner, PwC Canada, as the Council’s new Chair. The 30-person…
Big City Mayors’ Caucus group meets with Prime Minister in Ottawa
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a roundtable discussion with the Big City Mayors’ Caucus, a group of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) representing 23…
PCL expands solar operations with creation of new division
PCL Construction announced the next step in the evolution of its solar business: PCL Solar. Residing in Toronto, Ontario, with satellite offices in strategic centers…
Canada’s first full-scale EV plant to build fully electric delivery vans opens in Ontario
The governments of Canada and Ontario, along with General Motors Canada announced the opening of GM Canada’s first full-scale electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in…
FNMPC leads new coalition in support of global and domestic climate change
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC), First Nations Climate Initiative (FNCI), and the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) announced a coalition to invest…
EllisDon Community Builders partners with Habitat for Humanity Canada
EllisDon Community Builders (EDCB) announced a partnership with Habitat for Humanity Canada to provide local Habitat for Humanity organizations across Canada with affordable housing advisory…
Canada announces new collaborative approach for National Model Codes
The Government of Canada announced a new governance model for the National Model Codes development system. The new federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) governance model replaces the Canadian…
P3 2022 Conference wraps up with presentation of Champion Award
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) wrapped up P3 2022, its 30th annual conference in Toronto with sessions highlighting the growing trend of partnerships…
Annual P3 Conference celebrates 30 years as delivery model remains relevant
Canada’s public-private partnership (P3) sector may be approaching middle age, but the infrastructure model continues to be relevant, according to Lisa Mitchell, president and CEO,…