EllisDon Community Builders (EDCB) announced a partnership with Habitat for Humanity Canada to provide local Habitat for Humanity organizations across Canada with affordable housing advisory…
GIS technology helps city streamline sidewalk inspection process and reduce costs By Rob Santos Provincial legislation requires Canadian municipalities to have their sidewalks inspected annually,…
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Markham District Energy Inc. (MDE), and CIBC, announced financial close on a large-scale investment to expand clean energy projects in…
The Canadian Wood Council’s Toronto Wood Solutions Conference, an educational event and trade show for design and construction professionals, offered a variety of presentations, including…
The Government of Canada announced a new governance model for the National Model Codes development system. The new federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) governance model replaces the Canadian…
The British Columbia Government announced that drivers will be able to return to Highway 1 through the Kicking Horse Canyon ahead of schedule at 6…
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) announced that the AECO Innovation Lab will be teaming up with four prominent Canadian universities across the country on…
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that the new Weyburn and District General Hospital project has selected Saskatoon-based Wright Construction Western Inc. as the team that…
Infrastructure Ontario released its November 2022 Market Update, providing details related to 39 projects in pre-procurement and procurement (totalling more than $35 billion in estimated…
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) wrapped up P3 2022, its 30th annual conference in Toronto with sessions highlighting the growing trend of partnerships…
Work is well underway on the multi-year Rogers Centre renovation following Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership awarding the first phase of the renovation project to PCL…
Canada’s public-private partnership (P3) sector may be approaching middle age, but the infrastructure model continues to be relevant, according to Lisa Mitchell, president and CEO,…
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), operator of Toronto Pearson International Airport, announced the re-opening of Runway 06L/24R, the airport’s second-busiest runway, after an eight-month…
At a ceremony in Thunder Bay, Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation and Hydro One Networks Inc. signed an equity agreement on the Waasigan Transmission…
The Government of British Columbia announced that construction to widen Highway 7 between 266th and 287th streets will begin this month, which will improve safety…
Infrastructure Ontario announced that the Request for Proposals (RFP) stage has closed for teams to submit their bids to design, build and finance the second…
The Government of Canada along with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a total investment of $815,630 in 17 communities in New Brunswick, Alberta…
Cost rises cast a shadow over government infrastructure plans By John Allen Annual lookaheads are notoriously treacherous as recent years have shown. Barring unforeseen, once-in-a-lifetime…
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded a contract to Connect 6ix valued at $9B ($2.3B for capital costs and $6.7B for short-term construction financing and…
Prince Rupert’s Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited (Trigon) announced a $75-million award from the federal National Trade Corridors Fund to enable a major expansion and near…
Nunavut’s Department of Community and Government Services confirmed substantial completion of the Iqaluit Deep Sea Port Project. The operation of this important piece of infrastructure…
VIA Rail Canada announced the awarding of two contracts to two Canadian companies for the modernization of its maintenance centres in Toronto and Montréal. An…
The Canadian Construction Association’s annual “Hill Day” took place November 15, 2022, with representatives from the Canadian construction sector calling on the federal government to…
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) and its industry partners have released a comprehensive best practices guide as part of their ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. The…