Friday, August 7, 2026
Building Canada’s defence infrastructure
National defence infrastructure is the invisible backbone of a secure society, but the challenges of modernizing and expanding these systems across a vast, geographically diverse…
Defence Construction Canada
First net-zero-emissions-ready apartments unveiled at CFB Edmonton
The Department of National Defence unveiled the Government of Canada’s first net-zero-emissions-ready apartments for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families at CFB Edmonton. The 36 new apartments…
Defence construction is accelerating: The risk playbook hasn’t caught up
By Thomas Strong, Daniel Ball and Guy Jolicoeur Canada’s defence infrastructure program has entered a new phase. Through Defence Construction Canada (DCC), annual construction spending is…
Defence Construction Canada selects AECOM for $270M multi-year program
AECOM announced it has been awarded the top position on Defence Construction Canada’s (DCC) National Architecture & Engineering (A&E) Source List. This multi-year program, with…
Department of National Defence to invest up to $8B at NL’s 5 Wing Goose Bay
The Government of Canada announced significant long-term investments at 5 Wing Goose Bay of up to $8 billion as one of Canada’s NORAD northern basing…
Consortium selected to deliver DND radar program in Ontario
A consortium consisting of Aecon Group Inc., Pomerleau and Stantec have executed an agreement with Defence Construction Canada to deliver the Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar Program…
Feds investing in project to increase the number of military housing units
The Government of Canada announced the launch of the second phase of Canada’s National Residential Housing Construction Program, a major expansion project that will see…
DND begins construction of the Land-Based Test Facility in Nova Scotia
The Department of National Defence (DND) announced it is building a Land-Based Test Facility (LBTF) on DND property at Hartlen Point in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia to help bring…
Bird secures $650M in new projects across defence, energy and healthcare
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has been awarded five projects with a combined value of over $650 million across its infrastructure, industrial and buildings…
New enterprise data centre opens in Borden
Shared Services Canada (SSC), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), and the Department of National Defence (DND) have officially opened the new enterprise data centre (EDC) in…