Friday, May 1, 2026
Feds announce $6B plan to recruit and train more skilled trades workers
The federal government announced it is committing $6 billion over the next five years to recruit and train as many as 100,000 new skilled trades…
News
Construction of the new Weyburn General Hospital is complete
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that construction is complete for the new Weyburn General Hospital (WGH) and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will begin preparations…
Celebrating the opening of Chief Leonard George building in Vancouver
Indigenous Elders, families and individuals in Vancouver have begun moving into 81 new homes, following the opening of a new building named in honour of…
Ontario investing $1.6B for school projects across the province
The Ontario government has announced a $1.6-billion investment to fund 79 school construction projects across the province, targeting the creation of more than 29,000 new…
Pilot diverts 38,000 kg of plastic on Vancouver construction sites
After 14 months of tracking plastics across eight active construction projects in Metro Vancouver, a new study is now releasing findings on what can be…
2026 Transportation Association of Canada award winners
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) announced the winners of its 2026 Technical Achievement Awards. Each award-winning project will be featured in a webinar this…
Reimagining Toronto’s Waterfront for the Next Century
By RJ Steenstra I come from a Dutch family and ancestry, and perhaps that explains why the water has always felt familiar to me. The…
Ontario announces plans to build new hospital in York Region
The Government of Ontario announced is investing $10 million to advance plans for Southlake Health’s new acute care hospital in East Gwillimbury as well as the redevelopment…
Canada launches $25B sovereign wealth fund to invest in nation-building projects
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Canada Strong Fund, a new sovereign wealth fund backed by an initial federal contribution of $25 billion to invest…
Burnaby Lake Overpass officially opens, providing new crossing over Highway 1
The City of Burnaby announced that the Burnaby Lake Overpass is now officially open. As Burnaby’s first dedicated pedestrian and cyclist crossing over Highway 1,…
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and GCT partner to advance Roberts Bank project
With the support of the Major Projects Office, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA), and GCT Global Container Terminals (GCT) have entered into a Memorandum…
RFP issued to build new OPP Detachment at Ontario Place
Infrastructure Ontario, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, and the Ministry of Solicitor General, have issued a Stage Gate Request for Proposals (RFP) to…
Province designates Hydro One to build the Red Lake Transmission Line
The Government of Ontario has made the Red Lake Transmission Line a priority project by directing the Ontario Energy Board to designate Hydro One to…
B.C. announces completion of Dewdney Bridge replacement project
The British Columbia Government announced the completion of the Dewdney Bridge replacement project on Highway 7 east of Mission on the highway corridor in the Fraser…
Yukon to advance Whitehorse hospital expansion project
The Yukon government announced it is increasing funding for the Yukon Hospital Corporation in 2026–27 to address cost pressures and increased patient volume, and support…
Nuclear Frontier: Provinces unite to redraw Canada’s energy map
A series of landmark agreements and policy reports released this week have signaled a shift in Canada’s energy strategy, as provinces and territories move to…
Canada invests $13M in four Nunavut infrastructure and economic projects
The Government of Canada announced over $13 million in funding for four projects across Nunavut aimed at strengthening the territory’s economy, infrastructure and Arctic security,…
Housing, infrastructure funding top of mind for Ontario’s Big City Mayors
New housing legislation and infrastructure funding were top priorities for Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM), who gathered in Pickering recently for their Annual General Meeting…
IESO to add a pair of Ontario First Nations solar projects to its supply
Neoen, and a pair of Ontario First Nations have been awarded 20-year, 50 MW solar contracts by Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in its…
Ontario General Contractors host 15th Construction Symposium
The snow may have disappeared, but there it was still busy at the Blue Mountain Resort, which hosted the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) 15th…
Nova Scotia Health opens new health clinic in Antigonish County
Nova Scotia Health announced that newly opened Antigonish Community Health Clinic will accommodate more than 30 healthcare professionals and support more than 10,000 patients. Several…
The use of evaluation-based procurement for municipal infrastructure projects
By Lauren Belayneh Every Canadian is more familiar than they’d like to be with the pains of co-existing with a construction project that seems to…
Plan to transform Toronto’s Exhibition Place into year-round destination
The Exhibition Place Board of Governors endorsed in principle the Exhibition Place Vision Plan and Concept Scenario, marking a significant step forward in the evolution…
New WNBA training facility to serve as Toronto community recreation hub
The City of Toronto, along with the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo, announced the location for a new high-performance training facility and community recreation hub at 701…