Tag: stimulus
Ontario invests in new and upgraded school infrastructure
The Ontario government is investing $550 million to build 20 new schools and eight permanent school additions across the province in 2020-21.
These new projects...
Canada Infrastructure Bank announces $10 billion in funding commitments
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna and Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) board chair Michael Sabia to announce $10...
Saskatchewan releases $300 million in new highway projects
The new highway projects released by the provincial government will help boost the Saskatchewan economy while improving safety and capacity. These projects are part...
Building Ontario’s Economic Recovery
The economy looks grim. As we slowly creep towards the beginning of the road forward, and people emerge from social isolation due to the...
The Future is Now: Infrastructure’s Role in Economic Recovery
By Michael S. Burke, Chairman and CEO, AECOM
As the coronavirus outbreak deepens and inflicts a tragic toll, economies around the world are being flattened...
Industry calls for clean energy focused stimulus
On Friday, April 3, industry and non-profit leaders representing Canada’s clean energy sector—including renewable power, energy efficiency, cleantech, advanced biofuels and electric transportation—submitted an...
Op-Ed: Certainty could be the best infrastructure stimulus
Focusing on infrastructure spending is Chapter One in the economists’ playbook for stimulus in times of economic crisis and recovery. Large and small construction...