Infrastructure BC is announcing the release of the latest edition of the BC Major Infrastructure Projects Brochure. In response to market and industry queries, the…
A new report, Construction in a digital world, by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and KPMG in Canada, identifies significant opportunity for Canadian construction firms…
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced funding of close to $70 million for ten recreation projects in the Montreal Region. “Recreational and sports activities are essential to the…
Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN) in partnership with community, labour and construction industry partners, announced the first annual Building Diversity Awards (BDA) Gala, recognizing exemplary…
PCL Construction announced that Paul Knowles has been appointed new vice president and district manager for PCL’s Ottawa district and Myke Badry as new district…
A report created for the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) indicates there are many benefits associated with e-permitting systems, but Canada still has a…
Ontario could lose out on 60,300 jobs and $22 billion in provincial and federal government revenue over the next decade if Ottawa cuts back significantly…
Bird Construction Inc. has acquired Stuart Olson Inc. for $96.5 million pending required approvals. “The combination of our two businesses will create a company with…
BC Hydro has announced it will safely begin increasing construction activities at the Site C dam site in a phased approach in the days and…
The Government of Manitoba is increasing infrastructure investments by an additional $500 million as part of an economic stimulus package to help restart the province’s…
By Phil Gillies, Executive Director, Ontario Construction Consortium On March 5, many construction industry members attended the Ontario Construction Secretariat’s excellent Outlook Conference at the…
Five new Alberta schools are on track to begin construction this fall as government invites industry to design and build the facilities. A request for…
Minister Katrina Nokleby issued the following media statement today on doing business with the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT): “The Government of the Northwest Territories…
On April 15th, The Globe and Mail published an article based on an interview the paper had conducted with federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities…
Fredericton City Council has decided to postpone two major infrastructure renewal projects scheduled for this spring and summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Planned projects…
The Government of Alberta is moving forward with tender packages for the design and construction of four K-9 and one K-4 school projects that will…
In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, Ontario is extending construction hours for essential construction projects, like critical projects in the health care sector, to…
Industry stakeholders from across the province are reacting to the decision by the Ontario government to shut down some types of construction work in the…
Focusing on infrastructure spending is Chapter One in the economists’ playbook for stimulus in times of economic crisis and recovery. Large and small construction projects…
It has been a difficult few weeks. Some have lost their job, some have watched loved ones fight a disease that they can’t understand, and…
Construction industry and associations are expressing heightened concerns over the health and safety of crews still at work on sites across Ontario. “Safety has and…
BC Hydro is modifying its work activities on the Site C project near Fort St. John in response to the increasing escalation of the COVID-19…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd. (Plenary Americas) today announced CDPQ’s acquisition of Plenary Americas, an investor, developer,…
EllisDon announced that on Friday, February 28th, a final agreement was executed under which 100 per cent of the company’s equity will be transferred to…