The Conference Board of Canada just released a new report on public-private partnerships (P3s). The study, called Dispelling the Myths: A Pan-Canadian Assessment of Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure [...]

PPP Canada’s October 30 deadline for round one project submissions is this Friday, which means provinces and municipalities are talking to reporters about which projects they’ll submit. The crown corporation’s [...]

According to a report released by KPMG International, North American infrastructure projects and investments are burdened by cumbersome decision-making, despite concerted efforts by all levels of government [...]

At the recent Urban Transportation Summit in Toronto, I sat next to Colin Gordon. He was there because his company, Comstock Canada, was bidding on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) contracts that [...]

More staffing announcements for PPP Canada (P3C), the crown corporation established almost two years ago, are coming out of the Ministry of Finance every few weeks. The latest addition to the board [...]

We've covered public-private partnerships plenty in this magazine and, on occasion, we've talked about public-philanthropic partnerships (like the one that helped renovate the Royal Ontario Museum). But [...]

The province of New Brunswick will invest over $53 million in its highways--about 30 separate projects. Transportation Minister Denis Landry said during a PR opportunity at one of the new sites, "This [...]

In the current economic climate, pulling back on infrastructure spending may seem like a natural reaction for municipalities. But taking advantage of upsides of the downturn — cheaper commodities [...]

The Top 100 Canadian Infrastructure Projects report will be released January 14. All new subscribers this month will get a copy. For more information, contact us. What's the key to a successful [...]

Large-scale urban revitalization is too often a chicken-or-egg story in Canada. A major redeveloper comes to town, promising a large project that might turn around the community's fortunes. In the [...]