Monday, May 5, 2025
Ontario awards $4.4M in funding for Sunset Beach renovation project
The City of St. Catharines Sunset Beach renovation project has been awarded a $4.4 million grant from the Province of Ontario following an application by…
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Ontario advancing contracts for Ontario Line subway
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued Requests for Proposals (RFP) for two major works packages for the Ontario Line: Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations…
Ironworkers crown new Toronto tower with final curved steel beam
On March 16, 2023, ironworkers placed the final curved steel beam 47 storeys above downtown Toronto, crowning Cadillac Fairview’s 160 Front Street West commercial office…
Toronto, Winnipeg tackle potholes to keep roads in a state of good repair
The City of Toronto launched a pothole repair blitz April 2, to keep Toronto’s expressways, major roads and neighbourhood streets in a state of good…
RFQ issued for Quinte Health Care hospital site redevelopment project
Infrastructure Ontario and Quinte Health Care have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for teams to deliver the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Site Redevelopment Project.…
Comtech, CIMA+ awarded services contract for Parliamentary Precinct projects
Comtech Group Inc. and CIMA+ announced that as a joint venture, the companies have been awarded a multi-year contract to provide specialized real property project…
Construction of Gene Zwozdesky Centre at Norwood complete
The Government of Alberta announced that construction of the Gene Zwozdesky Centre’s new tower is now complete and will be handed over to Alberta Health…
Ontario Line consortium wins Transport Deal of the Year for North America
Connect 6ix – the consortium building the Ontario Line subway project – was awarded the IJ Global’s 2022 Transport Deal of the Year for North…
Canada announces $1.4B investment to upgrade JTF Dwyer Hill Training Centre
The Government of Canada announced a $1.4-billion infrastructure project to upgrade the Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2) special operations forces’ facilities at the Dwyer…
City of Toronto continues improvement of waterfront infrastructure in 2023 budget
The City of Toronto announced recent budget investments to continue to build and improve Toronto’s central waterfront with more than $160 million committed in the…
Transportation, skilled trades highlight Province of Ontario’s 2023 budget
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s $204.7 billion 2023 budget. “Ontario’s economy remains resilient, but the road ahead continues to be uncertain,” said Minister…
Ontario to build, upgrade training facilities to help tackle the labour shortage
The Ontario government announced it is investing $224 million to build and upgrade training centres. The province also plans to invest $75 million more over…
MCS consortium appointed as delivery partners for Metrolinx subway projects
The MCS consortium—made up of Mace, Comtech and SYSTRA—has been awarded the contract for Delivery Partner Services to support Metrolinx’s Scarborough Subway Extension and Yonge…
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation announces construction of new water treatment plant
The Government of Canada and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation formally announced the construction of a new raw water intake and treatment plant. This new plant…
Construction underway on UVic’s National Centre for Indigenous Laws
Construction is now underway on the University of Victoria’s National Centre for Indigenous Laws (NCIL). The Law Foundation of British Columbia announced it is increasing…
Ontario to increase immigration to fill jobs in skilled trades, tech, and health care
The Government of Ontario announced it is doubling the number of economic immigrants it selects in 2025 to over 18,000 to help solve the province’s…
London’s Renew Construction Program is investing over $200M in 2023
The City of London announced that its Renew Construction Program is investing over $200 million to build new roads, bridges and underpasses and rehabilitate existing…
Ontario requiring cleaner washrooms on construction sites
The Government of Ontario says it is working for workers by making washrooms on construction sites private, clean and safe, while also requiring women’s-only washrooms.…
Canada, Ontario welcome plans for Volkswagen EV battery manufacturing facility
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker, announced that its subsidiary PowerCo will establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility in St. Thomas, Ontario. It will be…
Couchiching First Nation awards environmental remediation project
Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of Logistec Corporation, has been awarded Phase 2A of the large-scale environmental remediation project located on the Couchiching First…
Development phase begins for The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Trillium Health Partners (THP) announced the start of the development phase for The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, with the signing of…
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Design Competition winner announced
CreateTO and TO Live announced Hariri Pontarini Architects, LMN Architects, Tawaw Architecture Collective, Smoke Architecture, and SLA have been selected as the winning design team…
Ontario to offer skilled trades apprenticeship program to high school students
The Government of Ontario announced that it is preparing young people for in-demand and well-paying careers by allowing students in grade 11 to transition to…
New Whitby Sports Complex to be tendered for construction
The Town of Whitby announced the process to design and construct the new Whitby Sports Complex has reached another important milestone as Town Council authorized…