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Ontario accelerates upgrades to long-term care facilities
The Ontario government announced a redesigned funding model that will lead to the building of additional, modern long-term care homes for seniors. This new approach…
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Ontario invests in road infrastructure for rural communities
On July 14, 2020, the Government of Ontario announced funding for eight road and bridge projects in Northern Ontario. “This is a great day for…
Government moves to modernize Ontario Energy Board
The Government of Ontario is taking steps to modernize the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) in order to strengthen trust and transparency of Ontario’s energy sector…
Hamilton announces substantial completion of the Biosolid Management Project
The City of Hamilton and Infrastructure Canada have announced that substantial completion of the Biosolid Management Project has been achieved, offering a long-term, sustainable solution…
Ontario expanding access to broadband, cellular service
The Government of Ontario is expanding access to reliable broadband and cellular service in underserved and unserved parts of the province. The application intake for…
Ontario expanding natural gas to Saugeen First Nation
The Ontario government is providing up to $1.8 million to expand natural gas to households and businesses in Saugeen First Nation. Bill Walker, Associate Minister…
Additional funds announced for transportation in Ontario
The Ontario government is providing an additional $10 million in funding for the Connecting Links program. The funding is part of Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to…
Guelph gets funds for transit accessibility improvements
Guelph’s MP Lloyd Longfield and MPP Stephen Crawford, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure, recently announced that the City of Guelph is receiving two…
Ontario contractors survey reveals how industry adapting to COVID-19
The Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) released survey results that provide insight into how the construction industry is adapting to safety guidelines related to the coronavirus…
Ontario releases Spring 2020 P3 Market Update
Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott and Infrastructure Ontario CEO Ehren Cory joined Mark Romoff, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships,…
Ottawa seeks contractors for new landmark facility
The City of Ottawa has released a request for qualification (RFQ) for general contractors to pre-qualify for work on the new Ottawa Public Library-Library and…
Brampton announces plans to construct large electric bus transit facility
Brampton City Council recently approved plans for Brampton Transit’s fully electric transit maintenance and storage facility. Brampton Transit’s third facility will be one of the…
Construction underway on U of T’s landmark revitalization project
Construction work is now underway on the University of Toronto (U of T) Landmark Project, which will revitalize the historic core of the St. George…
Report warns of risks to Ontario infrastructure in post-pandemic recovery
Employment and tax revenues will take a staggering hit over the next decade unless governments work together to support municipal infrastructure investments, according to a…
OPPI announces Susan Wiggins as new executive director
The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) announced Susan Wiggins as its new executive director. She begins her new role with OPPI on June 15, 2020,…
Ontario proceeds with signature subway expansion project
The Ontario government announced today that it is issuing the first two public-private partnership (P3) Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) to identify and qualify those who…
Giovanni Cautillo named new president of OGCA
The Ontario General Contractor’s Association (OGCA) announced on June 1, 2020 that Giovanni Cautillo will be named as the new president. Clive Thurston, who has…
Feds to fast-track $2.2 billion for municipal infrastructure spending
Today the Government of Canada announced the allocation of $2.2 billion under the Gas Tax Fund. The payment is expected to help accelerate recovery from…
RFEOI issued for Stage 1 of Highway 17 expansion
John Yakabuski, MPP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, announced the Ontario government is moving forward with the first stage of widening Highway 17 from two to four lanes…
Ontario, York Region announce new transit partnership
Following the signing of the “Ontario-York Region Transit Partnership Preliminary Agreement” with the Regional Municipality of York, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation and Kinga Surma,…
Widening project proceeding for Highway 401 in Cambridge
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced the widening of Highway 401 from six to ten lanes in the Cambridge area. This major highway expansion…
Ontario invests $30 million in Connecting Links program
The Government of Ontario is providing $30 million to support 24 municipalities across the province to help them build, repair, or replace municipal roads, and…
Halton Region Consolidated Courthouse project cancelled
The Government of Ontario has announced the cancellation of the procurement of the Halton Region Consolidated Courthouse project. According to the Winter 2020 P3 Market…
Sidewalk Labs no longer pursuing Quayside project
Waterfront Toronto has received notification from Sidewalk Labs that they will no longer be pursuing the Quayside project, a 12-acre project along the city’s waterfront.…