Tuesday, November 11, 2025
CDPQ announces agreement to adjust route for the REM de l’Est
In response to consultations with citizens and stakeholders held over the past year, CDPQ Infra announced an important solution optimizing the route of the REM…
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Steel structure dismantling starts on original Champlain Bridge
The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) and Nouvel Horizon Saint-Laurent G.P. (NHSL) started a major step in the deconstruction of the original Champlain…
Logistec Environmental Services names new president
Logistec Corporation announced that Jean-François Bolduc has been named president of Logistec Environmental Services Inc. and Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., a leading provider of innovative…
Construction of Montreal’s Giant Steps Autism Centre set to begin
A symbolic groundbreaking ceremony was held to announce the imminent construction of the new Giant Steps Autism Centre. Excavation work will officially begin this month…
Port of Montreal launches RFQ for expansion project
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) officially launched the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Contrecoeur container terminal project’s Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM). The RFQ will remain open…
Lawsuit filed for damages over Champlain Bridge P3 project
Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin and its consortium partners, acting as the Signature on the Saint Lawrence Group, filed a lawsuit on October 8 in Montreal seeking $378.7-million…
Quebec bridges incorporate recovered glass from wine bottles
The Ville de Montréal, Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) and Chaire SAQ de valorisation du verre dans les matériaux at the Université de Sherbrooke…
Quebec company awarded water projects for First Nations
H2O Innovation Inc. announced that it has recently won a water reuse project in California, two First Nations projects in Canada and another small-scale one.…
Hydro-Québec selected to partner with NY state to help clean energy transition
New York authorities have selected the Champlain Hudson Power Express project (CHPE) to deliver clean hydropower into the heart of New York City. This 1,250-megawatt (MW) influx…
Feasibility study looking at potential northern railway route in Quebec
SNC-Lavalin announced that its consortium with Norda Stelo has been awarded a two-year contract by the Quebec Railway Company Rail SEC (Qc Rail), to undertake…
Quebec construction group awarded more than $12M in contracts
ALI Excavation Group announced the recent awarding of two major contracts by the City of Châteauguay and by the Société Québécoise des Infrastructures, SQI. A…
CDPQ Infras issues update on REM de l’Est project
CDPQ Infra issued an update on the REM (Réseau express métropolitain) de l’Est project, providing a progress report and publishing two separate technical reports with…
New section of Quebec Route 132 opens
Users of Route 132 in Quebec can now travel on a brand new 1.6-kilometre section in the Val-Brillant sector, in Bas-Saint-Laurent. By spring 2022, a…
Hydro-Québec launches a pilot project to support the electrification of school buses
Hydro-Québec announced a pilot project with Autobus Groupe Séguin, a Québec-based, family-owned company that operates in the field of school and chartered transportation. Autobus Groupe…
Canada Lands Company invests $50 million to revitalize the Old Port of Montréal
Public Services and Procurement Canada announced Canada Lands Company’s $50 million infrastructure improvement to revitalize the Old Port of Montréal. “The multi-year vision for the Old Port…
Federal government makes investment at Saguenay Port
Transport Canada announced a major investment of over $33 million for the Saguenay Port, through the National Trade Corridors Fund. Project funding will enhance the performance and…
Ottawa invests over $85M in garage expansion for the Société de transport de Laval
The government of Canada announced more than $85 million in federal funding to expand a garage for the Société de transport de Laval (STL) by…
Quebec City airport to develop air cargo centre with funding
Transport Canada announced that the Government of Canada is contributing nearly $17 million to support Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. “By investing in the Jean Lesage International Airport,…
Feds invest in EV fast chargers for Quebec and B.C.
As part of #EVWeekinCanada, the Government of Canada announced investments across the country to install electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers. In Quebec a $9,490,000 investment was announced…
New Green Municipal Fund investments for Quebec communities
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of $442,150 through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce greenhouse…
Canada and Quebec invest in the construction of a water treatment plant in Drummondville
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced more than $32.2 million in funding for the construction of a water treatment plant in Drummondville. The new infrastructure will be…
The Lac-Mégantic microgrid: a window on the technologies of the future
Hydro-Québec and the city of Lac-Mégantic are inaugurating the energy microgrid in Lac-Mégantic’s new downtown. In the wake of the July 2013 rail disaster, the city of…
The Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion enters a new phase
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is entering a new phase in achieving its Contrecoeur expansion as it prepares to launch a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) procurement process…
CIB makes first Indigenous infrastructure investment with railway modernization
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Transport Canada (TC) and the Government of Quebec announced a partnership to provide an investment package to Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc. and…