Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Humber College project SWITCH receives $1M in federal funding
As part of the inaugural Canada’s Low Carbon Economy Challenge, Humber College has been awarded $1 million from the federal government to fund the institution’s…
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U of T breaks ground on state-of-the-art building for training health professionals
The University of Toronto has made history, breaking ground on a building that will house a much-needed new medical academy. The first of its kind…
Government to build nearly 30,000 new homes on surplus federal lands by 2029
Public Services and Procurement Canada announced that six surplus federal properties will be developed into more than 2,800 new homes in Calgary, Edmonton, St. John’s,…
Construction of Chatham to Lakeshore Transmission Line is ahead of schedule
Hydro One announced that the Chatham to Lakeshore Transmission Line is on track to be completed by the end of 2024, a full year ahead…
New partnership between FNMPC and U of Ottawa’s Positive Energy (PE) Program
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) and the University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy (PE) program announced the launch of a new partnership between the…
Toronto receives federal funding to create 43 new affordable and supportive homes
The City of Toronto and the federal government announced a funding allocation for 43 deeply affordable supportive homes as part of the third phase of…
Final two LTC homes opened under Ontario’s Accelerated Build Pilot Program
The Ontario government, along with Trillium Health Partners, Partners Community Health, Infrastructure Ontario and EllisDon, celebrated the opening of Wellbrook Place, two new, state-of-the-art long-term…
Provincial government to create Ontario Infrastructure Bank
While Ontario’s fall economic statement revealed that the projected deficit for this year has more than quadrupled to $5.6 billion, it also announced that the…
Four companies selected to bid for Quinte Health hospital project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Quinte Health announced they have invited four companies to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to deliver the Prince Edward…
OPG, Laurentis mark grand opening of new nuclear materials sorting facility
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced that a new nuclear materials sorting facility in Kincardine is now operating at full tilt, helping to reduce, reuse, and…
Construction of bridges for William Halton Parkway crossing nearing completion
COWI and Bot Construction Group announced they have reached a critical stage in the cantilever construction of the William Halton Parkway crossing. The project will…
Federal government, City of Brampton sign housing accelerator agreement
The Government of Canada announced that it has reached an agreement with the City of Brampton, to fast track over 3,150 new housing units over…
Graham Construction selected to construct St. Paul’s Hospital front entrance project
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that Graham Construction has been selected as the construction firm for the St. Paul’s Hospital Front Entrance Expansion project through…
WSP in Canada to provide technical advisory services for the Hamilton LRT project
WSP in Canada announced that it has been subcontracted by AECOM to provide Technical Advisory Services for Metrolinx’s Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. Commencing…
Ontario taking legal action to get shovels in the ground on infrastructure projects
Ontario’s Attorney General, Doug Downey released a statement indicating the province intends to ask the courts to stop the federal government from using the impugned…
Infrastructure Ontario closes RFP stage for CAMH Phase 1D Redevelopment project
Infrastructure Ontario announced that the request for proposals (RFP) stage has closed for the CAMH Phase 1D Redevelopment project. The project includes construction of a…
CIB to fund aggregator program to support large-scale green infrastructure upgrades
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is helping to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario by making a $200-million loan available through a…
Hydro One to construct three new transmission lines in Northern Ontario
The Government of Ontario has directed the Ontario Energy Board to amend Hydro One Networks Inc.’s (Hydro One) transmission license to develop and construct three…
AECOM awarded contract to serve as technical advisor for Hamilton LRT project
Metrolinx announced it has appointed AECOM as technical advisor for the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, a 14-kilometre transit line that will be the…
Ontario creating transit-oriented communities along new priority subway lines
The Government of Ontario announced that it is planning to build approximately 5,900 new residential units near six future transit stations along the Ontario Line…
Mohawk College Construction Materials Lab receives certification from national testing body
Mohawk College announced that its Construction Materials Laboratory has been certified by the Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL) for industry testing. Mohawk College is…
A concrete milestone: Ādisōke celebrates completion of floors
The City of Ottawa celebrated the completion of the pouring of all five floors, also known as the “topping off” of Ādisōke, the Ottawa Public…
RFP closed for The Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre project
Infrastructure Ontario announced that the Request for Proposals (RFP) stage has closed for the Trillium Health Partners (THP) Broader Redevelopment–Queensway Health Centre project. The expansion…
OPG invests in climate change preparation with Smoky Falls Dam Safety project
In northeast Ontario, Ontario Power Generation is working to improve dam safety and help make its hydroelectric operations more resilient to climate change. The Smoky…