The Government of Alberta has awarded $200 million in grants to municipalities across the province to upgrade local bridges, roads and community airports and make…
Calgary City Council voted in favour of the $5.5 billion Green Line project on June 16, 2020. The North-South Light Rail Transit (LRT) line will…
QUEST and Pollution Probe have launched the Innovation Sandboxes Project to help accelerate the transition of Canadian electricity and natural gas systems to a low-emissions…
By Andrew Macklin In September 2019, the Infrastructure Ontario President and CEO noted the need to focus on best practices for transit-oriented development (TOD) when…
The City of Ottawa has released a request for qualification (RFQ) for general contractors to pre-qualify for work on the new Ottawa Public Library-Library and…
The 2019 National Measures Report showcases how members of the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program are committed to climate action at the local level,…
The team at ReNew Canada is tracking industry events across Canada and around the world that are being cancelled, postponed, or moved online as a…
Accelerating productivity-enhancing infrastructure projects could provide much-needed stimulus and help Canada’s economy recover from the COVID-19 crisis, according to recommendations from the C.D. Howe Institute.…
Brampton City Council recently approved plans for Brampton Transit’s fully electric transit maintenance and storage facility. Brampton Transit’s third facility will be one of the…
The Government of Canada is providing support through the Gas Tax Fund for a number of new and pre-existing drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects…
The Manitoba government is making a number of investments to improve provincial infrastructure through the $500-million Manitoba Restart Program. “As Manitoba is now in a…
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) announced today that Sean Strickland has joined the CBTU as the new executive director, effective July 6, 2020. “North America’s…
The Calgary Stampede and Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) have unveiled the design for the expansion of the BMO Convention Centre. Valued at $500 million,…
Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant Corporation recently announced that Canadian contractors Graham Infrastructure Inc. and Aecon Water Infrastructure Inc. have been awarded a contract for…
By Todd Latham With the financial crisis of a generation upon us, municipalities are between a rock and a hard place. Raising taxes now is…
Construction work is now underway on the University of Toronto (U of T) Landmark Project, which will revitalize the historic core of the St. George…
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the Government of Alberta’s Ministry of Transportation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to complete studies and due diligence…
SaskPower has approved construction of its Logistics Warehouse Complex project to proceed at its Global Transportation Hub. The facility is part of a long-term strategy…
Construction recently resumed on the Tlicho All-Season Road, a 97-kilometre permanent roadway in Northwest Territories running from Highway 3 west of Yellowknife to the community…
The Ryerson Institute for Infrastructure Innovation (RIII) in Toronto, Ontario has been commissioned to undertake a study on the impact of pre-project investment and design…
The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced that it plans to invest $52 million in 2020-21 to replace or extend the life of highway bridges and…
Employment and tax revenues will take a staggering hit over the next decade unless governments work together to support municipal infrastructure investments, according to a…
The government of British Columbia is moving forward with major improvements to expand Highway 1 that will include the replacement of the Salmon River Bridge…
Additional funding for berms in Alberta’s Bragg Creek will help ensure the community is protected against flooding while supporting economic recovery. The province of Alberta…