Tag: pandemic
Prepare for revamped government procurement rules
The COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term implications for how governments think about procurement, according to a recent article published by business lawyers Torys LLP.
The...
Toronto kicks off more than $1 billion in construction projects for...
Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced the start of the city's 2021 construction season with more than $1 billion in infrastructure work planned for...
Preliminary work begins on Pattullo Bridge replacement in B.C.
Preliminary in-river work recently began on the new toll-free Pattullo Bridge replacement. This staged work marks the beginning of the project to build a...
CIB partnership to expand broadband in rural Manitoba
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and private sector partners are investing in a first of its kind project to significantly expand broadband and connect...
Ontario releases record-breaking budget, including healthcare infrastructure funds
Ontario's Minister of Finance and president of the Treasury Board, Peter Bethlenfalvy, has released the 2021 budget, Ontario's Action Plan: Protecting People's Health and...
Keeping the funds flowing for SOGR projects
By Peter Smith and Nadia Todorova
COVID-19 has battered the Canadian economy, shaken the pillars of industry, and caused untold human suffering. The pandemic has...
Additional support announced for Ontario healthcare infrastructure
The Ontario government is providing more than $1.2 billion to help Ontario's public hospitals recover from financial pressures created and worsened by COVID-19.
"Hospitals have...
Canada’s first national infrastructure assessment calls for public feedback
Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, has launched an engagement paper on Canada’s first national infrastructure assessment: Building the Canada We Want in...
Yukon tables investments for infrastructure and renewable energy
Yukon Premier and Finance Minister Sandy Silver has tabled a $1.79 billion budget that includes significant investments in community infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
"Having...
Infrastructure’s role at the heart of the recovery
By John Allen
At the start of the year, 2020 was expected to be a relatively quiet one politically in Canada. After a global pandemic...