Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The path to strengthening Canada’s municipal infrastructure
The recent failure of a critical water transmission line in Calgary, which severely impacted the supply in city’s reservoirs and its ability to move water…
municipal infrastructure
Toronto contractors call for improved construction practices to improve traffic
The Toronto and Area Road Builders Association (TARBA), the Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors Association (GTSWCA) and the Heavy Construction Association of Toronto (HCAT)—whose…
Municipal infrastructure improvements underway in Central Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, John G. Abbott announced the Provincial Government’s commitment to municipal infrastructure improvements for Central Newfoundland through…
Canada, New Brunswick renew Community-Building Fund agreement for 10 years
The governments of Canada and New Brunswick signed a new 10-year agreement for the Canada Community-Building Fund. In the first five years, New Brunswick will…
Calgary highlights more than $800M in investments for 2024 construction season
The City of Calgary announced it is investing more than $800 million in parks, streets, public transit and City recreation and operational facilities during the…
Ontario to invest $1.8B for housing-enabling infrastructure for municipalities
The Government of Ontario announced it is investing more than $1.8 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure funding to help build at least 1.5 million homes by…
NL awards $6.5M in multi-year capital works funding to Mount Pearl
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced it has awarded $6.5 million to the City of Mount Pearl for municipal infrastructure improvements through the 2023-26…
Housing challenge is also an infrastructure challenge: FCM
New research commissioned by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) estimates that, on average across the country, the cost of the municipal infrastructure required to…
City of Vaughan sees double the amount infrastructure improvements in 2022
The City of Vaughan released an overview of 2022 infrastructure accomplishments, progress updates and an overview of 2023 initiatives with its Infrastructure Development 2022 Delivery…
Investment to upgrade municipal infrastructure in Moncton’s downtown core
The governments of Canada and New Brunswick, along with the City of Moncton announced a joint investment of more than $36.3 million to upgrade Moncton’s…
Climate change is significantly impacting infrastructure budgets in Ontario: FAO
The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released its Costing Climate Change Impacts to Public Infrastructure (CIPI): Buildings report – one of three reports published…
Nearly half of Ontario’s municipal infrastructure needs repair: FAO report
A report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) estimates 55 per cent of municipal assets are in a state of good repair, with…
Canada and FCM invest in asset management for municipalities
The Government of Canada is investing more than $6 million in 149 new projects across the country through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), delivered…
Renewing Water Infrastructure
Solutions coming down the pipe to help address asset renewal. By Simran Chattha and Connie Vitello The construction of water infrastructure across the country has…