Wednesday, April 16, 2025
New partnership to advance low-carbon concrete production
In a joint statement, the Government of Canada and the Canadian cement sector announced a roadmap to net-zero carbon concrete. This partnership and the resulting…
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Prime Minister shuffles cabinet, including transportation portfolio
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conducted a small but significant virtual shuffle of his ministers today, moving ministers around in three prominent files that will play…
Canada announces Canadian Cities Data Pilot Project
The government of Canada has announced the Data for Canadian Cities Pilot Project to build data capacity for Canadian municipalities to better plan and implement…
Construction begins on final component of Quebec’s Highway 410
Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and François Bonnardel, Quebec’s Minister of Transport and Minister Responsible for the Estrie Region, have announced the start…
$79 million for new buses in B.C.
The federal and provincial governments have announced more than $79 million in joint funding to purchase 118 new buses for use in Victoria and communities…
Kefalas reappointed as JCCBI chair
The Government of Canada has announced the reappointment of Paul T. Kefalas as chairman of the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) Board of Directors for a…
Canada, VIA Rail, CIB partner to study high-frequency rail
Minister of Transport Marc Garneau, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities François-Philippe Champagne announced that the Government of Canada and Canada Infrastructure Bank are committing a…
Canada, Quebec commit funding to Highway 35 extension
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced funding for Phase III of the Highway 35 extension. The Montréal-Boston corridor is currently served by highways…
Martel named CEO of JCCBI
The Government of Canada has announced the appointment of Sandra Martel as chief executive officer of Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI). Martel has…
Canada investing in Quebec road construction
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of more than $345.4 million for the completion of three road projects: the extension of Highway 19…
$235.5 million for Langley Highway 1 upgrades
François-Philippe Champagne, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia, and Jack Froese, mayor of Langley, have announced $235.5 million in…
Construction begins on Route 389 Improvement Program
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced that construction has started on Project C of the Highway 389 improvement Program between Baie‑Comeau and Fermont.…
Canada announces funding for Springbank Off-stream Reservoir
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced funding for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir project in Calgary, Alberta. In June 2013, communities in southern Alberta…
Expansion funding announced for Calgary’s BMO Centre
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities François-Philippe Champagne joined local and provincial officials to announce funding for the expansion of the BMO Convention and Trade Centre…
Canada announces funding for Edmonton LRT projects
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, was joined by Jon Carson, MLA for Edmonton–Meadowlark and Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton, to announce federal funding…
Canada simplifying process for infrastructure funding
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, outlined some of the ways in which the Government is making the terms and conditions of these…
Plans announced for the deconstruction of the Champlain Bridge
With construction of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge nearing completion, the Government of Canada announced that The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) has…
Forty-two projects receive support through FCM funding
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced funding for 42 new initiatives in communities across Canada through FCM’s Green Municipal…
New funding for green infrastructure projects in Quebec
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Vicki‑May Hamm, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced funding totalling $1.5 million from…
New collaboration to study pyrrhotite in concrete
A collaborative effort was launched between the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the Government of Quebec, and Université Laval to find a solution to…
Work begins on Port Lands river valley in Toronto
Waterfront Toronto and all three orders of government have taken another step for waterfront revitalization in Toronto by breaking ground on a new river valley…
Saskatchewan signs bilateral infrastructure agreement
The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced the signing of a bilateral agreement that will provide more than $896 million in federal funding through the…
Carlin resigns as JCCBI CEO
Glen Carlin has resigned as chief executive officer of Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI). The JCCBI is the Crown corporation responsible for the…
Newfoundland and Labrador signs bilateral infrastructure agreement
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball announced the signing of a bilateral agreement with the Government of Canada under the Investing in Canada Plan that…