Lessons from the projects shaping Canada’s future

For those responsible for getting projects delivered, the challenges are familiar: changing regulations, workforce pressures, project complexity, and the need to find better ways of working.

On October 6–7 in Toronto, the Canadian Construction Association’s Best Practices in Construction Symposium brings together construction leaders from across the country to share perspectives, practical approaches, and lessons from the projects and challenges shaping the industry.

From productivity and project delivery to policy, regulation, technology and infrastructure, the program is designed around the issues affecting how construction gets done today, and what it will take to do it better tomorrow.

Across the two-day program, sessions will tackle everything from the policy and regulatory shifts affecting project delivery to the tools, strategies and approaches that can help improve productivity.

Session highlights

Across Canada, municipalities are facing growing pressure to upgrade aging water, wastewater, and linear infrastructure systems while balancing affordability, service levels, and risk.

In Growth, renewal and affordability: Managing municipal infrastructure in an era of rising demand, join Colin Hordyk, CEO, Global Environmental Liquid; Marya Jetten, Vice President, Global Conveyance Market Sector Lead, AECOM; Patrick McManus, Executive Director, Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association; and Anthony Parente, General Manager, Water and Wastewater, Region of Peel as they share insights into the trends, strategies, and best practices shaping municipal infrastructure delivery.

Go beyond the headlines and explore the strategies, challenges, and collaboration behind two landmark projects shaping the future of Canadian infrastructure.

Union Station Enhancement Project
Hear how teams from Metrolinx, Kiewit, and WSP are navigating one of Canada’s most complex transit projects—balancing stakeholder coordination, governance, risk management, and delivery challenges while keeping a critical transportation hub moving.

Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital
Learn how Trillium Health Partners, PCL Construction, and EllisDon are using collaborative delivery models and innovative approaches to deliver one of Canada’s largest healthcare infrastructure projects.